I've done it a couple of times in parts cars. I took the whole dash out. No reason to fight it. Would be a great time to replace your heater core and a/c evap core as well. They're cheap and you don't want to take your dash out again later. But why does your dad want to pull the dash harness out? RHD swap?
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you're saying i dont have to take the dash harness out? how do you free the harness from the 5s without taking the dash harness out? i'm confused now. i have a whole beams wire harness except for the relay box.
Nope, the dash harness can stay put. The fusebox under the hood is a two-part fusebox. Half stays with the car, half stays with the engine. I assume that's the part you're missing? After that, there are 4 plug that go to the BEAMS ECU inside the car (3 for the 5S.) Then there are three more plugs that join the BEAMS harness and dash harness together, and one last plug for the a/c. Out of the three plugs that conjoin the dash harness and BEAMS harness, you'll need to repin the clutch start wire. Easy stuff. You can access those wires by taking the glove box and lower dash panel (part your knees hit underneath the radio) out.
"Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others labored hard for." -Socrates. Even Socrates told us touse the search button!2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage.1998 Celica GT-BEAMSSwapped.2022 4Runner TRD Off Road Prenium.2021 GMC Sierra AT4.
i'm at work now i will be sure to show him that post when i get home. he was confused as to what had to come out & what did not & i didnt want us to start going nuts ripping the whole dash out if we didnt have to.