^^^I took an s13 dash out before and there was no need to drop the steering column. the steering wheel got in the way a little but managed to take it out...
just lower the wheel position to the lowest setting. There is 3 bolts at the top under the defrost vents by the windshield,holding most of the dash.
And every thing else said above^^^ taking the center console out would make it easier
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