On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 09:46:36 -0700, "Mark" <nospam@thanksanyway.org>
wrote:

>I need to service the main relay, which is located somewhere
>behind the driver's side dash, way up by the change dish.
>I have been poking around with a mirror and a flashlight,
>and I can't even _see_ this thing.
>
>Can I access it more easily by removing the plastic surround
>that runs from the change dish over to the center console?

You have to. It's waaay up there above the fuse panel.
They hung it from the factory ceiling and then built the car around
it! :-)

>It's a pain to remove, so I'm hoping someone here has
>already tried it and can advise me.

Remove the dash underpanel. Lie on the driver's side floorboards with
your head near the clutch pedal, looking upwards. Experience as a
contortionist helps. Never mind trying to unscrew the screw that holds
the relay to the instrument panel support. Just pry the plastic outer
case apart at the sides and slip the relay assembly out of its cover.
Here's what it looks like:
http://www3.telus.net/public/johnings/MainRelay.HTM