stuck screws!

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  1. Froglike

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    Hey guys,

    I'm trying to take my lower dash assembly off to get to my heater core but I have run into a frustrating problem.

    Three of the MANY screws are completely stuck and one is stripped quite badly.

    The difficulty here is that they are upside down, so penetrating oil probably wont work, and I dont want to use a torch because I dont want to mess up my dash.... or light my whole car on fire...

    What should i do?!
     
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    No need to remove all the screws. You only need to remove the screws that hold the lower dash to the metal dash, and also remove the bolts at the end of the lower dash.
     
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    Also....use an offset screwdriver to pop those screws loose.
     
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