Dismantling an OHC's dashboard!!

low_bass_makker · 21st April 2007, 19:44

is the phone ok or any problem with it.....

Mpower · 21st April 2007, 20:06

How many hours or man hours did it take to remove and put back?

manikjeet · 21st April 2007, 20:16

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Originally Posted by sreenivass

Oops that must have been a time consuming one. Was there lost of dust inside, I wonder if it makes sense to open the dash every couple of years and give it cleanse job (for my car). It does not seem to cost much, have you to taken the opportunity to get any rattles fixed.

I get it clean it every year for my car because almost every year i put a new HU(i have one more on the card will be coming by 7 may

) I pay like 200 bucks more and ask the person to take it out and clean it

iraghava · 21st April 2007, 20:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by sreenivass

Oops that must have been a time consuming one. Was there lost of dust inside, I wonder if it makes sense to open the dash every couple of years and give it cleanse job (for my car). It does not seem to cost much, have you to taken the opportunity to get any rattles fixed.

It does make sense to get it done every couple of years considering the amount of dust I saw bwhind my dashboard in just the one year since it was last disassembled.

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Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

is the phone ok or any problem with it.....

Phone is working fine.

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Originally Posted by Mpower

How many hours or man hours did it take to remove and put back?

About 3-3.5 man hours.

Final pics with dust condition & reassembly will be posted a little later.

Sam Kapasi · 21st April 2007, 20:52

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Originally Posted by iraghava

I'm just thinking how funny it would have been if Sam's phone had gone down the ducting instead of mine!!!

It would have been deucedly inconvenient and I may not have been amused at all.

Only after reading this thread have I realised what an inconvenience I have caused you ishan.
What amazes me is that we spoke the next day and you casually said,no worries man, got it out. Now I realise what you had to go through to get the phone out.
Though it was inadvertant (sp?) I'm sorry for the inconvenience and I promise to try and never do it again.

gigy · 21st April 2007, 20:55

nice exercise. a stitch in time saves nine is so true

elf · 21st April 2007, 21:03

Good tagline for Nokia...

The E50. Worth going after.

iraghava · 21st April 2007, 21:20

On the issue of dust, though the pictures are hazy can you guys make out how it is there on every surface of the dashboard. This when the whole car was taken apart & put together after thorough cleaning in March '06. To put it mildly this is only 1 years accumulation of dust under our conditions.

Cleaning it a bit

The parts taken off

The Tools

The Fusebox underneath the dash

Applying some Feviquik to fix the flapping insulation back in place

And voila the dash is back again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

iraghava · 21st April 2007, 21:26

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Only after reading this thread have I realised what an inconvenience I have caused you ishan.

Arrey kya Sam tu bhi yaar! No problem man it's absolutely ok!! Ab ho gaya to kya karen why crib about it!! Don't fret about it boss, as a consolation next time you can buy me a beer, how's that?

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Originally Posted by elf

Good tagline for Nokia...

The E50. Worth going after.

Nice one, Elfy!

esteem_lover · 21st April 2007, 21:47

I guess all's well that end well. Helped you clear the dust inside & now you are guaranteed fresh clean air every time you switch on your AC.

theMAG · 21st April 2007, 22:10

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

now you are guaranteed fresh clean air every time you switch on your AC.

I wouldnt be surprised if he got ringtones everytime he switched on his AC

Jaggu · 21st April 2007, 23:44

hope you cleaned the grill and ducts while at it

OT: how long did it take to upload all those pics!!!

ajmat · 22nd April 2007, 08:46

Next time this happens, use a gynacologal mechanic

alexnazim · 21st April 2009, 23:46

How much did it cost you?

amtak · 22nd April 2009, 08:45

Alex,

You have just cleaned some dust from Ishan's 2 year old thread!

21st April 2007, 19:44	#16
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	is the phone ok or any problem with it.....
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Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,732 Times View My Garage	How many hours or man hours did it take to remove and put back?
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gigy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 1,321 Thanked: 47 Times	nice exercise. a stitch in time saves nine is so true
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elf BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,039 Thanked: 14 Times View My Garage	Good tagline for Nokia... The E50. Worth going after.
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21st April 2007, 21:20	#23
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 272 Times View My Garage	On the issue of dust, though the pictures are hazy can you guys make out how it is there on every surface of the dashboard. This when the whole car was taken apart & put together after thorough cleaning in March '06. To put it mildly this is only 1 years accumulation of dust under our conditions. Cleaning it a bit The parts taken off The Tools The Fusebox underneath the dash Applying some Feviquik to fix the flapping insulation back in place And voila the dash is back again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 507 Times View My Garage	I guess all's well that end well. Helped you clear the dust inside & now you are guaranteed fresh clean air every time you switch on your AC.
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Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,322 Thanked: 16,676 Times	hope you cleaned the grill and ducts while at it OT: how long did it take to upload all those pics!!! Last edited by Jaggu : 21st April 2007 at 23:53.
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22nd April 2007, 08:46	#28
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,062 Thanked: 29,725 Times View My Garage	Next time this happens, use a gynacologal mechanic
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alexnazim BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 90 Thanked: 0 Times	How much did it cost you?
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22nd April 2009, 08:45	#30
amtak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai - The city of Sea Link!!! Posts: 2,932 Thanked: 955 Times View My Garage	Alex, You have just cleaned some dust from Ishan's 2 year old thread!
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