Need help! 97 dashboard plastic deteriorating
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Need help! 97 dashboard plastic deteriorating
I just replaced instrument cluster light bulbs. During the process I broke several plastic tabs and screw holes from the 3 pieces of dashboard. Not because I was careless. The plastic has cracked by itself. For instance, the trim piece that goes around the radio is loose now. I went to a JY but no luck. I think my dashboard pieces have about half fasteners broken off.
Those of you who have old trucks,
What do you do? Velcro? Duct tape? Silicone glue?
If I go to a JY, what years can I take parts from? All the way up to 03?
Those of you who have old trucks,
What do you do? Velcro? Duct tape? Silicone glue?
If I go to a JY, what years can I take parts from? All the way up to 03?
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Epoxy putty (NOT epoxy glue) is excellent for fixing all kinds of plastic parts. Wally World sells it, usually in the plumbing or home hardware department. It sets up into a hard plastic that can be drilled or machined. Since it's a putty to start with, it will hold its position without dripping all over.
If I was trying to replace a chunk of plastic from one year's model by another, I would take the old part to the JY with me.
If I was trying to replace a chunk of plastic from one year's model by another, I would take the old part to the JY with me.
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