Parksy's gq

[BigRAWesty]

That's what I wanna hear.. Or not. Awesome. A lot more resuring forking out for the big pack..

[Drewboyaus]

Has been a busy day today, removed all the dash last night and proceeded today by removing all the cracked ceramic insulation and installing fatmat insulation.
Dash removal


Heater core removed. I left the aircon hooked up for obvious reasons, but the unit was unbolted so I could work behind it fairly easily.

Getting there...


And the nightmare begins putting it all back together again...


But all completed now and I can't believe that I had no screws left over. Happy days! Was also a good opportunity to clean all the ducting and aircon/heater core.
The difference in sound level is night and day. Vast improvement over the old setup. Will stock up on more of this fatmat and do the rest of the truck.

Holy heck.,...you really pulled the Jesus pin on that! Good job getting it back together....

[Bloodyaussie]

Thats exactly what I want to do so I can rewire everything properly... just need a time when I can be off the road for 2 days.

[BigRAWesty]

Thats exactly what I want to do so I can rewire everything properly... just need a time when I can be off the road for 2 days.

2 days.. Mate. Give it 2 weeks minimum..

[Parksy]

What are you planning on rewiring BA? 2 days is optimistic I think, but not impossible. I think overall it took me a day and a half do what I just did. Wasn't too difficult, I think it looks worse than it is. Everything comes off in stages which makes it easier. It's just like a big macano set. If anyone has questions I'm happy to answer them.

[Bloodyaussie]

2 days is fine for me... I am rewiring all my switches and new cig plugs and also gas gauge.

I have pulled this crap apart before and know what I am getting myself in for.

I am not adding sound deadening but maybe I should, hmm...

[mudnut]

Hey, Parksy, did you find anything around the passenger side pillar that could cause an annoying clunky clatter? I have had the glove box out and wedged foam in amongst the wiring connecters and air ducts, but it still persists. Is there a wiring loom and connecter inside the pillar?

[Parksy]

Hey mudnut, what I've just found out is the actual dash assembly needs attention because it is a big source of noise. After all my efforts, there is still an annoying rattle which is coming from the dash, not behind it. I plan to install more fatmat to the inside of the dash to hopefully remove this noise, but I did manage to get rid of most annoying noises. But next time you're in your car, give the flat section of the dash a sharp hit with your clench fist. Hopefully this is the sound you're hearing, if not, you might have to remove the dash to find it. I noticed that the ducting mounts like to crack at the screw holes. Also on my gq ontop of the aircon radiator, there is an electrical plug that seems loose, even though it's connected. This made what seemed to be one of the annoying sounds when I wobbled it, so I just put a fillet of sealant around it to stop it vibrating.
Not sure if there's any wiring inside the pillar, would suck if there was. Could try and spray some penetrol inside the pillar to try and "glue" what ever might be inside to the wall?

[Parksy]

This is the electrical plug I mentioned(shown disconnected)

[mudnut]

Thanks, for the photo, mate. Sorry for my belated reply. Yep I taped that connector down too. I think I will pull the head liner off at the top and have a squiz with my camera to see if there is a foreign object inside the pillar.