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dash help please

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Posted by: whosmikebyrd

Ok heres the problem, I dont know what happened to my dash where my status,fuel,reset,setup buttons are. I believe one of the clips broke that holds the button in place.Where would I be able to get this fixed or how? it just pushed back in as if only one side has backing while the other is not holding on to anything.
thanks in advance

Posted by: Silver02Sport

You need to get the whole top trim pice for the center stack it come with the buttons and A/C vents. Don't know how much it cost tho was covered by warranty.

Posted by: whatsupadrian

same thing happened to me, i got a 60 second epoxy from the hardware store and glued it back, i went to ford and priced that part and they wanted over $200

I MESSED UP, DONT DO WHAT I DID AND USE SUPERGLUE, IT WILL RUN and glue ur buttons in place. That was a pain to fix and i still have dried superglue stains on my buttons.

Posted by: bigpappy33

yea i broke mine and used gorilla glue to fix it. Just clamp it w/ some duct tape for an hour or so and it will be good as new. That gorilla glue is pretty strong, kinda like a gorilla.

Posted by: NateRW21

Quote:

Originally Posted by whatsupadrian

same thing happened to me, i got a 60 second epoxy from the hardware store and glued it back, i went to ford and priced that part and they wanted over $200

I MESSED UP, DONT DO WHAT I DID AND USE SUPERGLUE, IT WILL RUN and glue ur buttons in place. That was a pain to fix and i still have dried superglue stains on my buttons.

+1

Had the same problem; get epoxy made for plastic. It'll come in a twin tube syringe; squeeze out equal amounts, mix, and apply with a tooth-pick. Get some into the joint and spread a little around the break. Should be all set!

Posted by: whosmikebyrd

man 200$ theres no place where i can just buy the lil clip that holds it in place some where? I do not want to glue anything on the dash.

Posted by: jmz2k5

This just happened to yesterday as I was coming home. Lucky me, I had some Gorilla Glue and tape. Took 5-10 min. to apply, about 2 hours to harden, and just popped it back in.

By the way BYRD, it is not noticeable if it is glued. The way mine broke, the two pieces that receive the screws from the button panel cracked, and since those two pieces are connected to that whole center piece, all of it needs to be replaced.

I say try it, you got nothing to loose, money to save. And if you don't like it, THEN shell out the couple hundred bucks for a new piece.

Posted by: ksbga

What about the old junk yard?
That'd be my first try for cheap parts like that.BUt the glue thing will work.
"Pretty strong , kinda like a gorrila."...That was my first good laugh of the day! Good one big Papp.Very funny.

Posted by: rickztahone

i see from replies that this is a very common problem as it also happened to me, lol. i did the same thing as the rest and glued that sucker back. i asked for the part with the woodgrain and it cost more than 200. it was tempting but then i have a aftermarket stereo and the panel around it is plain black and that can't have woodgrain so i said forget it. i didn't want a miss-match in the center so oh well, stays as is

Posted by: Iancusp

mine broke too but luckily was fixed under warranty

Posted by: tagliato22

just happened to me. how did you guys go about getting behind the buttons?

Posted by: tagliato22

^ anybody?

Posted by: LSblack00

I'm pretty sure you can just use a small flat head screwdriver and carefully pull that top vent piece out. It is just snuggly fitted in there. The status button panel is clipped in from behind but there should be enough slack to easily disconnect.
From there, I you should be able to see what piece is broken.