crx dash woes.

wagnistowagnisto Band Wagon
in Bodywork & Cosmetic Modifications
I was attempting to install a crx dash into the wagon. Removed dash with no problem. Ran into problems when tried to swap the top piece of wagon dash onto rex dash. On the wag dash I took out all screws that held on the piece, even drilled holes to take out the 4 hidden screws. It is glued on something fierce. will not separate. Ended up ruining wagon dash in the process. Not stoked. How is it able to be cut off and attached? The filler top peice with the defrost grid is still salvageable. The grey area below it is not. How do I remove it and install it on the rex dash without destroying it? Any info would be great appreciated.

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  • wagnistowagnisto Band Wagon
    Picked up another wag dash from yard. I will just put a teg rest and console in. If anyone with a rex dash would post a step by step write up with pics I would interested in checking it out.
  • jpciiijpciii familEE
    Doesn't the crx dash screw right into the wagon chassis? It works with the hatchback; plug and play, and it's fairly easy. I guess that the wagon is taller, though.

    Why did you try to hybridize the two dashes vs just dropping in the crx dash?

    Also, the gsr armrest sits pretty low in the wagon... you have to do a major gangsta lean if you want to rest your arm on there...
  • wagnistowagnisto Band Wagon
    The crx dash installed in a wagon has a 2 inch gap along windshield and a small gap at A-pillars. I know the crx dash is a direct fit in ef's. I have done a swap in a previous hatch. I wish it was that simple. Now that I think about it, the teg rest won't fit because of the auto belts. I am gonna scrap that idea as well. Oh well, one wasted weekend.
  • jpciiijpciii familEE
    Other than the gaps you mentioned, are there any other fitment issues? Do the screw/bolt holes line up ok? I mean if someone didn't care about the gaps( or could creatively fill them somehow) would the crx dash still fasten up?
  • SiWagonSiWagon Council Member
    :? CRX dash is plug 'n'play .I did one at the junkyard.Maybe it has to be a pre-auto belt to pre-auto belt dash or a auto-belt to auto-belt dash. :?
  • wagnistowagnisto Band Wagon
    I put the other wag dash in for now. If I feel froggy I'll try it again. I will the make needed fitment issues before hand.

    The rex dash upper holes line up (left, right, and center). The single bottom does not. The rex dash metal bracket sits further out. I was going to remedy this by welding a bracket of sort. The top though concerned me. I did finally get the top piece off, but it broke in the process. It is still salvageable with some work. If I have some free time this week I will try to fiberglass the broken piece together, fill it, smooth it, and paint it with a low shine black. Then I was going to place over the gap and part of the rex dash. Both of the defrost grid vents are the same place. The wagon's just has a longer portion in front to meet the window. I test fitted the idea and it looks like it is highly feasible. If I do it I will post pics of the process and when it is completed.

    The dashes need to be kept to corresponding years. 88-89 rex to 88-89 wag, and 90-91 rex to 90-91 wag. It is the same with ef's.
  • BillBoardBillBoard council member
    there is a thread with a crx dash install on the second page here...
    i believe akiraboy did it- if you have questions u should definetly hit
    him up....
    i believe the difference is in pillar width- the wagon pilar is wider making the top of the dash longer- but i dont know for sure...
  • SiWagonSiWagon Council Member
    Akiraboy had the same prob.He used the top part of the wgn vent & attached it to the tray section of the CRX dash.When I did it at the junkyard it was a PERFECT fit.
  • wagnistowagnisto Band Wagon
    The dash I have is out of a 90-91 crx, I have a 91 wagon. There was no perfect fit. I wish I had a camera. The bolts lined up but the area along the w/s had a gap as I said previously. I am contesting this because I do not want someone else thinking that they just plug and play, and spend the time to find out it isn't. Even in the member's post of his install he clearly says it does not fit without modding. His post roughly covered the topic but did not get into step-by-step process.
    I was posting for assistance to remedy the problem of the ill fitment. Such as how did he cleanly remove the glued and screwed upper section and installed it to the rex dash.
    I should pm him. Thank you for your input.
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