One of the jobs I dislike but am given a lot is interior work. In some cases it’s remote start installation on brand new cars, but other times it’s a bit more. In the past couple weeks I’ve spent a lot of time on these. The main thing I don’t like about doing interior work is trying to not damage all the plastic pieces, but I think that’s why I get given these jobs, because I work slowly and carefully and actually follow instructions.

I spent half of two days removing this Honda Fit dashboard to replace the heater box. It’s the second time I’ve done the job so I knew what I was doing a bit more this time. The worst part is the driver’s door wiring harness connectors are not easily reachable and it took a while to get plugged back in.

A few days later I had to work on a CR-V with a water leak in the back. It took a while but I figured out it was the antenna leaking so I resealed it with some silicone. The day after that I had to replace a CR-V antenna, which required taking apart almost as much of the interior.

Not many days after that I had to take another dashboard out, this time on a CR-V so I could replace the heater core. It was much easier than the Fit, but I did forget one wiring connector when I put it back together so the HVAC controls wouldn’t work. A quick look at the wiring diagram helped me find where the problem was.

New blog posts every Monday and Thursday, plus pictures throughout the week on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Mechanical Malarkey stickers available for $5 anywhere in the US!

-Dan