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These dashboards are notorious for terrible cracking. The 2 small, fine cracks did not propagate further in the next ten years. I took it to a friend of mine who has an upholstery shop and had it sprayed black. The dashboard on our VW Dasher was replaced with a wrecking yard unit which was the wrong color. The good upholstery shops have upholstery dye that is sprayed from a paint gun.
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If your crack is narrow, you may get away without needing to use the texturizing procedure of the vinyl repair kit (heating the repair while pressing a grained material over the patch.) The GE product tends to dry clear, but shiny. One tip: Before applying the silicone caulk, mask the area either side of the crack so you keep the caulk down in the opening, not spread out over good vinyl. If I wanted to preserve what I could on a nice car like yours, I believe what I would try if the GE Silicone II caulk as a filler and adhesive, then use the color agent from one of these vinyl repair kits to help blend the repair sit In former attempts with my '78 244DL, I tried one of those fill 'n color match vinyl I believe this will remain flexible and yet be tenacious enough to stick to the edges of these cracks as they expand & contract. While I had the broken windshield out of my project, I used GE Silicone II as a filler for the 1/8 - 1/4" wide cracks it has.
Its tiny, only an inch long, but having owned Volvo's before I want to catch it before it starts looking like the Grand Canyon. It starts where the metal leaves the windshield and is heading toward the air vents. I just noticed a hairline crack in my dashboard. The ECC is then easily removed, just take out 4 torx screws You will have to unplug a few wires as you go such ashtray lights etc.
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The bottom of it will now be free and the top will easily release as you move up towards the switches.
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Spring them inwards (towards center)with a screw driver while gently pulling on the large trim piece. There are 2 metal springy things one on each side where the radio was. This will expose 2 torx screws which hold the bottom of the large trim piece. To remove the trim piece on the right of the steering wheel, slide out the radio, remove ashtray, carefully pry up and backwards to pop out the cover at the shifter. If I recall one set of tabs is near the headlight switch. I think I may have even had to remove the metal bar by the knee bolster to get better access (don't remember).
They're not easy to see, but you'll need to feel around for them and look with a flashlight. I accessed the tabs by removing the panels under the dash and reaching up to depress them. The wood trim is also held in place by tabs that need to be released. Don't worry about what goes where, each plug is unique. Every thing must be disconnected from the switches. With the wood trim the switches pull out too, and the light bulbs that light up the switch tops.
There is one steel tension clip that holds each piece of the wood trim, one clip for each side of the steering wheel. It seems that all the dash parts are sort of lightly glued together with a combination of dirt, grime that sticks together with time, and cleaning detergents. It might be easier during first time removal to undo the knee bolsters to gain access from below, in case something falls in. I used a small screw driver for the initial prying, then used my fingers for the heavy pulling. Go slow and never force anything, the wood trim clips are in the very center of each piece, so that is were you want to concentrate your force. This will have to be removed in order to remove the cluster.
In 760/960/90 cars, there may be a wood trim surrounding the instrument cluster or the switches on either side of the steering wheel. Don't start near the steering wheel since the panel has plastic clips that slide behind the dash cutout. You must start from the inboard side (heater control unit side) and either pulling by hand or prying slightly with a flatbladed screwdriver unclip the clip and remove the panel. Headlight/Fog Light Switch Trim Removal As with the Heater Control Panel there is a large and stubborn spring clip. It often feels like its sure to break but hasn't yet. Now grasp panel firmly and pull out and left to unclip the big center spring clip holding panel to the dash panel cutout. Start from inboard side (heater control unit side) rock up and down and pull gently to unclip the upper and lower right side panel clips. IPD also sell a reinforced plastic "bone knife" for scratch-free trim removal. A useful set of tools for interior trim panel removal is the 4-Piece Nylon Pry Bar Installer Kit from Harbor Freight, about $7. Wagon/Estate Tailgate & Trim Panel Removal and Access Sedan Rear Deck Panel/Package Shelf Removal VOC Home | FAQ Home Interior Trim and Panels