Is there a trick to removing the climate control ***** on my 1995 D1? According to the RAVE and British Atlantic, they are simple pull off *****,

Pulling, tugging, twisting does no good. it seems to be semi-fragile. I'm concerned that an attempt to pry will result in a cracked face place.

Any tips?

Best Regards,

johnny

 

well....they are supposed to just pull off....maybe shoot a little WD40 behind them....that might loosen up what ever has them stuck....

 

Dang. I was hoping there were some way other than both hands on the **** and feet up on the dash!

cheers!

 

Take your time and do a tiny tiny wiggle of the **** to loosen any possible crud.
Than position the **** where you can get the best finger grip and pull it straight off. Be somewhat gentle because it is plastic.

 

Got'em off!

I tried the pull and wiggle again with no luck at all and began to think someone had glued them down, so i decided to accept some risk and used a grafting knife to gently- gently, pry them off.

I placed the edge of the blade in the gap and rotated the **** to sit perpendicular to the blade.

Then i grabbed the **** from the opposite side and began wiggling back and forth. Eventually, the additional leverage paid off and all three *****, plus the fan slide all came off with no scratches and in one piece!

One more step towards radio nirvana.

 

Just pulled mine apart to replace the heater fan switch. I used a pair of needle nose pliers, grabbed hard enough not to slip and they popped right off.

 

does the slider switch for the fan pull straight off too?

 

Yes it has a clear section inside to transmit the light

 

Hi Walt,

I used the same flat knife blade and wiggle technique and the slider **** also came off with gentle assistance. i was a little concerned about using the face plate for leverage, so i stuck my finger between the blade flat and the face plate.

I did discover that the plastic dash is rather brittle. In the opening where the radio sits, both left and right "wings" broke off with only mild handling. I ended up reinforcing both sides with fiberglass and am considering a few more areas before they break. Fiber glass worked very well and can now support a radio DIN cage. - keep acetone close at hand to wipe up drips that might be visible.


johnny