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Replacing the plastic on a 996

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YOUR RESEARCHReplacing the plastic on a 996

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Use butter knife so not

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I use a butter knife so not to scratch anything.
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Replacing the plastic on a 996

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Replace (especially the center front dash piece

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Wondering how hard it is to replace (especially the center front dash piece with the air vents).
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Leading evidence: 'Use butter knife so not' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace (especially the center front dash piece' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Replace (especially the center front dash piece

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Wondering how hard it is to replace (especially the center front dash piece with the air vents).
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Replacing the plastic on a 996

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Replace (especially the center front dash piece

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Suggestion · Original poster
Wondering how hard it is to replace (especially the center front dash piece with the air vents).
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Replacing the plastic on a 996

Use butter knife so not

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Unsuccessful attempts: 1
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I use a butter knife so not to scratch anything.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I have a 99 with the sparkly plastic bits, and bought some newer, matte black bits off of eBay. Wondering how hard it is to replace (especially the center front dash piece with the air vents). Any special tools? Anything I should look out for? Much appreciated...

POST 2Original post

Everything snaps off. I use a butter knife so not to scratch anything. The lighter and wiper regulator have little locking tabs that have to be pushed away. The lighter needs a small screwdriver to release it from it's second tab.

POST 3Original post

Hey ZEEZEE do a search with my screenname and u will find a few threads discussing this. Its very easy. I did all the pieces with my dad in a few hours... HTH

POST 4 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Thanks, guys. i'll try it this weekend and see what happens...

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