replacing heater matrix

[kernow_joe]

read a few guides on this and it seems pretty straight forward, if a little long winded.
but is there much that can go wrong apart from the clips through the bulk head being a pain.

Just going to take a long time basically?

[Grant]

Getting the dash back in without any squeaks or rattles - good luck with that haha

Just make sure to check and double check everything. Very easy to nick wires or cause chaffing and shorting.

[kernow_joe]

its an old 306 it already has plenty of squeaks and rattles
so just take my time and check and double check nothings caught, reckon I might have a go on the weekend

[Grant]

Yeah, its not too bad of a job. Just as you say long winded. Nothing technical, just lots to remove!

[kernow_joe]

Yeah, its not too bad of a job. Just as you say long winded. Nothing technical, just lots to remove!

and then replace? :p

hopefully it won't be one of them where I end up with a box of left over bolts ....

[Grant]

Well you know the easiest thing?

Remove the bits, then don't put them back!

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[Niall]

It's an easy job. Just time consuming. You could do the whole lot in a day if your dragging your heals.

[darrenjlobb]

Ive managed to avoid doing this for many years due to never having issues, but found myself doing two in the last year...and honestly, cant see what the fuss was all about, very straight foward easy job to be honest.... You wont have any issues at all Joe

[kernow_joe]

awesome thanks guys, I read a guide think it was on the 6 forum, and it sounds a piece of piss, but was worried there may have been some hinden things as you say theres always a lot of fuss about them

[THE_Liam]

It's just long and boring, but not half as bad as its made out to be to be fair. I did it over a weekend, Saturday morning, then pub, then finished it Sunday. Wouldn't do it all in one go myself.

[kernow_joe]

I've got to chuck the offending heap through an mot, but I reckon it should fly through, no point fixing things if its getting scrapped.

also the heaters are either on or off via an external switch at the moment so should be able to have a peak see if I can fix them at same time, does the dash come right out when its all undone or just slide forward enough to get to stuff?

only reason I ask is the dash is bubbled up a bit from sun light, so if I'm taking it out it may be worth replacing??

[Niall]

Dash comes straight out. Thats the most difficult bit if your on your own. Lifting it out without smashing everything to pieces!

[darrenjlobb]

Why take it out?

I just pull it back and do the job and put it back again, no need to remove everything / fully remove it from the car....unless you not planning on putting it back in of course haha

[Niall]

Well thats it. Last time i took a 306 dash out, it wasnt going back in due to it being scrapped lol so didnt consider how much room there was to replace the matrix

[darrenjlobb]

Sorry I didnt mean to come across that you were doing it wrong Niall, not at all, was just saying to save time...Im a firm believer of doing thing your own way, not how other people tell you to, nothing works better than this in the real world dont take me the wrong way, as i often come arcross that way without meaning to.

[kernow_joe]

Why take it out?

I just pull it back and do the job and put it back again, no need to remove everything / fully remove it from the car....unless you not planning on putting it back in of course haha

Well if everything had to come off to get access was thinking of maybe replacing the dash as it's bubbled, but that was earlier, I had energy and stupid ideas, the bubbling isn't bad enough to bother removing one from the scrap yard

[Niall]

Sorry I didnt mean to come across that you were doing it wrong Niall, not at all, was just saying to save time...Im a firm believer of doing thing your own way, not how other people tell you to, nothing works better than this in the real world dont take me the wrong way, as i often come arcross that way without meaning to.

Nah don't worry I know! Lol

I'm thinking I might have to do the matrix in mine soon as I have a wet drivers footwell I can't seem to cure at the moment