Are you psychotic? Why would you want to remove the Drivers side dash panels from your DB9? I can think of a few reasons:
- There is a squeak or rattle driving you nuts and you want to see what’s loose under there
- The glue is failing and the leather is popping up on one of the panels and you need to get it off to take to the upholsterer
- You are trying to access or remove the A-Pillar cover perhaps to have it re-trimmed or to remove your headliner
For me, I was working on removing my Sagging Headliner (as it turns out you don’t have to remove the A-pillar trim cover so this was a bit of a lark for me). Whatever your reasons, I can show you how to do it below. Continue reading “How to Remove the Drivers Side Dash Panels from an Aston Martin DB9”
As with most automotive interiors, many of the DB9 panels are held on with hidden plastic clips. These clips are often fragile, and are usually ‘One Time Use’ meaning that even if they don’t break when you remove them, their function may be degraded when you try to reinstall them since they are stretched or mangled in some way. As you remove your headliner you will actually encounter about 18 of these types of clips, which Aston Martin calls “Fir Trees” since they resemble a Fir tree in the woods. 
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