Sponsored

Best product for buffing scratches out of gauge cluster area?

TacoFreak

TRD Pro
Well-known member
First Name
James
Joined
May 23, 2024
Threads
3
Messages
1,638
Reaction score
1,939
Location
Crozet, Virginia
Vehicle(s)
2024 Tacoma TRD Pro, 2023 Lexus RZ450e
I bought some cheap panel removal tools on Amazon, which makes that stuff easier and less damaging. Everything I have removed so far has been simple to do, and most panels are just push connectors that make remove/reinstall easy.
Sponsored

 

Jeff11

TRD Off-Road Premium
Member
First Name
Jeff
Joined
Apr 4, 2025
Threads
1
Messages
6
Reaction score
5
Location
Pittsburgh
Vehicle(s)
2025 TRD OR
I bought some cheap panel removal tools on Amazon, which makes that stuff easier and less damaging. Everything I have removed so far has been simple to do, and most panels are just push connectors that make remove/reinstall easy.
When you say push connectors, what do you mean?
 

TacoFreak

TRD Pro
Well-known member
First Name
James
Joined
May 23, 2024
Threads
3
Messages
1,638
Reaction score
1,939
Location
Crozet, Virginia
Vehicle(s)
2024 Tacoma TRD Pro, 2023 Lexus RZ450e
A lot of the panels have connectors with pins which push into holes where they mount. The parts just pop loose when they are pried off and push back into place when you are done. I have taken lots of interiors apart for upgrade/fixes and newer Toyotas are super easy compared to the old fasteners. You can probably find a YT video where someone shows how to do that, which is what I usually do.
 

Jeff11

TRD Off-Road Premium
Member
First Name
Jeff
Joined
Apr 4, 2025
Threads
1
Messages
6
Reaction score
5
Location
Pittsburgh
Vehicle(s)
2025 TRD OR
A lot of the panels have connectors with pins which push into holes where they mount. The parts just pop loose when they are pried off and push back into place when you are done. I have taken lots of interiors apart for upgrade/fixes and newer Toyotas are super easy compared to the old fasteners. You can probably find a YT video where someone shows how to do that, which is what I usually do.
Excellent. Thank you! Good to know that even if a decent amount of disassembly is required, it shouldn't be bad.
 

TacoFreak

TRD Pro
Well-known member
First Name
James
Joined
May 23, 2024
Threads
3
Messages
1,638
Reaction score
1,939
Location
Crozet, Virginia
Vehicle(s)
2024 Tacoma TRD Pro, 2023 Lexus RZ450e
Excellent. Thank you! Good to know that even if a decent amount of disassembly is required, it shouldn't be bad.
TRD Jon did a video where he had to take the dash apart on his Tundra and commented on how everything just snaps together and how that made working inside our trucks easy. That is what I have found too. Good luck!
Sponsored

 
 






Top