Taking out dashboard

[Chris86.5]

on a scale of 1-10 10 being hardest


how hard is it to take the dash out and put it back in. because i want to but the sound deadener all over. just wondering if it would be worth the trouble of taking out the dashboard

 

[AF1JZ]

http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63103&highlight=removing+dash

 

[The1]

<<<will probably never do that...ever

 

[steveyblack]

eh at first 8...if you read my thread, it will be a 5-6 job, then any time after that, 2-3

 

[Dunckel]

http://supras.com/06/techcenter/display.php?QID=59
It does suck, but it is easy, just very time consuming. I wouldn't do it for the sole purpose of sound deadener, but that's just me.

 

[shaeff]

<<<will probably never do that...ever

until your heater core starts leaking on your carpet.

 

[Dunckel]

until your heater core starts leaking on your carpet.

That is the only reason I have ever done it. I hope I never have to again.

 

[Chris86.5]

yea thanks for the info.

 

[ValgeKotkas]

I also wanted to change the core Aaaand...clean the dust

 

[iwannadie]

It wasnt hard just takes time and its one of those things as said, the first time sucks after that you know how its stuck in there. Also the few screws/bolts hiding make it frustrating if you dont know where to looks. Sucks when the 20 year old plastic clips break too...

 

[gtsfirefighter]

First time I did it, it was a 10. Second time I'd say about a 3. I say do it at least for the experience. You'll get to know your car a lot better.

 

[ValgeKotkas]

^Word.

 

[SupraMario]

hmm, like you trying to make the sound of the engine not enter the car? Or so no one hears your music on the outside? I'm lost.

 

[demonofspeed]

I will be taking my dash out soon, good read:thumbup:

 

[LilMissMkIII]

I'm too lazy to pull the dash out, so I'm getting another one to do all the work to outside the car, that way I can just swap them over when I can finally be bothered

 

[IJ.]

10 each time it plain sucks and no matter how often you do it it'll still suck and that alone = 10

 

[Guyana00]

Regarding what the sound deadener does, it stops some of the external noises from entering, much like sound deadener anywhere else in the car. It doubles though to keep sounds from "escaping". It's basically sound insulation.

Edit: Also regarding the dash, I wouldn't take it out for the soul purpose of sound deadener unless it's warm where u live and u have a day to kill, like a weekend day. This is assumng you have nothing better or more important to do.

 

[ValgeKotkas]

And about the deadener....if you remove the dash, you won't have much place to put it on anyways You'd have to remove the wires/core/AC, and this is the pain in the ass IMO