In a message dated 3/6/2010 1:12:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mkriley@FUSE.NET writes: my dash is sun baked and cracked! it is a brown 85. is it possible to remove and replace it without pulling the whole dash. Any suggestions for a coating that matches the brown color ( partnumber)? thanks
you have to remove the whole dash. i have done it without removing the dash, but it involves much swearing and lacerations and many hours and a tiny right angle ratcheting socket wrench w phillips bit and tiny pliers. and that's only because i had one already removed as a guide so i knew where those speed nuts and screws were. if you dont know where they are, you wont find all the fastners and youll just end up ripping them out of the dashpad. just the whole dash.
i have some good brown vanagon dashpads w/ no cracks.. but they are still installed in the parts vans.. pulling a vanagon dash is not something i wanna do right now w/ a broken foot.. chris |
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