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Dan_NL
 


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Airbag region starts to tear spontaneously.

My car has seen quite a bit of Portugal an Spain the last ten years, and I think this now flies in my face.
The top of the dashboard is falling apart at the seems, most visible the 'pre-cut' for the passenger airbag.

Anybody has an idea what to do, exept for ductape or a Turkish carpet on top of it Mr. Green
  
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rrhool
 


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United Kingdom 2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Manual Zermatt SilverDiscovery 3

Have you got a picture of it?
 Richard


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Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
Discovery 1 300Tdi ES '95 - Gone
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Post #199545627th Oct 2018 3:12 pm
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Dan_NL
 


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Just took one...


  
Post #199546227th Oct 2018 3:30 pm
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DSL
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ISTR D3s in the Middle East had similar issues, all that hot sunshine & toastieness.
   
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Pete K
 


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Use leather filler?
  
Post #199549227th Oct 2018 5:17 pm
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Dan_NL
 


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I thought of many things, but all results will be ugly;

- a protective film over it ;
- a strip of kit on the seam ;
- a 'dashboard carpet' like chinese and Turkish taxi driver's have;
- let it be.. .. it will fall out of the remainder of the dashboard...

Replacing is not an option. Anybody knows if this is difficult / expensive ?
  
Post #199550027th Oct 2018 5:52 pm
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kajtzu
 


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DSL wrote:
ISTR D3s in the Middle East had similar issues, all that hot sunshine & toastieness.


Yeah, LR3s in Middle East and ‘murica (particularly southern parts) do tend to exhibit the cracking dash syndrome Big Cry
  
Post #199551827th Oct 2018 7:37 pm
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kajtzu
 


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Dan_NL wrote:
I thought of many things, but all results will be ugly;

- a protective film over it ;
- a strip of kit on the seam ;
- a 'dashboard carpet' like chinese and Turkish taxi driver's have;
- let it be.. .. it will fall out of the remainder of the dashboard...

Replacing is not an option. Anybody knows if this is difficult / expensive ?


Yeah, totally get why replacing with new is not an option after looking at https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-LR016802 Shocked

But maybe replacing with one from a breaker...? I mean you guys have to have at least a few D3s totaled and written off in the last 10 years Whistle
  
Post #199552027th Oct 2018 7:46 pm
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Russell
 


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There are companies out there who do repairs for that sort of thing and very good too
 MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
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rrhool
 


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I'd be cautious putting anything like a carpet over it, if the airbag were to go of, the carpet will become a face whacker Shocked
 Richard


D3 SE 2007. Triumph 2.5Pi 1973. Ferguson TEA20 1948.



Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
Discovery 1 300Tdi ES '95 - Gone
Range Rover Classic '79 - Gone 
 
Post #199552427th Oct 2018 7:54 pm
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Dan_NL
 


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Its out there for sure...

[url] https://www.aliexpress.com/item/XUKEY-FIT-...st=ae803_5 [/url][/quote]


And it will sure make an impression when time comes... .. unless there is no co-driver with you...
  
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