1957 Dash pad repair/reattachment | Ford Thunderbird club group 1955-2005 T-Bird models

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1957 Dash pad repair/reattachment

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The driver side corner at the bottom left of the instrument panel is not connected to the dash. The pad feels stiff and difficult to push into place. Is there a way to make it more pliable? I've seen some videos where detailers use steam to clean and restore flexability to interior parts.
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Looks like time to replace the dash pad. It will only get worse. No fixing that so live with it as is or replace it.
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You can try a heat gun to warm and make the plastic more pliable. This may or may not work. If the plastic has hardened beyond a certain point, there is no return. Try it, if it does not work, you have lost nothing.
 
TbirdFan76 said:
I'll try that. So the pad is made of plastic?
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I have a new one on the shelf and I just looked at it and can't tell what it's made out of. It doesn't really look like plastic. I would be very careful in heating it with my concern being that the heat will make it shrink and it will look worse then when you started.
 
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