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YOUR RESEARCHDamaged Dash, Fuc@$5$^56%44^!!!!!!!!
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Repair expert - these guys are magicians, and can
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Best bet at this point: contact your local leather repair expert - these guys are magicians, and can repair vinyl, leather and other surfaces, restoring them to new condition in an hour or two.
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Repair vinyl, leather and other surfaces, restoring them
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Best bet at this point: contact your local leather repair expert - these guys are magicians, and can repair vinyl, leather and other surfaces, restoring them to new condition in an hour or two.
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Would it be easier to install the new strip if you replaced the OEM screws with hex head screws so you could use a socket screwdriver?
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Would it be easier to install the new strip if you replaced the OEM screws with hex head screws so you could use a socket screwdriver?
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Best bet at this point: contact your local leather repair expert - these guys are magicians, and can repair vinyl, leather and other surfaces, restoring them to new condition in an hour or two.
Repair vinyl, leather and other surfaces, restoring them
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Best bet at this point: contact your local leather repair expert - these guys are magicians, and can repair vinyl, leather and other surfaces, restoring them to new condition in an hour or two.
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Hey guys, today I was removing my dash strips to paint and while trying to get the one off by the ignition, I made a couple of dents in the plastic part of the dash. Anybody had this problem and a fix? I thought of filling them with grey bondo, lightly sand and try color match it back. Any help or feedback would be great. My dash is the light gray color.
My advice, FWIW, would be to go to a top-notch detailer rather than try to figure it out yourself. They can do miracles. Last time I was at mine, they found a dent in the lower corner of the dash to the left of the steering wheel. I swear, it was gone in under five minutes, without a trace. Those guys have some mad tricks.
I'll keep that in mind! Also, I had thought about taking it to a place that does interior restoration and things like that. They probally have had these issues before to fix.
We supply very specific instructions with our $99 special 3-piece dash strips in silver....to help customers avoid this sort of thing. Sorry to hear you had this happen.
Best bet at this point: contact your local leather repair expert - these guys are magicians, and can repair vinyl, leather and other surfaces, restoring them to new condition in an hour or two.
Here's how I removed and installed mine without any damage whatsoever...maybe too late for you, but it might save the next guy some heartache.
http://www.renntech.org/forums/index...54&#entry72154
Phil - tht is a nice write up. I have one questions though. Would it be easier to install the new strip if you replaced the OEM screws with hex head screws so you could use a socket screwdriver?
Russ...email me. Where are you located?
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If you are in the Charlotte area by any chance, YES I know the guy personally, and he does some amazing work.
Actually I used a little ratcheting wrench (that's the one in the first pic) that fits screwbits from Phillips to Torx; made it quite easy to get in there. I think the little ratchet set cost me about $12 at the local Canadian Tire store.
