Reattaching vinyl to the dashboard

Reattaching vinyl to the dashboard

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TWB86

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53 posts

114 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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Evening chaps,

since I've had the car the vinyl on the dashboard around the two furthest offside heater vent slots has been unstuck and pulling away from the former underneath it. It looks ugly and means that those two plastic inserts in the heater slots don't fit in their holes anymore, i've been having a go a re-sticking it today but its a total pain the ass. Has anyone else had a go at this?

I took the dash and instruments off and heated the vinyl up with a hairdryer to try and help it stretch back into the curvature, to get the glue underneath the vinyl i used a syringe with a hose on the end and some sprayable carpet adhesive up from underneath but so far to no avail! It would be a great deal easier with the windscreen out and although I'm planning to get the screen changed at some point before too long I'm not sure how i could arrange to do both jobs at the same time.

If anyone has taken this on before and had any success i'd be keen to hear about it.


TWB86

Original Poster:

53 posts

114 months

Tuesday 21st April 2015
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Bump, anybody?

TWB86

Original Poster:

53 posts

114 months

Tuesday 21st April 2015
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Hmm, that's a good idea about getting the vinyl off the foam. I think the closest I'm going to get to clamping in that location is wedging a door stop between the screen and the dash!

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