Good Afternoon, All!
I am currently in the process of removing the interior of my 1955 Super 88 4dr for some much-needed love and repairs. I have removed the seats, door panels, carpets, some misc. trim pieces and some broken parts. Now, it is time to remove the dash pad. I have never removed a dash pad before and I've heard from some friends in the Classic Car world that its quite a task. Have any of you every done this before or do you guys have any pointers for a feller to make this as least problematic as possible?

Thank you and have a very Happy Thanksgiving!!

-Teagan

 

I removed one from a 54 Olds, they should be the same as the 55. It wasn’t very difficult but many components have to be removed before the pad lifts off the dash. Mainly all the chrome trim, speedometer bezel, basically anything that is attached to the dash,

 

When I did mine, on my 55, in 1983, it completely fell apart in my hands. The fiberglass structure disintegrated under the covering.
Wanting to keep it, I had my upholstery guy sew up a cover for the dash, and I used vinyl top foam glued to the dash, then glued the cover to it. Wasn't worth the effort to try and make a new fiberglass backing.

 

Very easy as Bfg said. Just remove all the chrome trims that fac you, the trims at the base of your windshield, remove the electro-thing eye if you have one.
The two stainless steel corners of your dash (right at the dash/door junction on each side) are hold in place with a clip (it's almost in the center of the piece), just be careful to not bend your trims.
Then you'll see how the clued the pad to the dashboard.
I had no clue there was a fiberglass piece in it, mine also must have been pulverized through the time.
I would say if you could save it, save it...