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Re: Dash pad replacement

To: TR <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Dash pad replacement
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 18:27:22 -0700
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Adam C Beasley wrote:

>...I'm about to replace my dash pads on my 73 TR6 and I'm guessing from looking
>at the replacements, I simply need to rip off the old pads and glue the new
>pads on.  Is this correct and what kind of glue do I use?
>
On a TR4 which I believe s the same basic design... I used the 3M spray 
adhesive (might have been 8074).  Fitted the top pad dry and masked 
along the edge, then removed and sprayed the scuttle and pad.

>  Gorilla Glue?
>
I think that stuff expands as it sets -- would probably hold but I 
wonder if the results would lay flat.  Probably overkill as there seems 
to be mechnical fasteners there to do the real work of holding (e.g. the 
windscreen frame).

>My second question, how do I remove the windshield?  I see in the manual
>there are two mounts on either side of the dash, is this all I need to
>remove?
>
Yes.

>  Does it slide out?
>
Maybe.  Paint from time of manufacture and/or rust since may make this 
difficult to break loose.  Mine came out easily, others not so easy.

Geo Hahn
64 TR4
Mt Lemmon, AZ





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