how much should i pay to remove dash on 70 442

Modern Motoring · 05-12-2008, 03:57 AM

you should pay nothing, you should (and could) do it yourself !

Lady72nRob71 · 05-12-2008, 05:16 AM

The cost would be that of a service and assembly manual, a total of about 80 bucks (less than an hour of mechanic labor). The manuals will show where all the screws are (some are hidden) and the whole procedure.
It is time consuming, but very doable. Only regular hand tools should be needed. This is a good time to do the small restoration work that a mechanic may not think about.
A great opportunity to become even more knowledgable with your car!

joe_padavano · 05-12-2008, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by 70442holidaycoupe

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It completely depends on the skill of the shop and the hourly rate. This takes me a couple of hours standing on my head, but I know were the fasteners are located by now. If you're planning on taking this to a shop that primarily deals with late model cars, good luck. On most new cars the dash comes out from the front. I doubt a shop like this would even know where to start unless they have done a similar car before. At $75/hr, that's at least $150-$200 each way (out and back in), possibly more if the tech needs to root around under the dash to figure it out. Also, be sure they accept responsibility for breaking the plastic dash parts before you OK the work.

Olds64 · 05-12-2008, 10:30 AM

I agree with the others. Get a service manual and do it yourself.

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Lady72nRob71 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 193	The cost would be that of a service and assembly manual, a total of about 80 bucks (less than an hour of mechanic labor). The manuals will show where all the screws are (some are hidden) and the whole procedure. It is time consuming, but very doable. Only regular hand tools should be needed. This is a good time to do the small restoration work that a mechanic may not think about. A great opportunity to become even more knowledgable with your car! __________________ -Rob Young 1972 Cutlass Supreme Convertible (442 clone) -"Lady" (My mistress...) http://www.flickr.com/photos/robsalbum/sets/ 1986 Cutlass Supreme Coupe - "Pristine" 1978 Ford (Old Faithful) a.k.a. "the Tramp" 1997 Cadillac STS (for sale - too many cars!) 1999 Harley Davidson Sportster - "the Freedom Machine"

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Olds64 Landyacht Club President Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lawton, OK Posts: 1,227	I agree with the others. Get a service manual and do it yourself. __________________ "Some men are Baptists, others Catholics. My father was an OLDSMOBILE man." Ralphie Billingsley A Christmas Story 1983 "We rei-eign, supreme, ooooh god! Burrito supreme, and a chicken supreme, and a CUTLASS SUPREME!" Tenacious D 2007

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