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Removing my dash #156066 Apr 15, 7:56pm Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 163 Veilside Celica GTS Member Veilside Celica GTS Member Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 163 I've been wanting to dye my dash black for a while now especially after painting my center console blue to match my car. Well after A LOT of work I finally got it out. I will be posting pics soon after I finish painting, and if I have lots of time I might post a guide on how to remove it since we don't have one yet. I just finished prepping it for the first coat... and I did get a pic of what my car looks like now on the inside and a before pic of my dash.

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156067 Apr 15, 7:57pm Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 163 Veilside Celica GTS Member Veilside Celica GTS Member Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 163 Heres a pic of the interior.. its very messy

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156068 Apr 15, 8:18pm Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,242 Idaho Falls, ID Rocketman Specialist 01 Toyota Celica Rocketman Specialist 01 Toyota Celica Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,242 Idaho Falls, ID Holy Sh!t!!! That is carzy looking! That would be awesome man if you posted a removal guide!!! Cool man! yay,

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156069 Apr 15, 8:20pm Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,716 Nebraska celicafourotwo Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica celicafourotwo Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,716 Nebraska damn..that is messy.. ..u did this all by urself or what?? man i'd die if i ever try to do that. Good luck though.

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156070 Apr 15, 9:43pm Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,216 Likes: 1 San Leandro/Davis, CA ToiletPaper Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT ToiletPaper Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,216 Likes: 1 San Leandro/Davis, CA cool. cant wait to see the finished product.

Re: Removing my dash ToiletPaper #156071 Apr 15, 10:13pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington Originally Posted by ToiletPaper cool. cant wait to see the finished product. Good luck..

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156072 Apr 15, 10:20pm Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 105 bay area/norcal celicarush Member celicarush Member Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 105 bay area/norcal wow, how long did it took you? I always thought to take out the dash, you would have to take out the airbags. someone put up an install guidE!!!!!!!

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156073 Apr 15, 10:31pm Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,125 Philadelphia, PA Sultan Speed Omen 2002 Toyota Celica GT Sultan Speed Omen 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,125 Philadelphia, PA nice project. looking forward to the finished product...

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156074 Apr 15, 11:19pm Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,864 Likes: 1 San Gabriel, CA stefanoc Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica stefanoc Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,864 Likes: 1 San Gabriel, CA cool. please post 1- how to remove guide 2- how to paint 3- how it looks after job done

Re: Removing my dash stefanoc #156075 Apr 15, 11:54pm Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 188 CA lee43 Member lee43 Member Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 188 CA Originally Posted by stefanoc cool. please post 1- how to remove guide 2- how to paint 3- how it looks after job done

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156076 Apr 16, 12:45am Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 870 Torrance, CA SilverGT Senior Member 2002 Toyota Celica GT SilverGT Senior Member 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 870 Torrance, CA GEEZ!

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156077 Apr 16, 12:47am Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 404 San Jose, CA SiLvErGt2001 Senior Member 2001 ToYoTa Celica GT VVT SiLvErGt2001 Senior Member 2001 ToYoTa Celica GT VVT Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 404 San Jose, CA That some messing looking shit, cant wait to see wat it look like.

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156078 Apr 16, 2:25am Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,578 Chicago, IL xmangt1 4 All U Haterz! 2000 Toyota Celica GT xmangt1 4 All U Haterz! 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,578 Chicago, IL I would like details on how to remove the piece on the 1st pic

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156079 Apr 16, 6:23am Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 163 Veilside Celica GTS Member Veilside Celica GTS Member Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 163 Yeah I did do this all by myself and if anyone is looking to do it, I highly recommend getting help! It is definitely a two person job. It took me about 3 or 4 hours altogether to remove it since I didn't have a guide or anything to look at. There are so many hidden and hard to reach screws. And yes, you have to remove the airbag on the passenger side but that wasn't hard... kinda scary tho But when I do get the whole job done I will post pics. Thanks! ~Julia

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156080 Apr 16, 6:31am Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 255 WI YoshiVS Member 2000 Toyota Celica YoshiVS Member 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 255 WI Hope you don't have to reset the air bag sensor on that baby. If when you put everything back together again and the airbag light comes on and don't go away. Then you have a problem. But great job man Also you should do the doors too To match the dash With Style, Comes Speed Veilside Celica GTS

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156081 Apr 16, 9:23pm Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 254 Raleigh & Charlotte, NC MxReb0 Member 2000 Toyota Celica MxReb0 Member 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 254 Raleigh & Charlotte, NC You should try driving it like that. MAKE YOUR TIME

Re: Removing my dash lee43 #156082 Apr 16, 9:52pm Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,028 Likes: 1 Bay Area, CA Erick Bread Fishing.. 2001 Toyota Celica GT Erick Bread Fishing.. 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,028 Likes: 1 Bay Area, CA Originally Posted by lee43 Originally Posted by stefanoc cool. please post 1- how to remove guide 2- how to paint 3- how it looks after job done Good luck it should look great LNK "you only need something when you know it exists..then it becomes a want"

Re: Removing my dash Erick #156083 Apr 17, 10:57am Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,136 Ontario, Canada Bakablo1 Specialist Bakablo1 Specialist Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,136 Ontario, Canada good luck n im sure it will look awsome

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156084 Apr 17, 5:29pm Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 163 Veilside Celica GTS Member Veilside Celica GTS Member Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 163 I just finished painting my dash and I still have the rest of the plastics inside to paint. Here's a pics of my dash now with my painted center console. Now I just have to reinstall everything... Last edited by Veilside Celica GTS; Apr 17, 2004 5:30pm.

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156085 Apr 17, 5:35pm Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 464 New Orleans, LA celimangts17 Senior Member 2003 Toyota Celica celimangts17 Senior Member 2003 Toyota Celica Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 464 New Orleans, LA looks awesome! you r very brave to take apart the dash. i wouldnt do that, all those wires would scare me. cut a wire and ur car wont even start. Laissez les bons temps rouler

Re: Removing my dash celimangts17 #156086 Apr 17, 5:45pm Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 163 Veilside Celica GTS Member Veilside Celica GTS Member Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 163 Thanks! I'm not so worried about the wires, they were attached to clips on my dash so I'll just clip them back in... there are so many screws tho... but it was worth it.

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156087 Apr 17, 6:03pm Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,612 St.George, UT eric_h 2low2slow 2002 Toyota Celica GT eric_h 2low2slow 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,612 St.George, UT damn thats hot, i like the contrast A boats a boat, but the mystery box could be anything....Even a boat!

Re: Removing my dash MxReb0 #156088 Apr 17, 6:04pm Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 660 Meridian, MS Celicaracer18 Senior Member 1995 Toyota Celica ST Celicaracer18 Senior Member 1995 Toyota Celica ST Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 660 Meridian, MS Originally Posted by MxReb0 You should try driving it like that. you would feel like you out in the open, it would make the inside a lot bigger, but that wouldn't be a good idea

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156089 Apr 17, 7:18pm Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,061 Wyoming carbon_blue_gt Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT carbon_blue_gt Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,061 Wyoming this seems like a common project here recently... It looks good! What product did you use on the dash?

Re: Removing my dash carbon_blue_gt #156090 Apr 17, 8:02pm Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,305 Maryland USA RoMkApOmKa Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica GT RoMkApOmKa Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,305 Maryland USA I have a question! Where did you get the A/C control stickers from? P.S.Dash and center console looks grate! Last edited by RoMkApOmKa; Apr 17, 2004 8:03pm.

Re: Removing my dash carbon_blue_gt #156091 Apr 17, 9:08pm Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,408 Englewood, CO CelicaRacer05 Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT CelicaRacer05 Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,408 Englewood, CO Originally Posted by carbon_blue_gt this seems like a common project here recently... It looks good! What product did you use on the dash? why not a blue dash? are the doors and door wells up next? i want to see interior finsihed pictures, it tooks ausome... i dont know why toyota just doesnt make the plastic darker in the first place, the grey has more of a glare factor then black...

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156092 Apr 17, 9:42pm Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,029 Likes: 1 Orange County, Ca RevMonster Masta OC 2003 Toyota Celica RevMonster Masta OC 2003 Toyota Celica Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,029 Likes: 1 Orange County, Ca Fo sho try driving with no dash... I want to see what people say. I'm just a crosshair I'm just a shot away from you

Re: Removing my dash eric_h #156093 Apr 17, 10:16pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington wow, that looks AWESOME!! Can't wait to see it all installed

Re: Removing my dash Evan #156094 Apr 17, 10:49pm Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,125 Philadelphia, PA Sultan Speed Omen 2002 Toyota Celica GT Sultan Speed Omen 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,125 Philadelphia, PA Originally Posted by Evan wow, that looks AWESOME!! Can't wait to see it all installed agree, it looks very nice -

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156095 Apr 18, 12:44am Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,578 Chicago, IL xmangt1 4 All U Haterz! 2000 Toyota Celica GT xmangt1 4 All U Haterz! 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,578 Chicago, IL So far so good

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156096 Apr 18, 3:34am Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered here is a close contrast...GREAT job man

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Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156098 Apr 18, 4:03am Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 852 mastro543 Senior Member 2001 Toyota Celica mastro543 Senior Member 2001 Toyota Celica Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 852 looks sweet cant wait for pics when you reinstall Boost in March

Re: Removing my dash mastro543 #156099 Apr 18, 6:12am Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 97 Atlanta, GA 2K4Celica Member 2004 Toyota Celica GT 2K4Celica Member 2004 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 97 Atlanta, GA What the dash looked like in the first picture, is that the stock color of it or something?! Looks like it was painted w/primer or something. And I'm taking a guess that most people don't have black/black interior, so that's why people are dying their shit black now? ~ 2004 Silver GT

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156100 Apr 18, 8:19am Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 163 Veilside Celica GTS Member Veilside Celica GTS Member Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 163 For the AC Stickers you can email [email]b0x@4sided.com.[/email] I used SEM Vinyl die, it's flat black. And yes I'm going to paint the rest of the interior but the dash was the hardest so that's why I did it first. I just put it back into my car and I won't have pics for a while cause it takes some time to screw everything back into place but I will post pics. Thanks for the compliments!

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156101 Apr 18, 10:08am Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington ^ hurry up and post some pics.. I'm dying to see how this turned out

Re: Removing my dash Evan #156102 Apr 18, 12:34pm Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,869 Washington cycocelica daman 2000 Toyota Celica GT cycocelica daman 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,869 Washington Originally Posted by Evan ^ hurry up and post some pics.. I'm dying to see how this turned out me too!

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156103 Apr 18, 3:56pm Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,061 Wyoming carbon_blue_gt Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT carbon_blue_gt Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,061 Wyoming Originally Posted by Veilside Celica GTS For the AC Stickers you can email [email]b0x@4sided.com.[/email] I used SEM Vinyl die, it's flat black. And yes I'm going to paint the rest of the interior but the dash was the hardest so that's why I did it first. I just put it back into my car and I won't have pics for a while cause it takes some time to screw everything back into place but I will post pics. Thanks for the compliments! Good choice with the SEM... that's what i used. I used the satin black, with a low lustre clear coat... you did clear coat it yes? If you didn't it will fade in about a year!

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156104 Apr 18, 4:19pm Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 327 tampa/valrico, florida mukalicious Member 2002 Toyota modded 5-Speed mukalicious Member 2002 Toyota modded 5-Speed Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 327 tampa/valrico, florida i could have given you a decent how-to remove guide. you looks great, but i think you should have done your airvents to match the center console and gauge bezel! link [clubcelica.com] to clubcelica.com and my interior painting thread, i think the how-to is on page 4, lowendfrequency posted it up there for everyone.

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156105 Apr 18, 4:23pm Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,110 Milford, NJ VSGTS14 05 WRB 2005 Subaru WRX STi VSGTS14 05 WRB 2005 Subaru WRX STi Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,110 Milford, NJ SUBARU TECNICA INTERNATIONAL

Re: Removing my dash VSGTS14 #156106 Apr 18, 4:33pm Joined: May 2003 Posts: 1,296 Orlando/Gainesville, FL bmw52786 Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT bmw52786 Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: May 2003 Posts: 1,296 Orlando/Gainesville, FL Originally Posted by VSGTS14

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156107 Apr 18, 4:38pm Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 180 Nevada PolarisNV Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT PolarisNV Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 180 Nevada so exactly HOW do you paint that? could someone give me a link or directions on what exactly you have to do to paint it...whatever color you want?

Re: Removing my dash PolarisNV #156108 Apr 18, 5:09pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington Originally Posted by PolarisNV so exactly HOW do you paint that? could someone give me a link or directions on what exactly you have to do to paint it...whatever color you want? as mukalicious posted above: http://www.clubcelica.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11495&st=45

Re: Removing my dash Veilside Celica GTS #156109 Apr 18, 5:42pm Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 108 El Paso/ Waco BMWprincess My BMW will spank you!! 2004 BMW Z4 BMWprincess My BMW will spank you!! 2004 BMW Z4 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 108 El Paso/ Waco i like SAVE A HORSE,RIDE A COWBOY!! Don't settle for the one you can live with, wait for the one you can't live without. "Dream as if you will live forever,live as if you will die today." James Dean

Re: Removing my dash BMWprincess #156110 Apr 19, 9:06pm Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 163 Veilside Celica GTS Member Veilside Celica GTS Member Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 163 I didn't want to mix the colors of my dash.. I just want to keep it black with my blue plastics. In my opinion I think it looks cleaner and I want to stick with the color scheme of my car, but thanks for the advice. Last edited by Veilside Celica GTS; Apr 19, 2004 9:13pm.

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