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Phew just found out the following.

Take off Shift Konb.
Pull that panel up (its just clipped in)
Unhooked power wire from Cig ligter(power mirrors if your box is there)
right under that there is 2 screwes, unscrew them
Then the Whole panel holding the center vents, and surrounding the deck and climate control, will come off with motivation, its just held on by metal tabs.
then there are 4 screws hold your deck in.

This is GREAT except one minor issue. The 1997 celica radio tape deck has anti theft and the connections are different on the back. Damn u toyota.

Well it just gives me another reason to upgrade the stereo I have .

Cool, know any good guides? I just went out and took off some panels and it looks like you have to take the entire dashboard apart to get to it when you should only need to take off a panel. Grr!

94 Celica i own has a nice smooth turning radio knob. The 1997 GT I own has a point turn knob where it kinda clicks to positions.

I'd like to change them out and wanted to know if there would be connection issues to the radios or anything I should watch out for.

Basically I like the slide knob in the 94 far better than the smaller knob in the 97. However the 97 claims to have anti theft.

94 - Radio no tape
97 - Radio AND tape

BOTH - have the CD player but it looks independent physically but controlled by the radio. The CD players are identical in both cars.

Also I'm not sure if the plugs in the back are the same and was wondering if anyone had removed a radio from the 97's to replace it and the trouble they might have gone through.

Also with installation.

Basically I want to trade the one in the 94 with the one in the 97 as the 97 is my main driver.

haha i don't know about that. I'm not talking neons under the car but inside. So instead of having bright yellow lamp we have blue or something that looks good with black. That's just a personal preference and of course I'm not going to remove the normal lights.

Pittsburge is hilly as all. Thus must be fun to drive.

Raleigh, NC. You?

Hahaha. I'm not going that far guys. Some of you are probably as hardcore as they come. Full body mod kits, lamb doors etc.

I'm just a modest guy who wants a headturner. Make it sounds nice toss in a few well chosen parts (darker tint, tasteful neon lights you get the idea).

Think modding with a budget.

Eventually i might buy another celica, not sure if ill stick to 6th or a future gen, and it will definitely get the works done and of course be manual transmission. But i thought I'd start small.

Let's be serious here. It's an automatic. Talking about performance with it is mainly based on the power i can get from stepping on the gas. I'm already happy with that, but a little more would be fun hehe. Whatever power I have now is significantly higher than my 1994 Celica ST i also have.

This is my first *project* car in the sense that I want to try things out and see if this is something I really want to get into. Aka buying a manual trasmission GT or GTS model. Doing body kits is a little more than I want to get into.

I'm already happy with how it looks body wise. I'm looking at lighting (fog lights, undercarriage lights than i can turn on and off etc). Stuff under $300 per upgrade.

For instance a CIA. That's not really for the power, it's more for the sound it does. Sure that is a bit ricey but it sure sounds good.

I'm also still getting used to the tighter steering that the 1997 has over the 94. Is there a way of changing that without a ton of trouble? I turn the wheel an inch and I'm twice the distance over I would be with the 94. That's not too big a deal.

I have a 1994 Celica ST, and like it so much I looked at newer celicas and happened upon a Like new, fully optioned 1997 Toyota Celica GT.

No pictures yet but even the pain is flawless. Only 60,000 miles. *grins*.

I'm looking to do some modifications mainly to the power at first and some body but lets start slow.

Cold Air Induction im told is a great way to start. It already has allow wheels, though they are stock and not too fancy. I might go that way but that can get pretty expensive to get "nice" looking.

My mindset is keeping it sleek and quiet. It's Jet black, very glossy.

Things I'd like to see with the car are:

1) More Horsepower (currently has stock. Want to up that a bit without damaging engine).
2) Nice Sound. The Tkssss sound a GOOD Cold Air Intake system makes is definitely what I'm looking for.
3) I'd prefer a hum... not a mexican fiesta party in my muffler.

My goal with this car is to be a head turner and a fun ride without it being labeled a rice mobile. Here's my car.

Raige's 1997 Toyota Celica GT

Tell me what you think I should do!

Thanks a bunch! I'm gonna look at some of the cars here and get ideas!