Aussie Ford
Hard-core CEG'er
In all these repairs that folks have done, what has worked?
I saw the thread where one fella repaired it similar to the ford fix using wire ties.
Then there is the Ford fix kit. WHich by the way is just an oversized trim piece that you pop rivit in place over top of the original trim piece.
Several others have made attempts like the wedges and gorilla glue but to no avail.
Somethings I have noted: on my 99 the vent trim had no factory clamps on it and I did not see any factory clamps around the inside of the vent. There were no spots on the vent trim where the clamps had been broken off they just were not there.
On the other 99 dash that I got there is a clamp all across the leading edge that goes against the windshield, several around the inside of the vent opening, and the trim has clamps on it. It appears that those things have helped minimize the issue of curling up, but it has done nothing for the fact that the adhesive is no good. There in lies the problem. Dash pad have been made for a long time without pealing themselves off. There are several other spots that the pad has separated from the base, line around the instrumnet cluster, the opening for the steering column and the glove box. I have been regluing those areas using spray glue (80) for vinyl & plastic, and applying heat with a gun to lay the pad back in place prior to clamping & gluing. Seems to work, but then several others have had temporary success too.
Have you who have reglued your pad used heat to remold the pad first? Applying heat also when clamped in position seems to not only make the vinyl pliable but when cool it stays in place so there is very little actual pull against the glue when done.
Lessons learned,
AF
I saw the thread where one fella repaired it similar to the ford fix using wire ties.
Then there is the Ford fix kit. WHich by the way is just an oversized trim piece that you pop rivit in place over top of the original trim piece.
Several others have made attempts like the wedges and gorilla glue but to no avail.
Somethings I have noted: on my 99 the vent trim had no factory clamps on it and I did not see any factory clamps around the inside of the vent. There were no spots on the vent trim where the clamps had been broken off they just were not there.
On the other 99 dash that I got there is a clamp all across the leading edge that goes against the windshield, several around the inside of the vent opening, and the trim has clamps on it. It appears that those things have helped minimize the issue of curling up, but it has done nothing for the fact that the adhesive is no good. There in lies the problem. Dash pad have been made for a long time without pealing themselves off. There are several other spots that the pad has separated from the base, line around the instrumnet cluster, the opening for the steering column and the glove box. I have been regluing those areas using spray glue (80) for vinyl & plastic, and applying heat with a gun to lay the pad back in place prior to clamping & gluing. Seems to work, but then several others have had temporary success too.
Have you who have reglued your pad used heat to remold the pad first? Applying heat also when clamped in position seems to not only make the vinyl pliable but when cool it stays in place so there is very little actual pull against the glue when done.
Lessons learned,
AF
