confusion about the Knee panel under the steering wheel...

Gris · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:54 pm

That is a picture that I was going to use as a model for cleaning up the electrical wires I have from 8 overhead lights, on-board air and a bunch of other stuff.

I got my '02 apart today and it's not like that at all.

1) It's a big chunk of metal that really leaves no room for anything behind it, not this thinner kind in the picture.
2) It's not hinged at the bottom. It has 4 clips and the 2 metal prongs that hold it in, instead of this that has the hinge at the bottom and 2 clips at the top. I DO have the area where a hinge would go on the dash trim, but my panel doesn't have anything to go there.

Is this a design from the newer KJs or do I just have a screwing Knee panel?

allyrand · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:21 pm

The 02s are different than any other year..on the 02 you are right..its just a panel...no hinge at all..so it makes it a little hard to do what shows in that pic..I have all kinds of wiring in that compartment, just nothing thats attached to the cover panel

Gris · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:35 pm

time to take the knee panel off Amber's 06 and see if I can get them to fit each other (my 02 panel in hers and her 06 panel in mine)

that's whats awsome about having a leased 06 besides mine.

Se7enLC · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:57 pm

my 2005 knee bolster looks just like that one, so I'd say it's probably a model year difference

Gris · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:14 pm

Yeah, it was a model difference I guess.

My '02 now has this nice hinged one and the lease now has the crappy one with the huge metal pain-in-the-arse prong that a pain to get off and just plain sucks.

I might have to relocate my CB. where it sits stops the knee panel from swinging all the way down.

Cacher123 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:40 pm

Quote:

My '02 now has this nice hinged one and the lease now has the crappy one with the huge metal pain-in-the-arse prong that a pain to get off and just plain sucks.

Kugellager · **Posted:** Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:46 pm

That panel has since had another relay and some more wiring added when I put in the rear facing lights...and the last fuse slot is filled now as well.

I think if I needed I could still fir another fuse block on it.

Whatever your solution, I highly recommend labeling the wires in some fashion. As you can see from my wiring there are quite a few wires.

John
];')

Gris · **Posted:** Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:56 pm

I was trying to find the owner of this pic to say THANKS!

Thanks Kugellager!!

confusion about the Knee panel under the steering wheel...

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