Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 22:23:31 +0000 (UTC) From: one4sunnospam.apana.org.au (The One4Sun - GWS) Subject: Re: Preventing/repairing dash cracks
ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com> writes: >I heard of a method of "repairing" the cracks. You get a matching color >silicone caulk and fill the cracks. You put a textured duct tape over >the caulk, so when the caulk dries, it will have some texture. The >caulk will not stick to the adhesive on the tape. Then you go buy a >fabric or carpet cover for the dash and put it over the mess :-) He he - my C900 has a carpet cover made specifically to cover the top of the dash which is extremely cracked. I can't be bothered to try and replace the whole dash structure at present, and the carpet dulls some of the engine noise coming through the firewall before it gets to where my head is. 8-) I see a lot of 'dash pad' and 'dash pad cover' listings on Ebay from time to time, and don't quite know what the difference is unless a 'dash pad cover' is the same as the piece of carpet over the top of the dash in my car... One side issue I'm having at the moment is that I removed the four long bolts to remove the instruments from the dash and now that I've put everything back into place, I can only get one of the four bolts to mate with the fixed captive nuts in the dash structure. This isn't a huge issue but it means the whole instrument and control assembly is secured with one bolt (the extreme RHS one - I'm in Australia remember so the car is RHS drive). It creates more vibration when driving, but I put up with it. At least when I next need to work on the instrumentation I only have to remove one bolt instead of 4. 8-) Craig. -- Guru Will Sellit! ** 'sunrk' on Ebay ** | Get Back on Track at the Sun Shack Craig Dewick - aka the one4sun! | www.sunshack.org or www.sunshack.net Main info website at www.one4sun.org +------------------------------------- SRK's Ebay Shop is now available at www.ebayshops.com.au/sunripenedkernels
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