Ferrari 599 dash removal and install

Good luck to getting removal information. Very difficult. You can look at Ricambi for schematics of the dash but no written instructions for removal. Removing the dash is a huge undertaking. be careful.

 

There is a youtube video on a 360 dash removal, I know it is not the same, but it is very probable that the assembly sequence is the same which is the most important to understand not to break anything

 

Perhaps you can see some details her.

Ferrari 599 - Car-HiFi-Anlage - Car-HiFi W&D

Daniel

 

It's going to take patience and time.

I've only removed the center part of the dash before, but here's a description I just put together from memory which will hopefully help:

In order to remove the center leather part of the dash, including the radio/climate controls, you must first unfasten the center console and push it to the side. You can't remove the whole center console without removing one of the seats, because the emergency brake handle keeps the console wedged in between the seats. Best advice is just to adjust the driver's seat (assuming left hand drive) way up and tilted forward so you can push the forward part of the center console to the right and rear part to the left. This way you will be able to access two very small hex screws that secure the lower carbon fiber trim piece below the climate controls to the center dash. These screws must be removed and the carbon piece taken out to access the three screws that secure the bottom of the center dash to the dash frame behind it.

Keep in mind you'll need power to move the seat up and back as you're doing this. You'll need it way up to get the center console unfastened and into the proper position to remove the center dash. But then you'll need to push the driver's seat back again to remove rest of dash.

The aluminum Ferrari trim piece above the radio is just clipped in. Simply pull it straight out away from dash. It should pop right out.

With a little force, the four air vents pop and pull out of the dash.

Here are some links to other threads which should help:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/612-599/529643-599-replacing-ferrari-clarion-touch-screen-oem.html

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/612-599/530615-599-interior-trim-piece-removal-need-help.html

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/612-599/524436-599-entertainment-upgrade.html

Hope this stuff gets you started.

 

A few pics to hopefully help. First, the dash diagram from Ricambi. Second, a picture I pulled from a previous post on FChat (which I cannot find for the life of me) which circles some of the screw placements in the center dash. Not all, though. Third, is the back of the aluminum Ferrari trim piece above the radio to show how it pulls out.
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I just had the leather replaced on my 599 by Gary Bobileff here in San Diego, which required a complete dash removal. The labor was about 22 hours. Here's one of the pics Gary sent me of the work in progress. Not for the faint of heart.
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Just removed mine with v limited online resources. Will make a pictorial file for benefit of those who wish to replace top vents in a few weeks. It took me around 6 hours to pull it out.. Did it without removal of the seats or handbrake. Only thing to take off is the steering which is quite easy.

 

The instructions are in the workshop manual under Bodywork parts (M2.19). They have very specific instructions for dash removal, for reference (14 pages of detailed instructions).