OHH Snap

kerry · November 24th, 2006, 04:29 PM

so right now my center console, gauge cluter and most of the interior is sitting on the garage floor, my whole steering column is laying on my seat and the entire dash is almost entirely outt... all to replace the heater core. its taken 4 hours so far and we are not to the core yet. let me tall ya its been a biotch. ill put sum pix up in a bit.

has anyone ever attempted this???

CyberPrey · November 24th, 2006, 04:31 PM

Please... I was trying to forget about my involvement with mustang and heater cores.....

But, I did take the center console out, and also both my front buckets just so I had plenty of room..

Personally, its a huge bitch to get to them.... Gimme back my '69 fairlane!!!

Onemanzu · November 24th, 2006, 07:23 PM

... what happened to your heater... i have had trouble with mine... thankfully it was in the engine bay

kerry · November 24th, 2006, 07:41 PM

well i was driving and and antifreeze was pouring on my feet from the foot blower things. it ends up the heater core sprung a leak and now we have to replace it.

itschristorres8 · November 24th, 2006, 08:44 PM

WAT THE F**K i'd be scared if my car was like that in that last picture. i hope you remember how to put it back

good luck...looks like a damm mess

chevy_killer · November 24th, 2006, 08:59 PM

ya i replaced the heater core in my 69 and it was a pain...i can only imagine what its like in that car...but the heater core should be right behind the glove box

Twist 2 Go · November 24th, 2006, 09:14 PM

you didn't have to disassemble the dash to that degree.The instrument cluster, heater controls, radio, etc..should have been left in the dash and just the dash pulled back like you have it. Saves a lot of time and less squeeks and rattles when you get it back together.

97TunedMustang · November 24th, 2006, 10:04 PM

that looks about as fun as gouging my own eyes out

scubasteve041186 · November 24th, 2006, 10:54 PM

shitty deal buddy hope it gets put back together properly

kerry · November 24th, 2006, 11:55 PM

there is no way that you could have taken it out without removing the dash to that extent. you have to remove the entire heating/cooling assembly and there would be no way to do that without takeing the dash completely outt.

plus both the haynes manual and ford manual said you had to do it... they were rightt.

HERE IT IS!!!

Twist 2 Go · November 25th, 2006, 12:32 AM

I wasn't saying you don't have to pull the entire dash out, I'm just saying it will come out as a complete assembly. you don't have to strip it to the extent you did. lower the steering column and then remove the console and the bolts that retain the dash. then lay it back like you have it.

kerry · November 25th, 2006, 02:02 AM

oh ok yea we tried that but then we just thought it would eventually make things easier to rip the whole thing outt. lol

CyberPrey · November 25th, 2006, 02:21 PM

Actually, while twist 2 go is 100% correct, i also took my entire dash apart and out....

My car is a '97, and I wanted to use the opportunity to be able to clean out the entire heating/cooling vent system, as well as replace all the hold down bolts and nuts and items in order to make things go back with no squeaks. Living in Minnesota, it was VERY scary to see what was inside the heating/ac ducting.... Now its all shiny clean and pretty, with a new Heater core

My best advice when assembling everything again is to take it slow and steady. There are quite a few places where if anything doesn't quite go together right, you will end up with the sqeak/rattle/roll when your driving.

kerry · November 25th, 2006, 08:00 PM

so after 13 hours of blood,sweat and tears, its all done
but we ended up catching the headlight switch on fire...

CyberPrey · November 25th, 2006, 08:09 PM

ahhhh, we want to know how you caught that switch on fire??

3.8Coastie · November 25th, 2006, 09:14 PM

i rememeber when i took everything out of my car to paint the dash... and man that was fun putting it back in without scratching anythin... but guess what happened when everything got put back in? THE F*#KING VINYL STARTED PULLING OFF THE D#MN PANELS!!! AHHHHH !!!!!!!!! i feel your pain brother

kerry · November 25th, 2006, 09:24 PM

well i was tring to wire it so that the fog lights will come on with the running lights instead of with the headlights and we hooked some wires up wrong and ended up melting the wire back to the healight switch and then the switch smoked up and it went from there but luckly i only ended up with a bad switch and thats all.

CyberPrey · November 25th, 2006, 09:35 PM

Ouch.. I know what you mean.. when I was first installing my driving light kit, I was looking at wiring the main power into the light switch to get that same exact thing...

What I ended up doing was wiring in the relay with the running light on the drivers side of the vehicle... I mounted my relay next to the battery, and spliced the on/off for the relay into the running light.... I also have the switch in the car (factory style, in the console) that can manually turn the driving lights on/off... but they will only come on when the parking or headlights are on.

mikethetigerrr · November 27th, 2006, 03:48 AM

i love the 2 tone dash's that u see in those year models. i wish i had a 2 tone dash :'(

ChrisJ · November 27th, 2006, 04:02 AM

Sounds like you had fun...

November 24th, 2006, 04:29 PM	#1
kerry Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 485	OHH Snap so right now my center console, gauge cluter and most of the interior is sitting on the garage floor, my whole steering column is laying on my seat and the entire dash is almost entirely outt... all to replace the heater core. its taken 4 hours so far and we are not to the core yet. let me tall ya its been a biotch. ill put sum pix up in a bit. has anyone ever attempted this???

November 24th, 2006, 08:44 PM	#5
itschristorres8 SP00LIN V6 2000 Mustang V6 437rwhp 402rwtq V6 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 14,690	WAT THE F**K i'd be scared if my car was like that in that last picture. i hope you remember how to put it back good luck...looks like a damm mess __________________ The Sickest 6 The reason V8 owners on here hate me

November 24th, 2006, 08:59 PM	#6
chevy_killer Enthusiast 2000 v6 Mustang Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Winter Haven Florida Posts: 943	ya i replaced the heater core in my 69 and it was a pain...i can only imagine what its like in that car...but the heater core should be right behind the glove box __________________ The LS1 was finally subjected to a paternity test, and it's daddy was to '03 Cobra

November 24th, 2006, 09:14 PM	#7
Twist 2 Go Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 1,716	you didn't have to disassemble the dash to that degree.The instrument cluster, heater controls, radio, etc..should have been left in the dash and just the dash pulled back like you have it. Saves a lot of time and less squeeks and rattles when you get it back together. __________________ 88 Mustang Coupe 2006 FFW Richmond True Street Runner-Up www.rickscarcare.net http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2158/ricksadql2.jpg

November 24th, 2006, 10:04 PM	#8
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November 24th, 2006, 04:31 PM	#2
CyberPrey Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 333	Please... I was trying to forget about my involvement with mustang and heater cores..... But, I did take the center console out, and also both my front buckets just so I had plenty of room.. Personally, its a huge bitch to get to them.... Gimme back my '69 fairlane!!!

November 24th, 2006, 07:41 PM	#4
kerry Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 485	well i was driving and and antifreeze was pouring on my feet from the foot blower things. it ends up the heater core sprung a leak and now we have to replace it.

November 24th, 2006, 10:54 PM	#9
scubasteve041186 Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 mustang 40th annv. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: kelowna,BC, Canada Posts: 1,384	shitty deal buddy hope it gets put back together properly

November 24th, 2006, 11:55 PM	#10
kerry Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 485	there is no way that you could have taken it out without removing the dash to that extent. you have to remove the entire heating/cooling assembly and there would be no way to do that without takeing the dash completely outt. plus both the haynes manual and ford manual said you had to do it... they were rightt. HERE IT IS!!!

November 25th, 2006, 12:32 AM	#11
Twist 2 Go Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 1,716	I wasn't saying you don't have to pull the entire dash out, I'm just saying it will come out as a complete assembly. you don't have to strip it to the extent you did. lower the steering column and then remove the console and the bolts that retain the dash. then lay it back like you have it. __________________ 88 Mustang Coupe 2006 FFW Richmond True Street Runner-Up www.rickscarcare.net http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2158/ricksadql2.jpg

November 25th, 2006, 02:02 AM	#12
kerry Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 485	oh ok yea we tried that but then we just thought it would eventually make things easier to rip the whole thing outt. lol

November 25th, 2006, 02:21 PM	#13
CyberPrey Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 333	Actually, while twist 2 go is 100% correct, i also took my entire dash apart and out.... My car is a '97, and I wanted to use the opportunity to be able to clean out the entire heating/cooling vent system, as well as replace all the hold down bolts and nuts and items in order to make things go back with no squeaks. Living in Minnesota, it was VERY scary to see what was inside the heating/ac ducting.... Now its all shiny clean and pretty, with a new Heater core My best advice when assembling everything again is to take it slow and steady. There are quite a few places where if anything doesn't quite go together right, you will end up with the sqeak/rattle/roll when your driving.

November 25th, 2006, 08:00 PM	#14
kerry Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 485	so after 13 hours of blood,sweat and tears, its all done but we ended up catching the headlight switch on fire...

November 25th, 2006, 08:09 PM	#15
CyberPrey Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 333	ahhhh, we want to know how you caught that switch on fire??

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November 25th, 2006, 09:24 PM	#17
kerry Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 485	well i was tring to wire it so that the fog lights will come on with the running lights instead of with the headlights and we hooked some wires up wrong and ended up melting the wire back to the healight switch and then the switch smoked up and it went from there but luckly i only ended up with a bad switch and thats all.

November 25th, 2006, 09:35 PM	#18
CyberPrey Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 333	Ouch.. I know what you mean.. when I was first installing my driving light kit, I was looking at wiring the main power into the light switch to get that same exact thing... What I ended up doing was wiring in the relay with the running light on the drivers side of the vehicle... I mounted my relay next to the battery, and spliced the on/off for the relay into the running light.... I also have the switch in the car (factory style, in the console) that can manually turn the driving lights on/off... but they will only come on when the parking or headlights are on.

November 27th, 2006, 03:48 AM	#19
mikethetigerrr Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 277	i love the 2 tone dash's that u see in those year models. i wish i had a 2 tone dash :'(

November 27th, 2006, 04:02 AM	#20
ChrisJ MuchCoolerThanGTsetGO 2002 Mustang GT SLOW Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Shepherdsville, Kentucky Posts: 16,283	Sounds like you had fun... __________________ My Junk www.myspace.com/cjobe