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Dre5gtt
15-05-2014, 11:34
Need to get the dash out as I have a leak plus it looks like it has leaked there for a while and rotted through behind the dash I have gutted the rest of the car just need to take the dash out next going to do the heater matrix to
Bigfoot
15-05-2014, 11:43
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?t=4719 ;)
Dre5gtt
15-05-2014, 11:45
Cheers mate I'm useless when searching for info lol
Dre5gtt
15-05-2014, 11:54
Looks fun :cry:
Bigfoot
15-05-2014, 12:37
Its not that bad really, only fun job is popping the top clips off, rest is just screws / bolts and unclipping wiring.
LiamR
15-05-2014, 13:53
It's not as bad as it looks tbh. I thought OMG the first time I saw the guide too.

Follow it methodically and it's ok :)
hickman
15-05-2014, 13:57
I took mine out now half my dash lights don't work lol
Dre5gtt
15-05-2014, 14:22
I'm halfway there needed to leave it and come to work will crack on with it tomo don't think the misses will be happy with half my car in the front room :sad2:
scratcher
15-05-2014, 20:32
Fancy coming to do mine once you've mastered it dude?

I've had a new heater matrix in the shed for a few years and keep putting it off :laugh:
Goobie
16-05-2014, 00:13
The top three are a pain to pop off, middle one and drivers side not so bad as can get in there and leaver it, but the passenger side what a nightmare, cracked my windscreen doing that side, but it was getting binned anyway so no drama. :)
LukeRobbo
18-05-2014, 09:49
This is by far the worst car job ever removing the dashboard it took me 4-5hours!!
sean5gtt
18-05-2014, 09:58
The top three are a pain to pop off, middle one and drivers side not so bad as can get in there and leaver it, but the passenger side what a nightmare, cracked my windscreen doing that side, but it was getting binned anyway so no drama. :)

I usually taken off pair of top dash vent grilles and use large screwdriver to go under holes on dash when vents reside and prise it up and off the dash, I did that yesterday to break the spare car r5 Monaco up, took me 2.5 hours, last I did was over 12 years ago at averaging 1.5 hours lol

Sean
Jeff Ninebar
21-05-2014, 14:56
get a long bar and insert it under the dash so it goes right up inside the dash and under the top of the dash near where the clips are then push the dash up to pop it off the clips

I took some pictures and put them on this thread of the clips...

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?t=30423
Dre5gtt
21-05-2014, 16:34
Thanks for all the info people the dash is back in and everything is working as it should thank god :)