Originally posted by davmac:
I hope to settle all the confusion. The recall is for dash replacement or installing the kit. The first thing to do is remove the defroster trim. If the dash padding is more than two inches from the base, then dash is to be replaced. If the padding is less than two inches, then the kit is to be installed. The kit includes metal pieces to hold down the padding around the defroster ducts. Then two rivets are to be installed on both sides of the glove box. Then the instrument cluster trim panel is to be removed and seven rivets installed and the panel put back. There is also a new style defroster trim panel with two clips to be installed.
Dave are you a Ford tech? When you say 2 inch's what exactly do you mean? 2 inch's in what way? The entire top of my dash all the way to point where it starts to form the gauge cluster is seperated from the glue. You can put your hand on it and press it down about a 1/2 inch. When you remove your hand you can see the dash rise again accomponied with a ripping sound[the sound of the cover pulling from the glue. My dash is also curling up against the windsheild all the way across. My defroster trim pops out on the ends,and I just noticed today that the dashboard is bowing in the middle. It ressembles an airplane wing it ia sunk in the middle and raised on both ends like a V. I just do not beleive that a few clips and some rivets are going to fix this. What do you think?
