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Author Removing heater matrix - How is it held on? + sound deadening
Matt H
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30th May 06 at 14:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Trying to get the blood thing out

Undone 4 screws near the pollen filter already, where in the car is it attacthed?

Want it out ASAP!

Cheers

Also, sound deadening - best way to remove it? (the factory fit stuff in the footwells)
jr
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30th May 06 at 17:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

matt

is the dash out ???

also do you want to keep the sound deadning

if not it just will rip up
Matt H
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30th May 06 at 17:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yes it is out

No, Im starting a war against sound deadening

Will go have a blast now
jr
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30th May 06 at 17:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ah do you mean the foam under carpet soudn deadning or the tar matting

if its the matting thatsactully stuck to there car the 2 ways ive heard of

i used a hot air gun and a wallpaper scraper, grey stuff is mega easy to come out, black stuff isnt

or grigglet soaked it all in white spirt and left it for a day iirc
Matt H
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30th May 06 at 17:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

The foam stuff is nearly all out, that got ripped up

The other stuff does seem to be a coont

When you said it will just rip up & thought you meant the heater jobby

I want to get the heater out first before I get rid of the sound deadening
jr
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30th May 06 at 17:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

you kick the heater out, if your not keeping it break it
Jake
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I heated up the black tar stuff and kept scraping away with a spatular then got a paint brush and repeatidly brushed white spirit over the remaining shite and it all lifted off.
Matt H
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30th May 06 at 17:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Cheers jake

And you james

Matt H
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30th May 06 at 17:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Right

Just kicked the shit out of it, bits went everywhere & I enjoied it

But it still wont come out

Is it connescted to anything else in the car? from say the engine somewhere?
jr
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30th May 06 at 17:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yes mattm theres two pipes that go to it, from the engine through the bulkhead, otherwise how do you think it gets hot
Wabby69
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30th May 06 at 17:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Bolt croppers. . . behind dash, and cut the two copper pipes. . . job done!!
Gregor
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30th May 06 at 18:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Waht car you doing this too
Matt H
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30th May 06 at 18:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

There is a bolt in between these pipes too Was a right fucker to get off

Out now though

Im doing it to a super dooper top secret car that I don't even know about
jamesvalver
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30th May 06 at 18:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

sound deadenin is an arse to remove. best way i found is sharp thin paint scrapper and a hot air gun, and then using tar and glue remover to remove the remains, look in my garage for pics
Matt H
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30th May 06 at 23:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Can't wait

 
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