!!cant get ***** kick panel off.. help please!!!

[slappedvr]

hey guys
i jsut bought a chip and am trying to put it in this morning but the problem is i cant even get the kick panel off to acces where the chip is. i unscrewed the little screw under the glove box but its not giving pay
please help guys
cheers

 

[ephect]

you need to remove the strip that locks the doorsill to the kickpanel. remove the side airvent that attaches to the dash, and u'll see another screw behind there. i cant remember if i really needed to, but i removed the glovebox coz there was a screw underneath.

 

[slappedvr]

ok so i finnaly got the kick panel off
and now im faced with a steel box with rivets i think.
how do i get this thing off?

 

[ephect]

there are black clips around the ecu, gently unclip them and you can remove the ecu from its mounted position.

on the other side are 2 screws holding a metal door/flap, remove them and you can lift the door up/off and under there is the chip.

 

[slappedvr]

thnx
ok i done that but cant undoo the screws
what did u undo them with?

 

[danja]

From memory they are torx screws. They shouldn't be tight though, you might manage with a jewellers screwdriver.

 

[VSIIBerlinaL67]

torx screw driver i think

 

[DENDTS]

i think their a t15 or t20 torx bit on the ecu

 

[slappedvr]

wow ive never heard of a torx screwdriver
is there any other tools that would be able to get it off as i dont ahve any torx screw drivers?

 

[ephect]

you might be able to get them off with a flathead screwdriver thats the right size, but you might end up wrecking the thread. will work thou.