How to remove dash to swap out LX/EX cluster for the SX cluster and associated bezel. Takes under an hour.
Pry open the plastic side panel on the far drivers side of your dash as shown here. And remove the three Phillips screws as circled in orange.
On the underside of your drivers side dash, remove two more Phillips screws circled here in orange. You can disconnect the electrical plugs (ODBC & push to start) to move the panel out of your way if you wish.
Remove one more Philips screw circled in orange here. Then pry up the faux leather as it’s held in simply by plastic clips.
With the faux leather trim on the left side off, you will remove three more Philips screws as circled here in orange.
The faux leather trim on the right needs to come off next. It’s all plastic clips as well. I started at the bottom and worked my way to the top and it came off easily. Once the faux leather trim is off, you will need to remove the far left Philips screw as circled in orange.
With all the screws out you should be able to remove the bezel around the instrument cluster pretty easily now. Once you pull off the bezel there are four Philips screws you need to remove in order to pull out the actual cluster. Remove those four screws circled here in orange and the cluster comes right out, just disconnect the wire harness on the back.
Drop in the new SX cluster like shown and plug in the rear wire harness. Turn on the car and make sure things light up as shown. Reverse assembly instructions and reassemble your dash.
Picture while driving at night. Looks great and lighting matches the Nav and Uvo systems. Enjoy all the new sounds and graphics that show up.
Pry open the plastic side panel on the far drivers side of your dash as shown here. And remove the three Phillips screws as circled in orange.
On the underside of your drivers side dash, remove two more Phillips screws circled here in orange. You can disconnect the electrical plugs (ODBC & push to start) to move the panel out of your way if you wish.
Remove one more Philips screw circled in orange here. Then pry up the faux leather as it’s held in simply by plastic clips.
With the faux leather trim on the left side off, you will remove three more Philips screws as circled here in orange.
The faux leather trim on the right needs to come off next. It’s all plastic clips as well. I started at the bottom and worked my way to the top and it came off easily. Once the faux leather trim is off, you will need to remove the far left Philips screw as circled in orange.
With all the screws out you should be able to remove the bezel around the instrument cluster pretty easily now. Once you pull off the bezel there are four Philips screws you need to remove in order to pull out the actual cluster. Remove those four screws circled here in orange and the cluster comes right out, just disconnect the wire harness on the back.
Drop in the new SX cluster like shown and plug in the rear wire harness. Turn on the car and make sure things light up as shown. Reverse assembly instructions and reassemble your dash.
Picture while driving at night. Looks great and lighting matches the Nav and Uvo systems. Enjoy all the new sounds and graphics that show up.