Ok here is the deal with removing these things.....

1. First you must remove Both AC Vents, and the Upper Center Console...
The strips are held in from screws behind the dash, but reaching them is a waist of time!
2. The 2 small strips will pop out with some force, just take a flat head screwdriver and tap it in behind the strip. The screws will pop out from the back of the dash... The dash is a hard plastic material and the screw heads are small so they will come right through the dash..


3. The long piece across the passanger side was fun... Tape the dash will several pieces of tape to protect the dash in case you slip.
These pieces have 2 layers to them.. take a flat head screwdriver and open the top part of the stip.. This is a picture of the left piece cause I didn't take a picture of this on the long piece..




It will look like this once you peel off the top layer..you can see the top of the scew holes after you peel off the top layer


Now my stereo installer had the next idea.. he took a small soldering gun like this...


and heated up the head of the screw that is seen from the top side..
this made the area around the screw soft, and then I took the screwdriver behind the remaining strip and pried it right off.. it broke off to every screw head.. we just did this right along and 10 minutes later it was all out.. Be sure to not get the solder gun to close the the leather.. just keep it on for about 30 seconds.. it really is helpful if one guy holds the solder gun while the other removes the strip.


The top piece is the stripped piece.. the bottom is the whole piece that was pulled out from the middle.



Installing the new pieces was simple, a little silicone behind them helped the stay in place but its not needed..


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good job, and thanks for all the pics!!

 

Your welcome guys!! I will have a extra set of carbon strips coming in this week if anyone is interested.

 

cool

 

very cool

 

and again