Looking for dashboard removal info

So I have to replace the evap cooler in my tacoma, yay....

Well I've done a fair amount of googling and cant seem to find anything the gives any instructions on how to completely remove the dashboard. So I figured I would ask if anyone has come across any instructions/write ups/videos that would help me do this.

Thanks

 

Did mine not too long ago. No write up but it isn't hard just tedious. I used ziploc bags and labeled all connectors with blue tape. Just go slowly and take your time, did mine in a day. You dont have to remove the seats but it does make way more room.

 

I've done a couple of instrument panels on Gen 1 trucks, and as Toyota doesn't change their DNA much, I'd expect my Gen 2 to be similar. As @swtaco10 says, it's not too difficult. Just a lot of bolts and screws to take out. Rather than ziplocs, I use a combination of LOTS of digital photographs and one of those plastic tackle box/parts box things. I write with a Sharpie in each compartment what the parts are going in.

Good time of year to do it, as plastics are more forgiving to being flexed when they're way above their glass transition temperatures (like ambient in most of the country these days).

Here's my 2003 Gen 1 taken apart. It's not as scary as it looks once you're into it.

 

That's a good idea, I plan to take my time and label everything.

What did you have to do to the AC before you could removed the evap cooler? I know I will be taking it in to have it refilled but I'm assuming I have to discharge it somehow first, even though its leaking.

 

Oh, and so far I'm just planning on ordering the evap cooler. Did you come across anything else that you need to replace or recommend replacing while you were in there?