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Offline Betty02

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Dashboard Replacement
« on: December 18, 2012, 10:42:45 am »
Passengers air bag has gone off, found a replacement bag but obviously the dashboard needs replacing, is this really a hard, hard, hard task? Anyone know if them dash repair kits are any good?

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Re: Dashboard Replacement
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2012, 10:46:40 am »
i have seen some cars for sale that have had their dash repaired, they never look good.
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Re: Dashboard Replacement
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2012, 10:55:25 am »
Theres some that is just a huge vinyl sticker isn't there? Spotted one where you make a "mild" of the pattern and then press this into the gel that's filling the holes, looked OK on YouTube, how hard is a full dash removal and replacement? How much would someone charge if I source the dash?
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Re: Dashboard Replacement
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2012, 11:35:39 am »
a full dash out job is a big job as a lot of other parts need to be removed

I would say about 4-5 hours to do it
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Re: Dashboard Replacement
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2012, 01:47:52 pm »
If your on about repairing where the airbag has done the damage originally i wouldnt bother as at the end of the day its a health and safety issue and if anything did ever happen and the bag couldnt explode and do its job then people could be injured.
I would look on e-bay or any specialist vw breakers etc ,you may have even to have found a deal with the bags etc
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