Z-32 dashboard buckling at defrost vents

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R.M. - 03 Mar 2004 03:15 GMT

Anyone else experienced any buckling of their Z-32's dashboard right behind
the defroster vents? I believe the heat/sun has caused the adhesive to break
loose or something. Fortunately there are no cracks in the dashboard yet.
I'm thinking about attempting to use some good epoxy to try and fix this
problem. I could probably place some heavy objects on the dashboard while
the epoxy is drying and resolve the problem myself. I just hate the thoughts
of forking out big bucks to get this problem fixed if it's something that is
actually somewhat easy to do at home.

R.M.

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Joseph Wind - 04 Mar 2004 21:04 GMT

This may help: http://300zx-twinturbo.com/tech/defroster/dashboard.htm

Good Luck!
JW

> Anyone else experienced any buckling of their Z-32's dashboard right behind
> the defroster vents? I believe the heat/sun has caused the adhesive to break
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R.M. - 05 Mar 2004 03:00 GMT

> This may help: http://300zx-twinturbo.com/tech/defroster/dashboard.htm
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> Good Luck!
> JW

Superb response JW! Thanks a lot. Believe it or not, this procedure is
pretty much what I was going to attempt on my own anyway. However, I didn't
know to remove the defrost vent cover to keep from screwing it up with
expoxy residue. That tip alone was worth posting my inquiry on here.

Once again, I appreciate the link to the excellent writeup.

R.M.

> > Anyone else experienced any buckling of their Z-32's dashboard right
> behind
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