How in the world do you take the dash apart?

[NYp8tBaller07]

So being me I wanted to paint the dash to match the interior better and I cant figure out how to fully take it apart. Can anyone help me on this lol

[subspec]

lol you do it verry verry carefuly. its a pain in the ass. but firstyou have to remove all the lower sections of the dash. i recamend removing the steering column. theres four bolts on thw drivers side to remove the dash support 2 on the passenger side. theres more screw and bolts but i forget wherw they are. imo dont do it. its harder to remove than your motor

[NYp8tBaller07]

lol yea I got the bottom undone but I couldnt get the dash with the heater option on it off

[subspec]

to be 100% honest with you. id take it to a shop and avoid removing it as much as possible. i honestly regret taking it out

[dane]

Originally Posted by subspec

to be 100% honest with you. id take it to a shop and avoid removing it as much as possible. i honestly regret taking it out

lol DAMN.. Like that??
Didnt you strip all the foamy stuff off yours sub?
are you done with yours yet?

I started this job a while back too and said "Fuck all this..." lol

[robertmichaels]

i had to pull the dash back in August because my heater core sprung a leak, it took me prolly 5 hrs to get if off. here is what i did
1-pull the center colum out
2-remove front seats
3-drop glove box, and all the stuff under the steering wheel
4-disconect the 2 metal suports under the dash that are on each side of the center colum
5-drop the steering wheel and junk
6- remove bolts (this was the hardest)
-here is a list of the ones i can remember
1. the ones on the sides by the doors
2. there is one inside the side vent on pass. side (the vent that cannot be adjusted)
3. cant remember but im sure in the middle to hold it to the center colum
and finally the one that took me over 2 hours to find, its right dead center where the steering wheel was, way in back, up under the defroster vent tube for the wind shild, i had to pry the vent tube up to get a screwdriver on it

[dane]

Originally Posted by NYp8tBaller07

lol yea I got the bottom undone but I couldnt get the dash with the heater option on it off

You should just go and get the 20$ bible for your celica from Autozone or what evers in your area.. Mine shows me step by step, bolt by bolt, how to do it.. i love my book ;)

[robertmichaels]

oh and for the heater controls you have to first go into the engine bay, and on the firewall right behind the TPS there are the 2 coolant lines, there is going to be a cable coming threw the Firewall that goes to your temp control valve, unhook that and tie a long piece of wire onto that, so you can pull it back out to the engine bay later, next on the drivers side of the center councel you will find another cable that also goes up to the heat controll valve, unhook that, then you should be able to remove the whole trim and heater control in one.

[subspec]

Originally Posted by dane

You should just go and get the 20$ bible for your celica from Autozone or what evers in your area.. Mine shows me step by step, bolt by bolt, how to do it.. i love my book ;)

you would die if you saw the toyota BGB. :) it is the bible