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Furgie

Original Poster:

70 posts

197 months

Sunday 13th February 2011
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The fabric on the top corners of my dash has come loose. How do I tip the dash forwards or loosen so I can re-stick them. Thanks

GV

2,366 posts

254 months

Sunday 13th February 2011
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There are 2 10mm nuts one in each corner accessible by getting your wrist up an behind the top of the dash. Tricky to explain but persevere and you'll sus out where they are...

Wedg1e

27,041 posts

295 months

Sunday 13th February 2011
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It's a bit like this...



Top pic: sectional view through dash showing captive stud glassed-in to the dash. Rib formed in firewall below windscreen.

Bottom pic: plan view showing location of studs (black circles, sort of) and slots cut into rib. One stud is approximately behind the speedo, the other is above the glovebox (dotted outline) so a bit fiddly to get at. Nuts and washers on the studs clamp the dash to the rib, just slacken the nuts a couple of turns and the dash should pull away.

TOPTON

1,514 posts

266 months

Monday 14th February 2011
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WOW wedg1e

You seem to use the same drawing software as I do laugh

Who says we need all this adobe cad design stuff

simonwedge

763 posts

210 months

Monday 14th February 2011
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How is the main veneer round the clocks held in place?

convert

3,757 posts

248 months

Monday 14th February 2011
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simonwedge said:
How is the main veneer round the clocks held in place?
Veneer is bonded to a metal backplate; with 4 studs. Held in by 10mm (I think) nuts and washers behind the dash.

Wedg1e

27,041 posts

295 months

Tuesday 15th February 2011
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TOPTON said:
WOW wedg1e

You seem to use the same drawing software as I do laugh

Who says we need all this adobe cad design stuff
Mine's called FagCAD hehe

scratchchin Er, which is to say, a reference to 'drawn on the back of a fag packet', no intimation as to the sexual proclivities of the user... whistle

I could have fired up AutoCAD but it seemed a bit of a waste biggrin

hallsie

2,185 posts

250 months

Tuesday 15th February 2011
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It would have taken the work 'cad beatches' about 2 days to produce a drawing not far off of that one, which is exactly why I 'fag packet' it all on site and then send them the 'as builts' once we are finished.

It does tend to piss the designers off when you send the drawings back with ' this will never work, have you actually ever been to site and seen a treatment works before, you cock' across their designs!!

wink

Stu

mrzigazaga

18,816 posts

195 months

Tuesday 15th February 2011
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Mmm..That second drawing..If you tilt your head to the left reminds me of a girl i used to know..She had nipples like scammel wheel nuts..hehe

adam quantrill

11,679 posts

272 months

Tuesday 15th February 2011
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... I've met her too - like Chapel Hat Pegs, they were...

grahamw48

9,944 posts

268 months

Tuesday 15th February 2011
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biggrin


Furgie

Original Poster:

70 posts

197 months

Wednesday 16th February 2011
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Thanks i will have a look .