Hey guys, Im having some trouble removing a few things in my car so I can paint them, 1) the front door speaker grill, 2) the panel that holds the cigarette lights (cant get the lighter out) and last but not least 3) the far right (passanger side right) A/C vent. I apinted a vew things already, so i'll have some pics up tomarrow, if any1 can give some advice on any of these things, I would greatly appriciate it. Thanks guys.

1. Speaker grills are part of the door and do not come off of the door panel.

2. Not sure on this...I broke both of mine trying to get them out, but then again, I didn't want them in there anymore so I took the easy way. >>

3. The far right vent eventually comes out, though sometimes it breaks. Everyone has trouble with the vent because it's stuck in the dash very well with clips.

bah, why the hell did I have to pick to paint those parts. Oh well, it will be worth it when Im done, I already did alot of painting and my god it looks nice ^_^ pics up sooon.

why dont you just get a chiltons manual or go to a toyota dealer and get a printout so you can see the stuff separated. the manual tells you how to remove some stuff.

-ArizonaRed+Mar 18, 2005 - 10:41 AM


dont wanna pay for stuff I could find out for free ^_^

i have the chiltons manual and i looked at the diagram. the front clip for the vent is nearly impossible to get. i eventually just broke it off then super glued it back on after 10 minutes of fishing around for it.

ya i got it off, I some how managed to get it off and paint it without breaking it 2 bad. looks nice now tho

ooo the cigarette lighter piece is easy to disassemble but theres alot of parts, maybe ill take some pics later when i have more time. theyre mostly clips and tabs that hold it all together.

LOL I did all of that some while ago. I broke mine too and it used to rattle around untill I glued it. You have to get it just right.

lol, vents that angle, best way is to point those straight down and put your hand on the new "floor" of it and slide the whole piece out.

the top piece on the dash, i put a flathead under it and it popped right out.

i too broke the cig area though...only a pain to get chargers out, otherwise all good

the only part I broke was the right vent, but for the cigarette light I found it easier to cut the wires, tape up the cigarette light hole and then paint it, then just splice the wires back together.