Jeep Dash Removal 

these guys are excellent. They make the task seem timely, informative and practical as opposed to paying the mechanics about $1500 for a job that you can do in your home garage on your leizure.

I'm cursing a heater core in a 2000 Jeep GC right now, but I didn't evac the a/c. A little more of a pain in the butt, but there's no extra cost. I split the heater box and left the a/c evaporator and the top portion the of heater box in the vehicle while I removed the bottom, it has to be hosed out anyway because there's coolant in all the little pockets in the air box. I also found a broken blend door.

Thank you very much we just did this to give people an idea of why it is so expensive to have this repair done the correct way

Our 2005 GC makes a buzzing noise when we run the blower motor on high about 3 years ago the blend doors went out I paid a guy $450 to fix it. I had to bring it back to him 3 times he wasn't happy each time I did because he knew how much work it was to pull the dash. About a year later I noticed the dash wasn't even put in correctly one side has a bigger gap in it. I figured now that the blower is giving us problems we will get the dash put back in correctly. Great American product.

nice to see young ladies that can do mechanical work we need more . after visiting germany i was amazed at the number if women with these skills , awesome

@fedorov5549 We did not change the Heater core and Evaporator core because the customer did not want the extra expense, the Heater cores do not fail that much here in GA. The Evap. core do fail but they are expensive. Sorry we are not very close to Wisconsin we are in GA

I'd pay extra to watch my repair guy do this, or any repair. Like if when I pay at the end I get an email with a link to a private youtube video of my car getting fixed in 10x speed.

@fetymann There is no cabin air filter on this year cherokee you can add an aftermarket one if you want. This is ridiculous I agree supposedly the new ones are more robust we have yet to have any replacements break and we have done over 100 of these jobs.

@markymark9172 the problem on this particular jeep was the recirculation door, not the blend door. Once we got it apart we realized that the blend door was broken as well.

p.s great video,im sure your customers like to see the great job you do it shows you take great pride in your work , there r some mech,i wouldn't trust to change a tire ,the fact you take the time to show your work is commendible .

i would like to see a video on how to recalibrate the climate control head to the blend door actuator for the 03-04 KJ. I have found only one website where a tech posted directions from a dealer service manual. And there is nothing about calibration procedures in this video or anywhere else on youtube for any model of Jeep with electronic blend door. It is very important that the control head is calibrated before use, you simply wont get any heat or it will break the blend door linkage.

Wow, amazing video! You guys really know what you're doing. Very informative and well done. Thanks.

Great video, guys, of a repair that is all too common on the WJ model Jeeps! How many hours did the job take the two of you to complete? Love my 2002 Grand Cherokee Overland, except for the poorly designed parts on the HVAC system. Chrysler should have done better and stood behind their work on this HVAC system.

Wow - you both rock!! This video was very informative. Can't believe the work involved in doing this. All I can say is Chrysler ... they don't exactly build quality stuff. Wondered what you charge for this - looks like it's a lot of hard, meticulous work.

Thanks, and I agree this repair is far too common. As far as how long it takes with filming and setting up everything it takes much longer than if we just did it without worrying about camera angles and lighting and such. Ashley and I can do these in about half a day.

A lot of us don't have the money to have someone else do this. Is there a actual instructional video or idiots guide ( hopefully with pictures ) so I can remove this dash myself and not become suicidal?

@willeb522 Yes this is a good example of why car repairs are so expensive. Good luck on your wife's Jeep. We have other shops calling and asking how to do this job all the time. I commend you for doing this job yourself.

Congratulations! this is a service master. Wow, really a lot of work, can you tell me if the WK model 2005 can happen this same problem or design has been improved?

99' f150-I have warm air entering the cab via the recirculating vent,under the passenger dash at the firewall. i can see the door covering the grill, the warm air comes in to the cab mixing with the cold air on the passenger side, any ideas?Are the blend doors needed if all you ever use is max ac? thank you, best video of hvac / dash removal ever.

I dont have the dual climate control on my laredo but the passenger side does not blow as well as the driver. Would this be because of the same issue?

I have a 2000 Grand Cherokee in my garage now I'm doing a heater core on. I have the dash completely loose but something in the center is keeping it from coming completely out. Seems like around behind the radio mounts. Any suggestions? Thanks

@Beemrr Well to be honest I am usually working on cars not sitting at the computer. So I do agree it takes me awhile to get back around to answering these.

how much dose a job like this cost the replace the same things you did and to remove the dash?

Yes this job is not cheap as you can see how much work it is to do.

I would think changing the heater core while your that deep would be a good idea since they are cheap enough to change depending on your vehicle age or milage of course ..just an after thought .

Same thing is wrong with my 01 with dual doors and I just bought it. Why didn't you change the heater core and/or evaporator? Are you anywhere near Wisconsin?

whoa! that is a lot of work!!! so if the blend door is in close position - does it blow cold or hot air? that is probably whats going on with my jeep. driver side has no heat but passenger side is all good and dandy.

@gt90guy You probably have some type of blockage in the HVAC system

Sounds like you need to get a manual or check other videos that do step by step removal as this one was geared toward the blend door. I have a question, is it possible to access the blend door motor (near the firewall) without pulling the heater core? I pulled this last year in about 2 hours (Without breaking things) and now it appears one of the motors is bad. I do believe it's the one under the glove box, but haven't had time to look. Basically I have hot air on passenger side with A/C on.

This is why I traded my 99 Grand Cherokee in. Jeep and Dodge from 99 to 04 just had way too many issues like this. This job would have cost me over $1000. And this happened to me on a vehicle that was only 4 years old! But it was just outside of the factory warranty. I also had cam sensor go out and 2 window regulators and 1 door actuator. My Nissan had 0 issues in over 8 years. I think and hope that American cars are better now. My 14 Durango has the Mopar MaxCare lifetime unlimited mileage warranty.

I have an 06 Grand Cherokee and every time it rains my drivers side floor board gets soaking wet... Any ideas?

Yes Ford Explorer's have a similar problem with the blend door's breaking

How much would a job like that cost.

The purpose of our videos is to show people how much work goes into certain repairs and why they end up costing so much money. Customers often do not realize how labor intensive these jobs are and what all must be done to complete the repair. Our videos are not meant to be used as instructional guides to complete jobs on your own. A job this large should not be attempted by anyone who doesn't know exactly what they're doing.

No they make it really hard I do not understand why they do not make the parts stronger.

ive got it down to about hour and half to pull the dash and climate control box in the KJ libertys. Most of it will zip apart with a screw gun and air ratchet.

@CooperLakeAutomotive so they removed the dash, just for fun??

How long did the job take in real time?

@CooperLakeAutomotive Thanks I will check that out.

sucks mice got somewhere up in the dash behind my glove box in my cherokee, and when it rains water comes in on that side. im guessing they pluged something up with their nest. im sure i'll have to take the whole thing apart to clean it out.

@JoelPerezident Actually, they needed to access the blend door.

This video is to show our work this is not an instructional video. I use You Tube to host my videos for my website. I am sorry you think they are pointless but our customers like them.

My evaporator is leaking in my 99 GC, would you recommend taking apart the dash to a newb? they want 1500+ for the job, can't afford it right now..

sorry what is the name of the parts that were changed in this video?

@markymark9172 I have a similar problem on an 03 tj sport how do you modify the heater box through the glove compartment as I am not looking forward to ripping the steering wheel and dash etc.

No, since they weren't changing the motor.

@JoelPerezident You can access the blower motor without removing the dash.

The air flows out of all the vents except the front ones on my 1997 jeep wrangler. What is an estimate that your company would give me on the price to just take off my dash and find out the problem? it looks like it would cost a customer hundreds of dollars just to have a dealership do this and locate the problem.

nice work How many hours u make this?

clears me a lot of doubt !!! thanks !

so how much dose a job like this cost ?

Awesome! Thanks.

@Beemrr These videos are just for us to show our work we are not trying to diagnose other people's problems through here I can guess all day what is wrong but without looking at the vehicle it would be just that a guess and I could totally be wrong and cost you a bunch of money. I do not believe this helps anyone.

Your welcome although if you are not a professional technician I would say not to try this job.

This job runs between $850 and $1100

should have changed the other blend doors, they will break soon and he will have to pay another 1200.00?

Many thanks for such a informative video. To answer leopold klop, this is the results of the corporate mindset and primary function, return maximum profits to investors, PERIOD! Good businesses were and are built by REAL business people who are concerned about their product or service being top notch, pleasing their customers, and appreciating their workers. Actually earning and building a good reputation and name. Since the early eighties the Wall Street crowd has been on the express route to destroying good businesses in the U.S.A. Investment funds, hedge funds, takeover cowboys, etc., etc., have been buying out and taking over once great companies and running them into the ground, bleeding the maximum profit out of them. Build it as cheap as they can with junk parts made overseas with cheap slave labor. Cut cost's, cut cost's, cut cost's., Quality? Out he door! Jobs and wages? Out the door! Like this video shows, turn what should be a simple and easy operation into an over complicated, time consuming (even though the video was edited to 9:10), labor intensive (two people), expensive job, that they figure or hoped the customer would bring back to one of their dealerships. A simple easy access door could have been put in place for heater core removal. The flapper doors could be made decently instead of being cheap plastic junk, and access to them could be made more sensible. Making the job easier and sensible helps the mechanic as well, especially if they're swamped with other jobs, they can get it in and get it out and move on to the next project. BUT, corporations don't care about making things right, pleasing their customers, treating their workers right or any of that stuff, just maximum return to their investors, especially their big investors who might not even be U.S. citizens. Of course to anyone who is reading this and not a U.S. citizen or living in the U.S.A., you could care less, but just realize the same thing is happening where you live, and if it isn't in full force yet, it will be.

@burkdogg21 Yes that is too bad they probably ate through something if they are indeed Rats.

This explains why they named it JEEP. J - just E - empty E - every P - pocket They wanted 800 dollars to replace the condensation catch pan for my liberty. My first was a CJ5 in 1966 and I am a Jeep fan. I don't need A/C that badly. (tried the wire in the tube thing - did nothing to help)

Ashley you are RAW girl!!!

@willeb522 Thanks for watching good luck and changing yours make sure you have no bolts left over!!

very very usefull, thanks!!!

I own jeep cars since I bought my first 1993 Wrangler. Now I own a Grand Cherokee. These cars give me a great feeling while driving and I really like them. This is so, until I have to repair something that should be normally easy to fix by a simple do-it-yourself work. Things are so bad designed that it appears to be a-use-a-while-and-throw-away car. Some friends of mine have Honda CRVs for example. Much easier to repair ant they don´t break so often. Two different worlds I know. But bad design.

This is insane, oh good job Chrysler! there they go using plastic parts for everything that's bound to break. They must be doing that on purpose. bastards! QUESTION: Is there a cabin filter that you can replace in that mess? I've already had both of the PLASTIC cable blocks break on each window regulator of my 01 Laredo. Fortunately I was able to replace them with the machined aluminum block available online.

@Mr10inchnail My sentiments exactly!! couldn't have said it better..

2:52 "told you i can do it look" :D

Your welcome

im changeing my evaporator core...great video none the less...ashleys pretty hot to...

Awesome! I'll watch anything with Ashley in it. Just when I thought eric the car guy was the sexiest mechanic, I find this. That pony tail is hot!

lotta work but nice job:)

thanks

I am on my 3rd Jeep G Cherokee and my third blower door problem. What junk! I am going to sell this truck and go Japanese.

@sniper90sbklyn I would also like to know.

definitely not worth the hassle

ashley is cute

Ashely is cute :)