need a little help

Ok so today i got a new mounting kit for my cars cd player cause the other 1 stuck out like 2 inches n i was gonna put that in and take the dash apart to paint it. but then i ran into a problem the 1 screw on the passenger side under the vent is stripped it just spins around then gets tight n then loose again it is pissin me off any idea of how to get it out of there without messing up the dash

get a lil piece of duct tape n stick it in where u unscrew it, and it might be able to form and shape to the contour of the bolt, then just unscrew it like u normally would, its a long shot but try it.

Or you can try grabbing it with some pliers?? :dunno: Jersey's idea wasnt bad either.

Thanks guys i will try that tomaro but im pretty sure the screw is fine on the outside its stripped on the inside n i can't just pull it out with pliers

Thanks guys i will try that tomaro but im pretty sure the screw is fine on the outside its stripped on the inside n i can't just pull it out with pliers


So the screw has no threads left on it??

you could also take a little drill bit and drill it in there and then use the bit to take the screw out, that make any sense

ya thanks alot i got it out:grinyes:

ya thanks alot i got it out:grinyes:


so would you like to tell us how you got it out??

Well i tried the duck tape idea but no luck then i just used a flat head screw driver n pried on it n turned it out n now my cd player dosen't stick out like 2 inches lol n i can use my cup holder :biggrin: they really need some better cup holders in the cavaliers i only have 1 unless i flip my center console open n still even then i only have 3

So you just pryed it with a flathead then, glad to see it worked for you. Yeah screw the cup holders in the cavy's IMO the only one that works well is the one that is in the center console when you open it, not the one that is on the bottom of the armrest but that other one.

Ya that 1 works good for cans of pop cause u can kinda close it n it wont splash on u AHHAHHA 1 of my favorite things about the interior is when people r trying to put the windows down lol they allways hit the door lock button n then get pissed hahha

1 of my favorite things about the interior is when people r trying to put the windows down lol they allways hit the door lock button n then get pissed hahha

:rofl: hell yeah I know that is hilarious!!! my buddies do that all the time there not use to the window switch being in the center console. (which I think is pretty cool)

lol ya rember how u asked me awhile ago how the visability at night with my head light covers is well last night i was at my girl friends n shes lives in the country and when i was driving home i totaly forgot they were on then i pull put of the drive way flicked my high beams on n couldn't see like anything thing so i just left the fogs lights on then when i was allmost home i got pulled over and the cop told me next time not to drive with them on i told him i just got off work n had a 5min drive home LOL

:rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol: BAM!! It was only a matter of time man. I was waiting to either hear about you getting pulled over(like what happend) or you having some sort of accident.

LOL i should have said im sorry i just have super dim lights on my car or my sound system is so good it sucks all the power so my lights r dim

LOL i should have said im sorry i just have super dim lights on my car or my sound system is so good it sucks all the power so my lights r dim


He'd probably tell you to buy a cap lol, the cup holdes in my car work out nicely for me, but i usually have a bottle in there, but since it got painted, ain't shit going in there lol

Ya man Im gonna be painting my interior red soon n getting some red lights for the inside too

Ya man Im gonna be painting my interior red soon n getting some red lights for the inside too


Very nice man when do plan on doing this??

Im not too sure yet sometime this month tho i have read a bunch of threads on here about how to do it n i think i have a pretty good idea of how to do it now i just need a day off im so busy with work n school n the girlfriend lol

Well if you plan on doing it the right way with sanding and everything, one day isnt going to be anywhere close to enough time. count on at least a week.


*EDIT* I'm guessing you already seen this thread, but its the best I know of on how to paint the interior http://www.j-body.org/forums/read.ph...=70341&t=70341 (http://www.j-body.org/forums/read.php?f=45&i=70341&t=70341)

Ya i know i just need a day to take the dash all out n the parts i would right now but its raining out

Yeah you could take all the stuff apart in a couple hours actaully and its been raining on and off for like 4 days now by me :banghead: it sucks.

All the dash pieces and pillars too me like 10mins tops, it's not hard at all.

yea doesn't take me long either

I was talking more about a beginner trying to take everything apart. Of course for someone that has been doing it its going to be a helluva lot quicker.

oooo ok i feel ya

oooo ok i feel ya.........thats what I thought!!!! :)

uh huh hommie Z

That was my first time actually lol

Ya i want to take my time n take stuff appart n not break anything plus after today i will be really slow i got the end of my finger nail ripped off in auto class n its kinda sore im still trying to come up with how i want everything painted

I hear ya man, taking apart the dash isn't tough, just unscrew all the screws hold it down and then it's only clips holding it in, just easily pull up on the stuff and you're good. But yes, you wanna think about everything you want red and every stock charcoal piece you want to paint black or whatever color you want. Plan it out just dont go in there and start painting stuff red because it sticks out and you can. Plan it out so you actually have a color scheme that flows with your interior.

Also make sure when you start taking all the screws out you remember where each one goes.