- Lower the steering wheel to the lowest position. Remove the tilt lever by turning counter clockwise.
- Cover the top of the steering column, next to the IP, with some strips of 2-inch masking tape across the dash panel below the cluster bezel to protect the dash plastic.
- Remove the head light switch knob by pushing a small screwdriver rearward in the knob's slot. The shaft will stay in the head light switch.
- Remove the Phillips screws holding the radio control dash bezel and set the bezel to the side.
- Remove the three Phillips screws holding the cluster bezel to the left outer IP.
- Remove the Phillips screws holding the cluster bezel to the IP and set the bezel to the side.
- Remove the three Phillips screws holding the IP carrier to the IP pad. These screws are pointed upward in front of the top cluster's edge.
- Remove the two vertical Phillips screws holding the center IP to the IP Pad.
- Place a 1 1/2 inch block between the IP carrier and the IP pad in the center IP above the radio. This releases any pressure on the cluster for easier cluster removal.
- Remove the four 7mm headed screws holding the cluster to the IP carrier--two above the steering column and one on each top cluster corner.
1984-1989 Corvette C4 Analog Gauge Cluster Panel
Your Instrument Cluster is now ready to be removed
- Gently tilt the cluster's top rearward and to the left, clearing the steering column.
- Locate the cluster's two connectors. Pull on the connectors, then take a screwdriver and place under the tab to unlock the connector's lock. You should hear a click sound. Un-plug the connectors and remove the cluster.