Dash Bubble

bender128 · 07-23-2024, 12:54 PM

I searched around the forum and tried the heatgun (hair dryer) method to try to reactivate the glue, the vynil stuck on the dash for about an hour and then came up again.

Does anyone have a working solution for this aside from replacing the entire dash? I am thinking to try to inject some glue using a syringe.

ShocknAwe · 07-23-2024, 05:16 PM

Answer is basically glue or replace the dash. Mine did the same, I glued it, you can tell. It'll get replaced when I do my evaporator repair.

ZHPizza · 07-23-2024, 11:04 PM

I dug around on this topic a few weeks ago and found one person that used hypodermic needle to inject adhesive under there cleanly. I bought some needles myself but haven't had a chance to try them or, more importantly, figure out how I'm going to apply pressure while the glue sets so it doesn't just pull back up like yours did. Not exactly a clampable surface there!

bender128 · 07-24-2024, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ZHPizza

I dug around on this topic a few weeks ago and found one person that used hypodermic needle to inject adhesive under there cleanly. I bought some needles myself but haven't had a chance to try them or, more importantly, figure out how I'm going to apply pressure while the glue sets so it doesn't just pull back up like yours did. Not exactly a clampable surface there!

Can you link where you found this (thread?). I'd like to see the process.

mizzourahslim · 07-24-2024, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ZHPizza

I dug around on this topic a few weeks ago and found one person that used hypodermic needle to inject adhesive under there cleanly. I bought some needles myself but haven't had a chance to try them or, more importantly, figure out how I'm going to apply pressure while the glue sets so it doesn't just pull back up like yours did. Not exactly a clampable surface there!

Maybe small sandbags could be placed on top to give weight and conform to the dash surface?

ZHPizza · 07-24-2024, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by bender128

Can you link where you found this (thread?). I'd like to see the process.

Last post here

https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show...=888315&page=2

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ShocknAwe 1Addict 5380 Rep 9,253 Posts Drives: N54 E82, M57 E70, 964 C4 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Charleston iTrader: (22)	Answer is basically glue or replace the dash. Mine did the same, I glued it, you can tell. It'll get replaced when I do my evaporator repair. __________________ 2010 E82 1 Series M Clone Hydra Performance augmented OEM+
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ZHPizza Big Chungus 338 Rep 228 Posts Drives: 2005 330Ci ZHP, 2013 128i, 2016 X1 Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Hamilton, ON iTrader: (0)	I dug around on this topic a few weeks ago and found one person that used hypodermic needle to inject adhesive under there cleanly. I bought some needles myself but haven't had a chance to try them or, more importantly, figure out how I'm going to apply pressure while the glue sets so it doesn't just pull back up like yours did. Not exactly a clampable surface there!
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