Next up was how to secure it once it was on there. I had many bungies, as per Johns pic, but I decided a better way for me to go was an ocean of wire ties and vice grips. Lesson I learned is you cannot have too many vice grips.
I went and picked up some 14" long wire ties, and cut some cardboard to give it something to press against so it would mar the surface of the cap. I also used one bungie near the gages..So how did it turn out?
This is the scuffed up dash cap...
Let the fun begin!
I call this one...ode to the vice grip, whose uses are only limited by imagination and your ability/desire to crush things.
Overall impressions? Not too bad. Actually I wish the tube of adhesive was bigger. I was starting to run out near the end and found it impossible to get most of it out. I may have to do some touch ups after this first round dries of some ends stick up a bit. We will see. I think I got good adhesion where I needed it. I am hopeful the glue is strong enough to hold the plastic in the position I want it to.
The wire ties are wonderful to work with. They allow you easy ways to make big and short loops to apply pressure. I highly recommend them. I have no idea how long it needs to cure, but I will give it a good 24 hours.
Job was not too stressful. No way it would have been as easy with the gages in though. I recommend anybody else trying this to take them out. NO way I could have done this in the car...
