Bradwillia

I have two second gen GS's on hand. Want to swap the interiors on both. I know the doors, carpets, seats are easy. However, what about the headliner, pillars dash, etc. ? Anybody done this?

ThomasGS4

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The dash is the only one that should be of concern. The A and C pillars pop right out while the B pillar is held in with a few bolts. The headliner will come right out after the homelink/center unit and "oh crap" handles are removed.

Bradwillia

Thanks, so I guess I can do it on my own, but maybe I could take it somewhere to have the dash pulled and changed? Or can it be dyed?

ThomasGS4

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Either that or see if any local CL members would be willing to lend a hand. Jeff Tsai pulled and changed the dash when I helped Daniel (LuxuryGS3) swap his interior.

Bradwillia

Cool thanks. I'll PM him and tell him you referred.

ThomasGS4

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I don't think he'll come to Indiana to swap your dash.

Just see if any locals will want to help.

Bradwillia

I wasn't expecting him to do that, lol. Just wondered if he had any pointers on how to get it out. I don't think he's on here anymore. His mailbox is completely full

TTurboPimp

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the dash swap isnt that bad at all, its just intimidating to attack for the first time. If you have the luxery of having the new dash sitting in front of you, you can see where the bolts are that hold it on. There isnt that many, after that its just unplugging the wiring harness.......fairly easy, just take your time.

sakataj

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your a old member, you should know to search man, keyword "dash swap" pulls up a handful of threads as does "interior swap"

when i did my interior swap about a month ago this is the DIY i followed

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...iy-w-pics.html

i recommend having a extra "hand" around if you can get a friend to help, everything else is fairly straight forward just take your time. the only thing i didnt do from that DIY was i didnt drop the steering assembly i took the dash over it..... good luck its not to bad i think my total interior swap took me about 9 hours of us working slow and about 1.5 of that was removing the gs300 wiring harness from the old dash and putting my factory one back in there (only did this as my OEM GS430 harness had 2 plugs the GS300 dash i got didnt and i didnt wanna have to figure out what they were.... and no they were for the NAV these were in different places. i found one to be for the center ML speaker and no clue what the other one is for)

also a little helpful tip, before fully nolting everything back up for the dash test ALL modes/features so you know everything is working before you put everything back together and have to undo it to retrace something

chrispy

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Dash is not too hard. I think the hardest thing was dropping the sunroof to remove the sunroof sliding cover. Don't forget to swap the VIN plate.

Blanco

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Vin plates aren't swapped. They're riveted into the firewall.. Brad it's not that bad. Like Brian said the most time consuming part was the dash. I had to drop my steering column, but it's only 4 nuts for that. The wiring harness takes the most time, transplanting it from one to the other dash.

Once you loosen all the nuts & bolts holding it in and you try and begin pulling it, you'll figure out real quick where the harness is still plugged in. Most connections are down at the kick panels.

Just go slow and be gentle. Don't force anything. I was told the clips on the dash were easy to break. I managed not to break any my first time.

It'll be worth the effort!!! Jus DO eet!!

KingNasGS4

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Bumping this up because I will be doing this soon. In you guys opinion which would be easier/cheaper ? Painting the headliner or buying and changing it out ? What about sun visors and rear view mirror?

neegroy

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now that you got all your info, lets see those progress pictures! hahaha

Bradwillia

Well there wont be any progress pictures because I didn't end up having to do it. Got into a fender bender a month ago, so now its the perfect opportunity to paint the car blue. Taking it in tomorrow, should be done in about 3 weeks

adamgamz

EDIT - nevermind, those are easy, just popped them off in 5 min time.