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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: EMD on 18 June 2015, 17:56:04

Title: Dash removal "angry smiley face"
Post by: EMD on 18 June 2015, 17:56:04
 ;D

Fl center dash fascia removal and radio removal ! The radio would not budge as the double din pins would not grip  >:( Then did what it said in the guide , filed the pins and it came out after 20 odd attempts  ::) Then krypton factor trying to figure out how the panel switches unhook  ::)

Many a swear word was coming out the windows  ;D ;D Now to get it back in without scratching the paint  ::)
Title: Re: Dash removal "angry smiley face"
Post by: 05omegav6 on 18 June 2015, 17:58:48
Apart from the hazard switch, all the others simply pull out... Sockets unclip and slide out ???
Title: Re: Dash removal "angry smiley face"
Post by: EMD on 18 June 2015, 18:04:44
Apart from the hazard switch, all the others simply pull out... Sockets unclip and slide out ???

Yeah but i'd never done a fl one before  ::) ;D I found the location of the d/din pins were out of align so god knows how it unhooked itself  ??? Bent the pins into the correct position now .
I cant remember how it all goes back now  ;D
If i scratch it putting it back grrrrr  :-X
Title: Re: Dash removal "angry smiley face"
Post by: 05omegav6 on 18 June 2015, 20:50:54
I can only presume that the far inferior prefacelift is assembled using nothing more than gravity and sticky back plastic... :D
Title: Re: Dash removal "angry smiley face"
Post by: minifreek on 19 June 2015, 07:18:55
Don't forget the blutac and sellotape..... thats what I found at the back of mine when I rewired it to receive a proper radio instead of the Bose radio that was installed....
Title: Re: Dash removal "angry smiley face"
Post by: omegod on 19 June 2015, 11:44:16
I have resorted to crowbars in the past to remove the DD facelift radio
Title: Re: Dash removal "angry smiley face"
Post by: EMD on 19 June 2015, 14:51:05
Picture as promised , turned out ok . The wood effect had all faded and lost its gloss so went for that rare silver effect . New gear stick and handbrake gaiter's  :y

(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc41/milleblack/2015-06-19%2011.55.40_zpsyui1cxfz.jpg)
Title: Re: Dash removal "angry smiley face"
Post by: 05omegav6 on 19 June 2015, 18:01:30
You do of course realise that Facelift wood trim comes as either matt or gloss depending on age don't you... ::)
Title: Re: Dash removal "angry smiley face"
Post by: EMD on 19 June 2015, 18:16:27
Wood trim was really bad shape though , car just needs a valet
now .. 2 tyres an all done .. mite even take it Billing  ;)