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August 2005
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brisbane
Registered:
December 2004
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Re: urgent help please...
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Wed, 31 August 2005 10:08
 
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window winders you can use a rag and slide it between the door card and the winder and it will push the clip off or you can buy a window clipy removey thingy 
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Location:
Sydney
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May 2004
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Re: urgent help please...
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Wed, 31 August 2005 10:14
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never worked on a ra40 but the window winders should just have a clip that you can take out by using pliers or anything to pry it out. alternatively use a rag to pop the clip out.
with the dash see if there's screws behind the ash tray or the heater controls. you might need to take off the heater control nobs.
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: urgent help please...
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Wed, 31 August 2005 10:39
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ra40 dash - a major PITA
there are screws up inside the gauge surrounds - 3 at least from memory - above the tacho, speedo & oil/amsp/voltage/fuel/other cluster
pull the air control knobs off and prise out plastic face - 2 screws hide behind there
remove any stuff under steering wheel
undo 2 large nuts holding steering wheel up against dash - and then support so it doesn't fall too far
remove any plastic surrounds from steer wheel now
is often helpful to remove the centre console first - start from the back undo-ing every screw you see.
work along bottom of dash and undo every screw you see
with dash undone and steer wheel dropped down low the gauge section should come out partly
unplug any and wiring to switches
to remove gauge cluster, first go to engine bay and push all the slack in the speedo cable back into the car ( if need be, undo at gearbox)
then inside car, undo the 4 screws holding cluster on, pull forwards slightly, reach around and undo the clip holding the speedo cable
pull further forward and unclip wiring
done. ... at this point your hands a badly scratched, you're a bit pissed off and there's dust and shit everywhere -
go have 2 beers, 2 cigarettes and a cheese+mustard+tomato+ham/turkey multi-grain sandwich (well, i did - and it made me feel a whole lot better) 
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Registered:
August 2005
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Location:
Canberra
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July 2005
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Re: urgent help please...
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Wed, 31 August 2005 11:57
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just pull on the knobs... They slide off with a bit of a tug (I hope we're talking about the same knobs!)
I have pity/empathy here man. I hate doing interior plasticcy shit with a pashion  . Good luck!
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Registered:
August 2005
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Re: urgent help please...
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Wed, 31 August 2005 12:23
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the slidey bits that control the airflow.
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: urgent help please...
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Wed, 31 August 2005 12:35
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yup - just give them little noblets a good tug - if you break any, obtain spares from nearest wrecker.
Mine have been removed quit a few times and the spring things holding them in place are dodgy so all of them have a little nugget of yellowtac inside them to help them stay in place.
also - to remove the upper dash padding everything else has to come out first so you can get to the 6 or so 10mm bolts holding it in place.
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Registered:
August 2005
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Re: urgent help please...
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Wed, 31 August 2005 12:39
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thanks guys.
Thechuckster... ur a helpful guy... i was told to contact u about toymods meetings/a celica club if there is any.
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