Dashboard cover

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Build Manual Build Sequence Monocoque Front End Rear End Doors Finishing Donor Components Rover Metro Donor Components Rover 220/420 Components Build Sections Battery Beam end covers Bonnet and front spliter mould Boot bootlock and hinges Brake lines Carpets Dashboard cover Doors Engine cover moulding Engine frame Engine and auxiliaries Exhaust Front suspension Gear change Handbrake lever cables and calipers Door panels Trim Headlight covers Heater and pipework Lights Part trim panels option Pedal box and master cylinder Perspex screens rear and side Petrol tank filler neck and cap Pipes and services through the tunnel Radiator ducting and splash moulds to monocoque Radiator mould radiator and pipework Rear suspension Roof panel Seat belts Seats and runners Separate instrument option Setting up the car for the road Soft trimming Spare wheel mould and spare wheel Steering rack and column Throttle pedal Trimming hard panels Windscreen and rear bulkhead screen Windscreen washer bottle pipes and jets Wiper motor and blades Wiring Wiring loom insruments and fuse box 1800 gear change p.g.1 gearbox 1800 engine mountings 5AS alarm units Hydraulic clutch 1800 engine steady Spyder Supplement Top Seatbelt Mounting Hood Boot Engine Compartment Grills Stainless Steel Mesh

The dashboard cover mounts to the top of the dashboard using black flanged self-tapping screws number 8 x 20mm long. Drill out the holes in the dashboard cover TO118 with a 8mm drill. Place the dashboard cover on top of the dashboard and drill through the previously drilled holes with 3.5mm drill.

The dashboard cover can now be attached to the dashboard using number 8 self- tapping screws. Check all the clearances and fits to your satisfaction and now the panel is ready to be removed and trimmed.

Dashboard top and demister vents

The dashboard top and demister vent assembly is the same for the Rover Metro standard instrument pack and the optional individual instrument pack. The dashboard top should be the last component fitted to the interior of the car. This assumes the instruments, fresh air vents and the plenum chamber are all in place Prepare the dashboard top mould by cutting 3 holes, 3 inch diameter into the recess provided and push through the fresh air vents TO696.

The fresh air tubes and the plastic 'Y' piece should be assembled and fitted to the heater as per the drawing shown. The fresh air pipes need to be fed into approximately the right position to locate to the base of the air vents when the dashboard top is fitted Once the pipes are in position the dashboard top with air vents should be placed over the top of the instruments and located into position.

By lifting the front edge of the dashboard top you should be able to reach through and locate the tubes into the base of the air vents. The dashboard top can then be pushed into place and screwed securely through the locators marked in the mould.