Removing Japanese Tv Dash Brackets

[Blitz_boy]

Hi guys,

Just seeing if anyone has some tips or techniques on how to remove the Japanese TV brackets off dashboards.

I know they can leave your dash a mess so is there a way to take them off leaving little to no evidence they were ever there?

Here's a pic if you’re not sure what I'm talking about.

[Spurdo]

i guess it depends how hardcore the installer went when they put it in. does it just have an adhesive securing it to the dash or does it have bolts going through the dash and secured by nuts on the other side? if its the latter then you cant do too much about holes it'll leave behind.. perhaps an upholstery specialist might have a suitable filler to use. also if this is the case then i think the whole upper dash will have to come out so you can get at the other side to loosen the nuts

if your lucky and its just an adhesive, then the dash wouldn't have to come out, but you will have to loosen it off very gradually and carefully or you might pull up bits of the dash surface and it will look horrid afterwards. for an adhesive get some wd40 or crc 5.56 or a versatile citrus cleaner and squirt it in around it and after a minute or two it should start to break up the adhesive, allowing you to lift it up bit by bit and just keep squirting more as it comes off. concentrate on one edge as it comes up and just work your way to the other. dont pull too hard on it or you'll risk ripping up the upholstery surface, let the spray do the work for you and you just lift it off as it becomes free

Edited August 17, 2010 by jonboy

[GTR-N1]

...and if jonboy's suggestions hit a wall, can you use it as a base for an in-car-cam?