interior removal???!?!

[SUPRASTEVE]

Well its been almost a year since my car was in an accident it was hit on the 12th of August
and every day i look at it i see 2 big dents on the roof
to cut to the chase does anyone know where to start takeing apart the interior
I don't want to damge it so i wanna know the best way to do it and yes I know it depends on me in the end.
and it is a targa so i just need to remove the interior that dosn't go off with the targa top

 

[GeneStarWindGSW]

Well im not sure 100% but the seats seem like the best to start since they take up a lot of room. The center console and the glove/radio bezel/panels are a breeze. from there your on your own lol.

 

[Blackfin]

Yes, begin with the seats so that you have room to work.

Then just get our your phillips screwdriver and your 8/10mm socket wrenchs and start pulling out things one by one. Not that hard. Once you get into it you should figure it out. The supra interior is very well assembled with real nuts, bolts and other metal attachments for the most part. So just don't go yanking at anything that's not ready to come off; chances are there is a hidden screw or clip holding it in place and you just need to think about it a little bit or post back with a specific question.

Finally, leave the carpet in if it is in good shape. It has felt padding underneath which will tear if you remove it. If you have to remove it though, use some Scotch 3M 77 spray adhesive when you put it back down. This also works well for the headliner.

 

[SUPRASTEVE]

Yes, begin with the seats so that you have room to work.

Then just get our your phillips screwdriver and your 8/10mm socket wrenchs and start pulling out things one by one. Not that hard. Once you get into it you should figure it out. The supra interior is very well assembled with real nuts, bolts and other metal attachments for the most part. So just don't go yanking at anything that's not ready to come off; chances are there is a hidden screw or clip holding it in place and you just need to think about it a little bit or post back with a specific question.

Finally, leave the carpet in if it is in good shape. It has felt padding underneath which will tear if you remove it. If you have to remove it though, use some Scotch 3M 77 spray adhesive when you put it back down. This also works well for the headliner.

hmm ok so do i have to remove the carpet on the floor in orfer to remove the headliner because all i really need to take out is the headliner so i can do some body work the carpet is in immacualte condition =D

 

[bryanintexas]

If you're wanting to get to the roof, start @ the bottom. Seats, rear seat side panels, rear carpet, spare cover, spare, hatch panels, seatbelts and then the 1/4 window trim pieces (pull/pry carefully on these). A-pillar panels, visors and mirror. You should then be able to drop the headliner panel. All these other panels overlap the headliner. Trust me, I just did an interior swap.

 

[SUPRASTEVE]

If you're wanting to get to the roof, start @ the bottom. Seats, rear seat side panels, rear carpet, spare cover, spare, hatch panels, seatbelts and then the 1/4 window trim pieces (pull/pry carefully on these). A-pillar panels, visors and mirror. You should then be able to drop the headliner panel. All these other panels overlap the headliner. Trust me, I just did an interior swap.

wow that alot of work might as well just put bondo on it

 

[bluemk3]

get a mig welder andsome steel sticks tack it on to the dents and try to pull hte dents once the dents are pulled out as best you can use light pressure pulling them out and have someone with a light hammer tap in a circle aroudn the crown of the dent ( outer circle edge) the take a disc cutter and cut off the stick then aply minimal bondo the less you aply the less chance you have of it cracking or lifting and if you used the mig welder method you can do it all from out side the car. also have some dry ice or i guess regular ice works too for right after you tack it and get it hot from the welder and set it on the dented area it will cause the heated metal to cool rapidly and there for shrink and pull tight making the dent almost pull its self and pull th emetal tighter. thats what i did with my passenger door and it took very well and i never pulled the door panel of its a sheet of glass now hope i helped

 

[JMDigital]

If you have not started yet. and have not done this before. Let me suggest getting some ZIPLOCK BAGS and a sharpie. I’m thinking you should save all the screws and bolts you remove and label them in the bag. I am guessing you are going to need to re-install this stuff and it would suck searching for the correct screw in a box..?

Just an idea! Good Luck!

 

[SUPRASTEVE]

If you have not started yet. and have not done this before. Let me suggest getting some ZIPLOCK BAGS and a sharpie. I’m thinking you should save all the screws and bolts you remove and label them in the bag. I am guessing you are going to need to re-install this stuff and it would suck searching for the correct screw in a box..?

Just an idea! Good Luck!

Oh yeah thanks my dad is like you always thinking ahead =)

 

[suprabad]

get a mig welder andsome steel sticks tack it on to the dents and try to pull hte dents once the dents are pulled out as best you can use light pressure pulling them out and have someone with a light hammer tap in a circle aroudn the crown of the dent ( outer circle edge) the take a disc cutter and cut off the stick then aply minimal bondo the less you aply the less chance you have of it cracking or lifting and if you used the mig welder method you can do it all from out side the car. also have some dry ice or i guess regular ice works too for right after you tack it and get it hot from the welder and set it on the dented area it will cause the heated metal to cool rapidly and there for shrink and pull tight making the dent almost pull its self and pull th emetal tighter. thats what i did with my passenger door and it took very well and i never pulled the door panel of its a sheet of glass now hope i helped

Pretty damn smart.

 

[Supra469]

Yes, begin with the seats so that you have room to work.

Then just get our your phillips screwdriver and your 8/10mm socket wrenchs and start pulling out things one by one. Not that hard. Once you get into it you should figure it out. The supra interior is very well assembled with real nuts, bolts and other metal attachments for the most part. So just don't go yanking at anything that's not ready to come off; chances are there is a hidden screw or clip holding it in place and you just need to think about it a little bit or post back with a specific question.

Finally, leave the carpet in if it is in good shape. It has felt padding underneath which will tear if you remove it. If you have to remove it though, use some Scotch 3M 77 spray adhesive when you put it back down. This also works well for the headliner.

Wow. Glad I read this. I was thinking of lifting up my carpet to put a layer of dynamat down. Now i'm concerned about ripping it. sigh. :icon_conf

 

[tlo86]

Wow. Glad I read this. I was thinking of lifting up my carpet to put a layer of dynamat down. Now i'm concerned about ripping it. sigh. :icon_conf

make sure you get rid of the old sound insulation if you are doing that, dynamat stuff is heavy

 

[bryanintexas]

It's not as bad as it seems. You just need to be gentle w/ the old trim that's closing in on being 20 years old and sunbaked for most of it's life. Just take your time. A magnetic tray is the bomb when doing this. Keeps all the "little" things together.

 

[ATL88Supra]

i have done the dry ice thing and i must say it works well!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SUPRASTEVE]

Thanks guys we are probably just going to tear apart the interior and just fix it maybe like next year

right now we have a knock sensor to worry about and its the one next to the starter it sucks
yeah i think its going to have those dents for years to come
i have a motor with over 300,000 miles on it so thats 1st and i need to change my door mecanism to my 89 so that way i don't have to lift the door handle because we have an 87 door on good thing we saved the insides of the other one =)