SI Board Swap Out Step #3
The yellow circles show the mounting tabs on the instrument cluster. The upper two screws which secure the cluster to the dash are inserted through these tabs. Once the cluster trim has been removed (step 2) the upper mounting screws can be removed with a Philips screwdriver. Then the instrument cluster is free to be pulled out of its receptacle.
Some people say you can remove the instrument cluster without removing the steering wheel. This may be so. But since it is very easy to scratch the clear plastic cover on the cluster why make things more difficult than they need to be? Especially when removing the steering wheel is a 30 second procedure? Of course if you have an airbag then this is a little more involved. In any case, I did not hesitate to pull the steering wheel before beginning this job.
I found it easiest to remove the cluster from the dash by rotating it out from the top (as shown above).