Got a car

**scrapping4ever** · 06-15-2013, 08:33 PM

Picked up a 1996 mazda for only $200.00. I started taking the interior apart to get the wire to only realilize its stuck. I took off the hood and on the side was a lagre harness of wire. Hooked up the truck and tried to yank it out but it still is stuck any ideas or how to take the dash off?

**Jonniebrass** · 06-15-2013, 08:38 PM

I would start by removing every screw and fastener that I could find and then a pry bar.

**ResourcefulRecycling** · 06-15-2013, 11:13 PM

I would never mess with ripping the harness out of the car. Radiators, al rims and cat.

**bigdog72** · 06-15-2013, 11:43 PM

dashes are normally just a few screws and then they pop off, dont be afraid to break anything

**Mechanic688** · 06-16-2013, 12:15 AM

Originally Posted by ResourcefulRecycling

I would never mess with ripping the harness out of the car. Radiators, al rims and cat.

Some people just pull the harness from the batt. back to the firewall, usually just clipped or one bolt holding it to the firewall.

**sledge** · 06-18-2013, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by scrapping4ever

Picked up a 1996 mazda for only $200.00. I started taking the interior apart to get the wire to only realilize its stuck. I took off the hood and on the side was a lagre harness of wire. Hooked up the truck and tried to yank it out but it still is stuck any ideas or how to take the dash off?

As someone stated "Don't be afraid to break something" Also- Sawzall, prybar and Beat the Pi** out of it, when I'm done with a dash.. it looks nothing like a dash! Just a pile of nothing! I get the harnesses, I make good $ doing it, so I go for it.. Don't forget the heater cores under the dash if you have it all torn out.. corycouch turned me on to this and I am paying it forward! Last set of heater cores I turned in were at brass price and paid $10.. not too bad for about 10 minutes of bash and pry!