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RWD fun · 07-04-2020, 02:00 PM

I want to wrap my two-piece dash covers in alcantara. Here is my question. I know that they won't fit in place if I wrap both pieces separately and I wonder if it will be permanently stuck in the dash if I wrap them together as one piece, which I want to do. So if I do wrap as one piece, I'll probably glue the two halves together, are there any tabs I should remove so the unit can be taken out of the dash?

DarkPira7e · 07-04-2020, 03:14 PM

I tried this and it was miserable. The first time you try to snap them in or remove them together, it will come loose and look shitty. If you really don't want to spend for a one piece, I think you should glue the pieces together and then Bondo to get rid of the seam.

I don't know about removing tabs though. Maybe the ones close to the center

RWD fun · 07-04-2020, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

I tried this and it was miserable. The first time you try to snap them in or remove them together, it will come loose and look shitty. If you really don't want to spend for a one piece, I think you should glue the pieces together and then Bondo to get rid of the seam.

I don't know about removing tabs though. Maybe the ones close to the center

I was thinking the same thing about gluing and filling. Thank you for the input.

07-04-2020, 02:00 PM	#1
RWD fun Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: California Posts: 72 Thanks: 19 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Alcantara dash wrap question I want to wrap my two-piece dash covers in alcantara. Here is my question. I know that they won't fit in place if I wrap both pieces separately and I wonder if it will be permanently stuck in the dash if I wrap them together as one piece, which I want to do. So if I do wrap as one piece, I'll probably glue the two halves together, are there any tabs I should remove so the unit can be taken out of the dash?

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07-04-2020, 03:14 PM	#2
DarkPira7e Rust bucket enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: 2013 Turbo Firestorm FRS Location: Vermont Posts: 3,932 Thanks: 3,199 Thanked 4,095 Times in 2,045 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I tried this and it was miserable. The first time you try to snap them in or remove them together, it will come loose and look shitty. If you really don't want to spend for a one piece, I think you should glue the pieces together and then Bondo to get rid of the seam. I don't know about removing tabs though. Maybe the ones close to the center

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