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    Default Disco 1 Dash curling

    Anyone swap out a curling dash in a disco 1? I have a near perfect dash in my parts truck and am trying to decide whether to swap them or just use the dash repair kit. I have curling everywhere. Along the windshield (front- whole way across), around the radio/hvac controls, etc. Any opinions? There don't seem to be any repair options for the other areas that I've seen... Looks like a swap would be a huge undertaking.

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    you do it yet???? havent done it but I'd love to know how it went? I've pulled nearly everything around it, but haven't pulled it yet. I can tell you the repair kit isn't a true "fix" put a kit in mine a few years back, now its starting to pull the screws up out and bending anyway in a couple spots and the curve at the front has cracked the plastic surround for the radio/clock/etc, as well as the instrument cluster. its persistent. I've been looking recently and think a d2 dash will actually fit a d1.... gotta get my hands on one and measure it though.

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    How did this come out (for both of you)?? Also have an issue in similar areas. Would love to know a fix/solution? Did the D2 dash work?

    Thanks!

    RoverCat

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    I beleive the DII dash is 1" or so wider, so I have my doubts that this will work.
    Les Parker
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    Rovers North Inc.

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    Wait to a good ole hot summer day , sit it in the sun ,get it warm and screw it down, using some stainlees or black screws, or pait em. or buy a good heat gun warm it up then fasten it with what ever you want to use.

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    spent some time at the junkyard last week measuring one and the measurements look good - just too far down the list heat and screw have it close enough that its not splitting all the plastic in half anymore but one of these days its gonna get done..... eventually

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    I have both trucks. Dash is the same other than passenger side airbag. HVAC ducting and such is a little different due to the automatic system, but should still be a straight forward swap. D2 will not curl like the D1 does. Problem on the D1 is the passenger airbag mounting causes a preload condition of the dash cover at that corner and will slowly pull it back over time creating the curl. Hotter climates seem to speed up the process. No idea if the airbag plugs are the same to be able to use the D2 airbag. Make sure you disconnect the battery for atleast 10 minutes before removing the airbag, this dissapates the capacitor that energizes the airbag. Keep it facing up somewhere away from anyone. When you put everything back together, make sure everything is plugged in before you hook up the battery and turn the ignition on or you will have a airbag fault/light that only the dealer is authorized to clear. I.E. do not install the dash and drive it without the airbag for a day. Airbags are pyrotechnic devices/explosives so handle them with care.

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    only time I got into an incident that should've set off the airbags the warning light came on instead. thinking a cubby hole will go nicely there... found an easier way to turn my light off - electrical taped over it the last time I had the gauge cluster out

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    Quote Originally Posted by SGFMORover View Post
    only time I got into an incident that should've set off the airbags the warning light came on instead. thinking a cubby hole will go nicely there... found an easier way to turn my light off - electrical taped over it the last time I had the gauge cluster out
    I think the sensors are supposed to be replaced after ten years but nobody does it... They are essentially a gold ball in a tube of grease with a contact at the end. In a collision, the ball gets forced through the grease and makes contact setting off your airbags. There are several generations of airbags and newer ones may be different... If the system is compromised in any way, the light will come on. It could be that your sensors have a way of reporting if the ball has moved and now the system may be compromised as it will take much less of a collision now to finish the cycle and ignite the bags creating a safety issue. Dunno, just a guess. Personally, I do not care for them, If you are in a collision bad enough to need bags, you are going to be a hurting unit anyway without the added facial burns to go with it. Most times the bags go off when they really are not needed and just adds expense to fixing the car and injuries to the occupants....
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    couldn't agree more, not a fan of them. no point now though since the truck caught on fire... atleast until I find my next one.

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