Well I didn't do one personally, so I don't know about tools... But in the shop the other day, two guys took about a full work day and then a half to do this. Both are pretty good techs.

The entire dashboard came out... all the venting for the HVAC system (BTW, that foam that surrounds these ducts is very important. Don't put it back, and you'll have never ending rattles), some of the firewall components, etc.

You'll probably need some G12 too.

From what I saw, its a ***** lol. Good luck.

 

Woah never see you on here...

I don't really have any good advice for you lol, but is this the MK3 VR you guys are rebuilding??

 

Yeah it is! i've been super busy with work and stuff. The heater core is bypassed right now so i'm assuming its out of commission. i just wanted to know what i was getting myself into before hand. hahah.

 

Pics!!!

 

I just did the one in my 96

took me 4 hours in my garage w/ limited space/ lighting. I got it all back together then realized im missing a damn cable, so i had to rip it all back down again. Right now im stuck because i got it all back together but the cable that goes to the ignition is MIA. I could probably get another one done in about 2-3 hours now that I know where all the bolts are. Wipers and plastic piece under wires need to come out, have to drain AC...but its really not too bad.

 

Heh, really? Impressive. MOD calls for 5.7 hours labor time.

 

Practice, i did it for a living last couple years before I got my engineering job, i rebuilt seats and replaced dashes-airbags in wrecked vehicles.