OPEL FRONTERA 1998 Workshop Manual

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8F–47 BODY STRUCTURE
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Instrument Panel Assembly
Parts Location
This illustration is based on RHD and W/SRS.
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Legend
(1) Front Defroster Grille
(2) Vent Duct Assembly
(3) Instrument Harness Assembly
(4) Side Defroster Grille
(5) Meter Assembly
(6) Instrument Panel Cluster Assembly
(7) Driver Knee Bolster Assembly (W/SRS)
(8) Instrument Panel Driver Lower Cover
Assembly
(9) Radio Assembly(10) Lower Cluster Assembly
(11) Front Console Assembly
(12) Glove Box
(13) Instrument Panel Passenger Lower Cover
Assembly
(14) Passenger Knee Bolster Reinforcement
Assembly
(15) Control Lever Assembly
(16) Passenger Inflator Module (W/SRS)
(17) Instrument Panel Assembly

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Removal
CAUTION: For precautions on installation or
removal of SRS—air bag system, refer to
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) — AIR BAG in
Restraint section.
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove front console assembly.
Remove the 4 fixing screws and disconnect the
switch connectors.
3. Remove lower cluster assembly.
Remove the 3 fixing screws (1) in order to
disconnect the cigarette lighter (3) and the
illumination (2) connectors.
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4. Remove glove box.
Remove the 2 fixing screws.
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5. Remove instrument panel passenger lower cover
assembly.
Remove the 7 fixing screws (1) and 1 clip (2).
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6. Remove passenger knee bolster reinforcement
assembly.
Remove the 4 fixing bolts (2) and 4 nuts (1).
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7. Remove instrument panel driver lower cover
assembly.
Remove the engine hood opener fixing screws.
Remove the 2 fixing screws (2), 1 fixing bolt (3), and
1 clip (4). Pull out the fasteners at the 4 positions
(1).
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8. Remove driver knee bolster assembly (W/SRS).
Remove the 6 fixing nuts.
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9. Remove front defroster grille.
Pry 8 claws on the front side toward you side (room
side) and raise the grille upward.
10. Remove instrument panel assembly.
Remove the 2 fixing bolts on the SRS adjust bracket
and the cross beam under the passenger inflator
module (W/SRS).
CAUTION: For precautions on installation or
removal of SRS — air bag system, refer to
Supplemental RestraintSystem (SRS) — AIR BAG in
Restraint section.
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Disconnect the 3 air conditioner control cables on
the unit side.
Remove the instrument harness connectors (5
connectors on the drivers side and 3 connectors on
the passenger side), the passenger inflator module
connector, the radio antenna cable plug, and the
ground cable fixing bolt on the center bracket.
Remove the 4 bolts (4) and the 2 nuts (3) under the
instrument panel assembly, and the upper left and
the upper right bolts (2) and the center nut (1).

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11. Remove passenger inflator module (W/SRS).
From the back of the instrument panel, remove the
4 fixing nuts (2) on the passenger inflator module (3)
and the 2 fixing nuts (1) and washers on the support
bracket (4), then disengage the 2 clips in order to
remove the passenger inflator module.
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12. Remove instrument panel cluster assembly.
Remove the 5 fixing screws (2) and pull the main
unit toward you and remove the clips at the 4
positions (1). Disconnect the switch connectors.
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13. Remove meter assembly.
Remove the 4 meter assembly fixing screws and
disconnect the meter harness connectors.
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14. Remove control lever assembly.
Refer to HVAC System in HVAC section.
15. Remove radio assembly.
Remove 2 fixing screws.
16. Remove vent duct assembly.
Remove 5 fixing screws.
17. Remove instrument harness assembly.
Remove the 4 fixing screws, fasteners at the 4
positions and the clips at the 7 positions.
18. Remove side defroster grille.
NOTE: For the order of removal steps in which each
items contained in the instrument panel assembly are
removed individually, refer to the chart.

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Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order.
Order Of Removal/Installation Steps For Each Item
Removal Item
Removal ProcedureRemoval Step
Front console assem-
blyShift knob (M/T), Power & Winter SW (A/T), Transfer knob, Seat
heater/Miller SW conn. and 4 screws1, 2
Lower cluster assem-
bly3 screws, Ciger lighter conn. and Ashtray illumination conn.13
Glove box2 screws4
Instrument panel pas-
senger lower cover7 screws and 1 clip15
Passenger knee bol-
ster reinforcement4 nuts and 4 bolts16
Instrument panel driver
lower coverEngine hood opening fixing screw, 2 screws, 1 bolt, 1 clip and fasten-
ers at 4 positions13, 7
Driver knee bolster6 nuts13, 7, 8
Front defroster grilleClaws at 8 positions9
Instrument panel as-
sembly2 bolts (SRS adjust bracket cross beam), A/C control cable (Unit
side at 3 position), Instrument harness connector (Driver side 5 posi-
tion, assist side 3 position), SRS module conn., Radio antenna jack,
Earth cable, 9 bolts and 3 nuts110
Passenger inflator
module4 nuts (SRS moduleInstrument panel), 2 nuts 0 and 2 washers
(SRS module
support bracket) and 2 clips
16, 11
Instrument panel clus-
ter5 Screws, fastener at 4 position and each SW conn.13, 7, 12
Meter assembly4 screws and connectors13, 7, 12, 13
A/C control panel as-
sembly4 screws and connectors13, 7, 12, 14
Radio assembly2 screws13, 15
Vent duct assembly5 screws110, 16
Instrument harness as-
sembly4 screws, fasteners at 4 position, and clips at 7 position110, 17
Side defroster grille18
M/T = Manual Transmission
A/T = Automatic Transmission
SRS = Supplemental Restraint System
A/C = Air Conditioning

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Cross Beam Assembly
Parts Location
This illustration es based on RHD and W/SRS
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Legend
(1) Instrument Panel Assembly
(2) Cross Beam Assembly
(3) Side Support Bracket Assembly (RH)
(4) Brake Pedal Mounting Bracket Assembly(5) Steering Support Bracket Assembly
(6) Instrument Panel Center Bracket
(7) Side Support Bracket Assembly (LH)
(8) Steering Column Fixing Bolts
(9) Cross Beam Center Bracket
Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Remove instrument panel assembly.
Refer to Instrument Panel Assembly in this section.
3. Remove side support bracket assembly (LH/RH).
Remove the 4 fixing bolts on both sides.
4. Remove cross beam center bracket
Remove 2 fixing nuts.5. Remove instrument panel center bracket.
Disconnect the PCM and EBCM connector.
Remove the DERM (SRS) with 3 fixing nuts.
CAUTION: For precautions on installation or
removal of SRS — air bag system, refer to
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) — AIR BAG in
Restraint section.
Remove the 2 fixing nuts (upper) and the 4 fixing
bolts (lower).

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6. Remove steering column fixing bolts.
Remove 2 fixing bolts.
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7. Remove brake pedal mounting bracket assembly.
Disconnect the 2 brake pedal mounting bracket
assembly fixing nuts, and remove the antitheft
controller.
Disconnect the brake pedal link and the brake
switch, and remove the 4 fixing bolts and the nuts
on the bracket.
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8. Remove steering support bracket assembly.
Remove the 2 fixing bolts (upper side) (1) and the 3
fixing nuts (lower side) (2).
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9. Remove cross beam assembly.
Disconnect the harness clips from the crossbeam
assembly, and remove 2 fixing bolts on both sides
and 2 fixing nuts in the center.
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order.