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Daniel Salt
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NSW
TT 2.5L

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Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 12:22 pm, by:  Daniel Salt (Saltytt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Does anyone know how to remove the whole dash
Don Bagnall
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New Zealand
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Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 01:22 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I haven't done it Daniel, but it's a HUGE job............allow 2 days if it's your first time.

Someone like Neil may be able to advise on what to do.

Daniel Salt
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NSW
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Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 02:37 pm, by:  Daniel Salt (Saltytt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i have about 3 months to do it , just want to change the bottom colour of the dash
Daniel Lee
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Victoria
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Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 02:50 pm, by:  Daniel Lee (Son_gokou) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If you just want to take out the dash out to do the colour change, that wont be too hard.

Check out the guide in Planet Soarer:

http://planetsoarer.com/dashrepair/dashrepair.htm
Alan Chow
TryHard
Vic
GTT-L

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Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 03:04 pm, by:  Alan Chow (Alanchow) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Are you talking about the instrument cluster or are you talking about the whole dashboard? The bottom half of the dashboard isn't too bad. The hardest part to take out is the centre console.
Daniel Salt
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Monday, January 29, 2007 - 02:05 am, by:  Daniel Salt (Saltytt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Just the bottom half of the dash . I am in the process of trimming the doors a different colour and just want to match the bottom and still keep the two tone , so all i need is to get the bottom half of the dash out
Tai Johnsen
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QLD
Soarer V8

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Wednesday, January 31, 2007 - 08:41 pm, by:  Tai Johnsen (Privatejohnsen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I'm doing something similar i think Daniel, is this the part you are talking about?


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Whats the easiest way to get at it?
Darryn Dewar
DieHard
Gisborne
UZZ30 Soarer

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Wednesday, January 31, 2007 - 08:50 pm, by:  Darryn Dewar (Mrphreak) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Alan Chow wrote on Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 03:04 pm:

... take out is the centre console.


Daniel Salt
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NSW
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Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 04:08 am, by:  Daniel Salt (Saltytt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yes aswell as below steering wheel and glove box
Tai Johnsen
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Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 09:08 am, by:  Tai Johnsen (Privatejohnsen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ok, thanks guys, center console removal it is :-)

Daniel,

The glove box comes off with easy, just open it and undo all the screws (pain to put back on). The Key ignition panel is easy too, just take off the key surround plastic part and then pull the piece towards you. The part at the drivers knees comes off with 3 screws underneath.. Pretty easy.

Post up some pics when you are done.. What colour are you trimming it in? Are the doors hard to do? I have been doing my own re-trim and haven't attempted the doors yet :-)
Damien Barnes
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sa
TT JZZ30

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Friday, February 02, 2007 - 12:39 am, by:  Damien Barnes (Barned01) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

how did you go about removing the part below the drivers steering wheel, the part with the strategically placed cooler/warmer vent on it?
in order to remove it on my car i had to bend outwards the piece that Tai has highlighted above to incredible angles so that it would unclip from it's housings, but i had to seriously distort that piece to pull that lower drivers cover out.
anyone have better suggestion, or is that the only way?
cheers Damien
Daniel Salt
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NSW
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Friday, February 02, 2007 - 04:10 am, by:  Daniel Salt (Saltytt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Doors are going to be a pain due to them both cracking so i have to fix them first and then trim.Colour will be beige and i am leaving the top half of the trim in the car the same colour as came from factory, i don't mind the two tone interior
Tai Johnsen
TryHard
QLD
Soarer V8

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Friday, February 02, 2007 - 09:10 am, by:  Tai Johnsen (Privatejohnsen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Damien, I don't think i have removed that part yet. From what you described there would almost have to be a better way :-)

What is used to colour the transmission tunnel/center console part? I was thinking of spray paint but then i thought i read something about vinyl dye.. Or is that just for the flexible parts?

Good luck with the doors Dan.

I will post up some pics when i am done..
Tai Johnsen
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QLD
Soarer V8

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Monday, February 05, 2007 - 07:18 pm, by:  Tai Johnsen (Privatejohnsen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Glove box and center dash in microfibre suede..

I think i will paint the center console surround black too, just seems to clash a little bit.

Still have the doors to do..


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