how to take apart the engine cover

[tylerrice123]

i have the 2.4 liter ecotech motor and i was thinking about painting it how do i get it off? and also the gray plastic interior pieces will they come off ass well?

[Ghost]

Re: how to take apart the engine cover

you mean this?



and these?




they come off easy. all of these are snap on, except for the driver that has a little more.

[tylerrice123]

Re: how to take apart the engine cover

what kind of paint did you use and does the shift plate come off as well?

[Ghost]

Re: how to take apart the engine cover

the shifter plate does come off. i have never taken that one off...yet. someone PMd me some instructions on how to take it off. ill look for them in a bit. and i only used Duplicolor.


here they are, provided by cdubb33...starting with the armrest center console.
"ok so heres how to get that out...

bottom front corner of the center console you have 2 10 mm bolts one on driver one on passenger covered with black plastic cirlces. Then back toward the back of the console you have 3 bolts to take out, 2 phillips screws and 1 of the 10 mm bolts. so total you have 8 bolts to take out. Once all of that is removed lift the dash up, I couldnt get mine to come all the way out, so I just picked it up, leaned it towards the front of the car and then pulled the gear piece out. Now the gear piece has 4 tabs in each corner you need to loosen before popping it out, so you dont break them. Any questions, lemme know. "


"ah ok, easy if you have the center console out...

there are 4 tabs on the shifter plate piece (thing with p, n, d etc in it) that u press and they pop up. Before you do this though you need to remove the shifter, pop the bottom chrome trim ring down with a screwdriver then there is a screw in the front, take that out then the shifter piece comes off. make sense? if not ill try to get pics for you."

[tylerrice123]

Re: how to take apart the engine cover

ok ill try that today, do you know anything about led lights inside the car i bought some red ones i just dont know how to wire them. and i also forgot to ask you if the silver trim comes off the steering wheel

[Ghost]

Re: how to take apart the engine cover

...do you know anything about led lights inside the car...

which LEDs? the interior lights it already has? or adding LED/neon lighting to it?

...and i also forgot to ask you if the silver trim comes off the steering wheel

you have trim on the wheel? um, i dont know the exact details but they can come off. the downside is you have to take off the airbag and probably hard. Lampoon has done it.

[tylerrice123]

Re: how to take apart the engine cover

addind new led lights

[Ghost]

Re: how to take apart the engine cover

oh ok. BAMBAMM has added lights and found a place to plug them into under the dash.

[BAMBAMM]

Re: how to take apart the engine cover

Are you looking to have the LED's come on only with the interior lights, or do you want to be able to control when they turn on and off?

[Jacquel]

Re: how to take apart the engine cover



I used Duplicolor caliper paint for mine, they snap off real easy. They snap on just as easy. Just pull from right to left on a bit of an angle.

As for LED's just make sure they are grounded properly and use a fuse addon. Don't just wire them into your fuse box, as setting your car ablaze is never a good idea.

[tylerrice123]

Re: how to take apart the engine cover

i want them to come on when the speedometer and the radio control buttons light up, and my motor cover looks alot different then the one you guys are posting is it still the same principle though?

[Ghost]

Re: how to take apart the engine cover

i want them to come on when the speedometer and the radio control buttons light up, and my motor cover looks alot different then the one you guys are posting is it still the same principle though?

um no and yes..? yours has the intake built into the cover itself. ours are two separate pieces. so you have to disconnect the intake too if you want to paint the cover.