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IDK there was damage from a previous owner. I didn't know you didn't fix it yet. C'mon Gatr, don't be a kurt!
It was not from the previous owner. It was from me. The damage was MINOR, and any normal person would have say I'm not paying $250 to get that repaired.
I'm hoping and praying that I can get the old Coverlay off and the new one on OK.
I had a feeling the dash was going to come apart. I have seen it on a few other TL's. On a Mercedes page i'm on, someone leather wrapped their interior and it looks amazing. I'll have to find it. It's still a possible solution to do for the dashboard.
ThNks for the pics Gatr, damn that sucks about the chunks, but putting another one on, you can’t and won’t be able to tell.
hope the 3m tape helps solve this. I’ve yet to order one, but my cracks are opening up more and more, and fear for what Gus talked about. Fuck!
If you found two used dashes, I’d be down for a long weekend, and we can do both our cars, DIY. Possible solutions to the flexing as well. Will it work, who knows. Roger555 put rubber o-rings in between dash mounting points to help Eliminate some of the flexing. (From what I remember reading years back).
Guys, this is no longer a viable option for you, but since my dash is all screwed up with the chunks missing and all, it's the only option for me.
I installed the dash last night using Permatex and using the instructions. Everything was hunky dory. I went to drop something off at a local Office Max, and forgot my sunshade. I was just printing a label and dropping it off, so I cracked the window and moon roof, and was only going to be in Office Max for 5 minutes. I repeat, I was in Office Max for 5 minutes, with the windows cracked and moon roof open.
I came back and immediately something was not right. I notice the Coverlay had separated from the glue near the center speaker and the front middle near the windshield. I. Was. Pissed.
So if you have one of these, either don't forget your sunshade or don't get one of these period. They're crap.
Soliciting opinions/options that are not the gay carpeted dash cover.
Although I don't have personal experiences with a cracked dash, a Coverlay would have been my first choice. With the warping issues you've experienced and now that your dash has chunks missing, it seems like a replacement dash would be the best option IMO. I too, hate the carpeted dash covers .
contact acura corporate and ask tell them your story.
at this point, I'm feeling sorry for you.
you had to run in somewhere for 5 minutes and you had to hurry back out.
take a step back and think about how this all sounds.
if gay carpet for a gay guy isn't an option...and you don't want to pay for a dash...
sell the car. this is no way to live.
As I've recommended before, try Automotive Goop if you're going to try and re-glue the thing. It's cheap and if you're willing to try another product, it's worth a shot.
Permatex is strong, but I feel that it has too much flexibility sometimes. Like many, I've used Permatex (not sure if it's the same type of glue) to secure caliper covers on my wife's RDX. Although the caliper covers do not come off and can withstand heat, I found that the covers themselves have wiggle room and it the glue has more of a butyl-ish texture once it "hardens."
should not.
but it is.
repeatedly.
sooooo...
find another approach or dump the car.
I am trying everything that I possibly can, along with letting others know what is happening with mine so that they can get all the info they need to make an informed decision or that they don't have to go through the same thing I am going through.
07-17-2019, 11:53 AM
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