Yes, yes it is.

Why in God's name every modern auto manufacturer chooses to make it so difficult to change a common failure point is beyond me.

 

Because they figure the average truck/car owner won't endure the endless hour's of hell to do it themselves and will have to bring it to the dealer for repair and become an indentured servant in the process.

 

Did you cut the A/C lines to get it out??

 

Yes, he had to cut the lines... and this is what he found.... *barf*






So, the interior door panels are gross. The carpet inserts are gross. Who thought rivets were a good idea?? I drilled them out, popped the carpet panel out, tore it off, and recovered it with something a little nicer...

And I'm hoping the switches will hide the imperfections in the crease....

 

that is pretty nasty. at least you should have colder air once it is all fixed. maybe you could install some type of filter to prevent it from happening again.

 

Dash board all finished up, just waiting for the a/c and heater core work to be finished so we can reinstall it.

 

That looks REALLY good!!! I might have to think about painting mine black when I do the install...

 

What did you use to color the dash?

Arm rest looks GREAT! Wanna do mine next?

 

We clean the dash with thinner on a scotchbrite pad, then wax/grease remover on a paper towel. Spray down some Bully Dog adhesion promoter. Then use some flat black spray paint made for vinyl/plastic. The super clean surface and adhesion promoter are key to getting the paint to stick properly.

 

That's gonna look super sharp when ya get er together!