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[Migalot]

I've acquire a very good condition aircon control panel to replace my currently-manky one.

Question I have is how do I remove the old one? I've tried prying it out without success and don't want to use too much brute force.

Any tips?

Thanks in advance.

[Doctor Gollum]

Remove the radio and ashtray.

Remove the trim.

Swap out the panel and put it all back together.

If it takes more than twenty minutes,  you probably shouldn't have started.

[Doctor Gollum]

Note that you may have to remove the grub screws from the radio to get the tools in,  and use decent tools or you'll be breaking stuff... Like knuckles and the radio.

The surround doesn't need to be completely removed from the dash,  unplugging the switches is an unnecessary complication, but it does need to be free floating.

[johnnydog]

Remove the radio and ashtray.

Remove the trim.

Swap out the panel and put it all back together.

If it takes more than twenty minutes,  you probably shouldn't have started.

That's the nice thing about this forum - helpful, friendly replies to any issue or question that members really appreciate, and they must leave with a feeling of gratitude for the help or information posted, rather than 'I wish I'd never asked'....

[Migalot]

Remove the radio and ashtray.

Remove the trim.

Swap out the panel and put it all back together.

If it takes more than twenty minutes,  you probably shouldn't have started.

Cheers, DG.

Lucky I bought that radio removal tool the other week!! 

[Doctor Gollum]

Remove the radio and ashtray.

Remove the trim.

Swap out the panel and put it all back together.

If it takes more than twenty minutes,  you probably shouldn't have started.

That's the nice thing about this forum - helpful, friendly replies to any issue or question that members really appreciate, and they must leave with a feeling of gratitude for the help or information posted, rather than 'I wish I'd never asked'....

Did I miss a step?

[Andy B]

I thought there was a guide  but could only find the preface lift

[johnnydog]

Remove the radio and ashtray.

Remove the trim.

Swap out the panel and put it all back together.

If it takes more than twenty minutes,  you probably shouldn't have started.

That's the nice thing about this forum - helpful, friendly replies to any issue or question that members really appreciate, and they must leave with a feeling of gratitude for the help or information posted, rather than 'I wish I'd never asked'....

Did I miss a step?

Not at all.
Except for the understanding that not everyone has had the same experience of repairing their Omegas that you may have, and the possibly somewhat condescending suggestion that if it can't be done in 20 minutes, they possibly shouldn't have attempted or started the job.
I remember as a spotty faced teenager changing the clutch on a 850 Mini - took me ages, whereas a subsequent clutch change (in a different Mini ) was accomplished in a fraction of the time. Life's a learning curve, no matter at what age.

[Doctor Gollum]

Remove the radio and ashtray.

Remove the trim.

Swap out the panel and put it all back together.

If it takes more than twenty minutes,  you probably shouldn't have started.

Cheers, DG.

Lucky I bought that radio removal tool the other week!! 

It’s three Philips screws. And the radio.

Ashtray one is just visible dead centre with it open and the flap held down. The two screws behind the radio are visible to  a blind, drunk bat... Once you have removed the radio.

[Doctor Gollum]

Remove the radio and ashtray.

Remove the trim.

Swap out the panel and put it all back together.

If it takes more than twenty minutes,  you probably shouldn't have started.

That's the nice thing about this forum - helpful, friendly replies to any issue or question that members really appreciate, and they must leave with a feeling of gratitude for the help or information posted, rather than 'I wish I'd never asked'....

Did I miss a step?

Not at all.
Except for the understanding that not everyone has had the same experience of repairing their Omegas that you may have, and the possibly somewhat condescending suggestion that if it can't be done in 20 minutes, they possibly shouldn't have attempted or started the job.
I remember as a spotty faced teenager changing the clutch on a 850 Mini - took me ages, whereas a subsequent clutch change (in a different Mini ) was accomplished in a fraction of the time. Life's a learning curve, no matter at what age.

A very eloquent piece,  but of little use to the OP

Absolutely nothing wrong with learning as you go, certainly it's better to try and fail,  then to never try. And most people are surprised by how much they can actually do with a little direction and confidence