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The problem I found was that I was taping the problem areas...which led to taping more problem areas that came up due to the first problem areas being taped. Next thing I knew, I had pulled the part out 5 times trying to tape new area behind the insert and it getting to be a pain in the butt. Using weather stripping from Home Depot has really been the perfect solution thus far. It took me all of 4 minutes to open the package, remove the insert, cut 3 to 4 inch pieces to go between each "rail," and snap it back together against the dash. I had to take off the insert one time...to move all of the weather stripping pieces up to hold the light pipe up higher (which pushed the insert out just enough so that more space was made for more light to come out). |
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Thanks for the explanation guys. That does make sense to me that the tube would now act as a spacer since it is higher up. Pictures would be great though! And exactly what weatherstrip material are you guys buying?
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so Ofer's drill method will result in the trim piece being flush like normal against the dash and not sticking out the 2-3mm that the no-drill method has?
Also, waiting to see what this weather stripping business is and how that helps the light comes through... I'm guessing you're using the sticky side on the dash to hold the light tube correctly all the way across the dash and have equal light emitting because the tube is not uneven with the white reflector in it? there are multiple version of this DIY and I'm trying to find a way to combine them all for the best result |
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So sanding down the paint off the top edge wont either?
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I've had several customers call me recently and tell me that the sanding results in new panels, lol.
But, let's just say you sand the panel. I can see getting the passenger side panel to fit flush, but there's no way you're getting the left side flush. I also don't think it will look as good as shining behind the panel either, but that is my own opinion. |
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Anyway thanks Gene for the reply. Question, can just the passenger piece be bought by itself? I may try to sand it and see the result, if it goes bad it would be cheaper to replace that one piece.
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Yes, you can buy them separately. They are like $60 or $70 I think, off the top of my head.
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Can u do this with the cloth panels or do I need the plastic panels for it to work?
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