jmhjmh 0 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 HiCan anybody give a reasonably concise description of replacing the heater matrixIve seen that some are saying you can do it without all the dash out but i cant seem to work out howI have the centre console out and 3 bolts removed but i cant see how you can get the heater backwards without undoing the metal cross piece (and steeing wheel etc). There isnt enough clearance. Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 u need to remove the complete dash due to the air ducting in the dash and u need to loosen the passanger side bolts on the cross memeber to give a bit of movment then wiggle it out Link to post Share on other sites
VR6_Absy 0 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Yep complete dash out exactly as Tony says Link to post Share on other sites
jmhjmh 0 Posted October 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Hi me againi know am being a lazy so and so but will the people who reckon you can do it without full dashboard out let me know how they did it!Ive loosened the metal cross member on the left side now and the dahboard comes up a fair amount up to help but i still cant get the clearance back . Can i do it without taking off the steering column ? . I was thinking of taking an inch from the bolts thru to the engine compartment with an angle grinder as i think this could well do the trick. I know its a bodge job but then im a bit of a bodger Cabrio man esp when you say wiggle , which way ...Thanks for your help so far guys Link to post Share on other sites
paulus.h 0 Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Anyone trying a matrix swap please check the new matrix for leaks before fitting, just spent most of friday doing a swap only to find that after id put it all back together the brand new hella matrix i brought had a leak! now after another 8hrs in the cold i finally have heating woohoo! just the throttle body to clean now and fingers crossed shes good for winter! Link to post Share on other sites
jmhjmh 0 Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Hi me againi know am being a lazy so and so but will the people who reckon you can do it without full dashboard out let me know how they did it!Ive loosened the metal cross member on the left side now and the dahboard comes up a fair amount up to help but i still cant get the clearance back . Can i do it without taking off the steering column ? . I was thinking of taking an inch from the bolts thru to the engine compartment with an angle grinder as i think this could well do the trick. I know its a bodge job but then im a bit of a bodger Cabrio man esp when you say wiggle ' date=' which way ...Thanks for your help so far guys[/quote']* update **Just in case of any use i did do this without completely removing the dahsboard , also didnt dicsonnect the steering column at the bottom ; just undid the shear bolts and propped it up while i didi it ; unfortunately my wife made me scrap my vr6 for a - wait for it - Hyundai i10 and have finally got around to leaving the club apologies ...Worse thing ive ever done Link to post Share on other sites
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