Originally posted by bigMoneyRacing:
Hmm, should I tell you how to fix the peeling around the instrument cluster after you insult my car like that?

I guess until you see one in person you'll never open your mind enough to realize that it really is a good fix to the problem. And unlike the hack jobs you keep talking about, this one is permanent.

BTW, to fix the peeling around the instrument cluster (AND AROUND THE GLOVE BOX) you will use rivets. Pull the dash material tight, drill a hole, install rivet, repeat. Be careful around the instrument cluster not to drill too deeply or you will penetrate the top of the dash; starting in the center above the cluster will yield the best results. When doing the glove box it is possible to install the rivets in such a way that they won't show--using masking tape mark where the location of the topmost part of the box side and install the rivets below this point.



The job I did is far from hack and exceeds anything that would come from Ford. It looks perfect and if I hadn't told you it was repaired you wouldn't be able to tell. BTW a much better way to repair the area around the cluster and of course the method that I used is to use 2 part epoxy 2 pieces of flexable wood moulding and some clamps. Apply epoxy use wood to avoid maring the surfaces and clamp. Don't need to worry about drilling holes too deep or crap like that and it's done in 5 minutes.

I'm interested in hearing about how you repair other areas that are peeling like around the airbag as mentioned earlier. Let me guess you decorate your dash with rivits and call it art.

99 CSVT Green/Tan # 84 of 2760 Built on Wednesday, September 30, 1998 15.376 @ 92.00 MPH Stock 75,000Km 96 Contour GL 2.5L V6 ATX 170,000Km