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How did you get on with this? What was the problem and was it expensive? eeek I think I've got the same thing although I only saw it once... Ainsley

Just fitted some 18" wheels to my Altezza (ie IS200) and thought I would share the results. Wheels 18", PCD = 114.3mm, Offset = 30mm Tyres f/r =225/40/18 The results - quite a bit of scraping at the rear from the tyre against the inside of the guard lip at the top. The front tyre scrapes against the vented guard inner in front of the tyre too. What next? Not too sure... Pic to follow :)

The felt tray is held in with two press clips one either side. you have to give it a good prod to release them.........I put a paint scraper to between the dash top and the lint tray to stop the plastic getting marked, then pushed a thin blade screw driver between the scraper and the lint tray and pushed it up......the clips are about 20mm in from the side....... It does take a bit of a push to release them..........hope this helps OK I got it sorted so thought I'd put the info up in case anyone else needs help with this. It turns out that the top of the console form just below the centre air vents up to behind the felt tray all pulls out from the clips. To remove Hold the felt tray/air vents with your fingers on the air vents and pull toward the back of the car firmly, the clips will release the the vents and felt pad will come away. Note this part comes out not upwards but straight backwards. Once this part is removed there are obvious mounting bolts to remove the remaining parts. Removing the stereo was nothing to do with popping out the felt pad as I have seen mentioned, as the felt pad is screwed into the console.

firstly, thanks hando for the detailed instructions! I've been trying to replace the aftermarket headunit in my 1999 Altezza RS200. Looking at the different dash configurations mine has a felt tray above the a/c system and and already has an audioleads facia in place. Looking at this post by hando it looks straight forward but I just cant get the audioleads fascia to come free in any way. I have tried gently lifting the felt tray and cant see any way to remove it, trying each of the methods in this post. The previous installer has installed the aftermarket stereo without the metal mounting sleeve that usually quick-releases out a stereo, so without removing the audioleads fascia I'm not going to make any progress. Has anyone had experience with taking out the fascia with this type of dash configuration or have any further tips on taking out the felt pad as I'm guessing this is the crucial part of the problem. Any help would be appreciated!