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YOUR RESEARCHHow do you take off the plastic bit that surronds stereo & houses various switches
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Hi there
Last night I pushed my demister switch and it was obviously loose and as I pushed it, it came out of its holder and went back into the dash. I am keen to pull off the surround so i can put it back into place but am not sure how the silver plastic surround comes off.
The car is a 2002 996 Cab.
My guess is that it can be pried off with a butter knife but want to make sure in case I give it a try and break the plastic and make my dash look terrible.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Thanks. So I lever it up a little so i can get a finger in and then yank? I am just worried about snapping it and then the pushed in demister button will be the least of my cosmetic problems.
I just did this last week -- I wouldnt yank. I bought a small plastic/ spackling knife -- composition of the plastic is pretty soft so it does not scratch. Worked like a charm.
I picked up a set of
plastic pry bars
at harbor freight for 6 or 7 dollars. I find that I use them frequently for small prying jobs. They won't ding your interior the way a butter knife would, plus they are cheap.
http://www.harborfreight.com/4-piece...kit-95214.html
Thanks for all the help. Just managed to do it with a kitchen knife wrapped in a t-shirt (to avoid scratching). Was a lot simpler than I thought. Now perhaps I can move onto ripping out the rubbish stereo that came in the car and put in something that plays more than just the base of any given song!!!
