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Old 05-03-2010, 05:16 PM   #1
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Default Center facia removal

Hey fellas, mate of mine has a AU S2 Forte and I'm tryin to take out his center facia to replace the fan vents...

How do I take it out, do I have to take off the fan knobs and also if thats the case how the heck do I get them off?...

Cheers fellas!

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Old 05-03-2010, 06:00 PM   #2
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IIRC It involves takin out a couple of screws and the removal of the radio. You can purchase the "U" tools to take it out or make a couple out of coathanger and give that a try. If you are going to unplug the radio, which i think its necessary as the cableing isnt long enough, be sure to have the radio code handy.

Anyhows, Remove the radio unit, should be a couple of screws on either side, one left one right. Undo them.

Next you pull out the ashtray, 2 screws behind there to be removed.

Then with care, give the fascia a bit of a pull, carefully so you dont snap the fascia or the clips holding it to the dash, and bam, your fascia is out albeit hanging on to the dash by the aircon/clock wiring.

Not to sure bout the fan knobs, its been a while since i fiddled around with the center.

Reverse procedure for puttin it all back together.

I think thats about it....
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Old 05-03-2010, 11:18 PM   #3
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yep...most of the wires pull off easy - the temp control knob has a metal ''wire'' on the back, looks like a bit of coathanger really. it can be a bit fiddly to get out, just give it a bit of a bend (gently of course, don't wanna break it).

knobs/switches for a/c are screwed to the facia, as is the tunnel/cowling (whatever you call it) for the a/c.

pretty easy really, i just painted mine...guess i could show you.



not quite the colour i wanted...i'm gonna have another crack though. i bought a spare so i can muck around with it over time. i love it though...looks a bit different

sorry to hijack your thread...couldn't help it
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Old 30-07-2010, 07:56 PM   #4
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Hey fellas, mate of mine has a AU S2 Forte and I'm tryin to take out his center facia to replace the fan vents...

How do I take it out, do I have to take off the fan knobs and also if thats the case how the heck do I get them off?...

Cheers fellas!
just had mine out the knobs stay there
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Old 30-07-2010, 09:05 PM   #5
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the springy clips on the back of the facia are quite strong, i put a smear of vaseline on them, makes putting it back on and should the worst happen you need to get it off again, makes it considerbly easier.
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Old 30-07-2010, 10:19 PM   #6
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Please be careful of the heater control cable, not to break off the clip that holds the cable to the controler mechanism.
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Old 02-08-2010, 12:46 AM   #7
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Please be careful of the heater control cable, not to break off the clip that holds the cable to the controler mechanism.
Good point. I've broken that clip on 2 or 3 of my old AUs, but a cable tie works to hold the cable in position (end effect is the cold/hot control knob doesn't quite go all the way around to full hot).
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