Just to finish this: FINALLY had the opportunity to get back to this after many delays, and as you say... this is quite the Legoland assembly arrangement, absolutely. But I suppose this is also how Chevy designed this in order to prevent "squeaks and jiggles" in this dashboard assembly... it all sort of interlocks into place, doesn't it? But I have to say your instructions were right on the mark, and I guess it surprised me that the whole thing was held in place by just 6 screws, not counting the two in the upper 'glove' compartment under those rubber bumpers, but it was useful to have removed this and put out of the way just so I could see how the replacment slipped back into place. But those god awful 'spring clips' !? (or whatever Chevy actually calls them). If you don't know where they are or can't see exactly how they grip, it leads one to being overly cautious for certain. But ultimately, the entire process took less time and effort than I had anticipated, even though much of this was also mostly due to the fact that I was being very 'procedural' and (as I said) VERY cautious about the whole thing (plastic trim and decor panels are probably everyone's foe, IMHO..). But then I have to be honest... I aso put more than a bit of focus and encouragement into the concept of "... just be patient, son..." who was... well yes, quite a bit more impatient with the whole effort. But we're both pretty pleased at how easily it came apart and went back together, and of course now he has been duly cautioned about such incidents that might appear in the future. Steel rods, kid? OMG... this coulda been much worse than this, JR...
But thanks for the guide, DrivenDaily. Much appreciated.
