Hyundai Excel Dash Help

**vbthanks** · 05-04-09, 11:50 AM

Hello,
The cigarette lighter socket in my 2000 excel is intermittent and I need to replace it.

How do I get the centre dash out ????

CHeers,
VB

**Godzilla** · 05-04-09, 12:21 PM

Stop smoking.

There must be some screws around holding the whole cover on.

Sometimes removing the ashtray on some cars exposes them.

Sorry i cannot be of more help but every car is a little different in its own way.

Oh one other thing, a intermittent lighter is sometimes the contacts inside the lighter case body in the dash being bent back too far and not giving - polarity to the lighters case. Sometimes carefully bending the tabs back out with a screw driver is all it takes but be careful not to cause a short and blow the fuse.

**Sanity** · 05-04-09, 12:34 PM

If its a Hyundai it will be hell

You will probably have to remove 3 doors and the gearbox.

**vbthanks** · 05-04-09, 01:07 PM

Thanks guys, i'll try looking behind the ashtray for some screws - i've looked everywhere else.
Everything was so easy on the old ford !

**Skepticist** · 17-04-09, 01:28 AM

Sanity is close to the truth

There's 4 screws holding the centre console on, 2 behind the row of p/b switches up top (pop them out to see the screws) and 2 more down the bottom behind the ashtray. You also need to remove the glovebox door and the panel above the pedals to unclip the climate control cables so the console can be pulled out enough to get at the lighter/stereo/whatever.

**Godzilla** · 17-04-09, 04:33 PM

Wow you pulled apart your whole car just to get the lighter socket out.

As a comparison i had the same center console out on my Camry last weekend.

Its all clipped in, so easy to remove, not a single screw in sight.

05-04-09, 11:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
vbthanks Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 73 Gameroom cash: $847 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 4	Hyundai Excel Dash Help Hello, The cigarette lighter socket in my 2000 excel is intermittent and I need to replace it. How do I get the centre dash out ???? CHeers, VB

05-04-09, 12:21 PM	#2
Godzilla Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,353 Gameroom cash: $875726 Thanks: 1,602 Thanked 770 Times in 475 Posts Rep Power: 113	Stop smoking. There must be some screws around holding the whole cover on. Sometimes removing the ashtray on some cars exposes them. Sorry i cannot be of more help but every car is a little different in its own way. Oh one other thing, a intermittent lighter is sometimes the contacts inside the lighter case body in the dash being bent back too far and not giving - polarity to the lighters case. Sometimes carefully bending the tabs back out with a screw driver is all it takes but be careful not to cause a short and blow the fuse. __________________ Need Stock or Performance Car Parts? PM me with your request. Brakes, Exhausts, Suspension, Cold Air Intakes, Clutch Kits and more. Performance Car Parts Online

17-04-09, 04:33 PM	#6
Godzilla Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,353 Gameroom cash: $875726 Thanks: 1,602 Thanked 770 Times in 475 Posts Rep Power: 113	Wow you pulled apart your whole car just to get the lighter socket out. As a comparison i had the same center console out on my Camry last weekend. Its all clipped in, so easy to remove, not a single screw in sight. __________________ Need Stock or Performance Car Parts? PM me with your request. Brakes, Exhausts, Suspension, Cold Air Intakes, Clutch Kits and more. Performance Car Parts Online

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05-04-09, 12:34 PM	#3
Sanity Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Victoria Posts: 6,456 Gameroom cash: $97190 Thanks: 272 Thanked 970 Times in 433 Posts Rep Power: 25	If its a Hyundai it will be hell You will probably have to remove 3 doors and the gearbox.

05-04-09, 01:07 PM	#4
vbthanks Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 73 Gameroom cash: $847 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 4	Thanks guys, i'll try looking behind the ashtray for some screws - i've looked everywhere else. Everything was so easy on the old ford !

17-04-09, 01:28 AM	#5
Skepticist Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 33 Gameroom cash: $1142 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Rep Power: 1	Sanity is close to the truth There's 4 screws holding the centre console on, 2 behind the row of p/b switches up top (pop them out to see the screws) and 2 more down the bottom behind the ashtray. You also need to remove the glovebox door and the panel above the pedals to unclip the climate control cables so the console can be pulled out enough to get at the lighter/stereo/whatever.