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How to Remove all Silver Interior Parts

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Old Feb 16, 2021 | 12:12 PM
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Default Re: How to Remove all Silver Interior Parts

Originally Posted by AlCapone
Spot on 180! Now that I can see how it's all put together, I'm sure that I can get it apart, then re-glue the silver plate to the backing plate. Yes, a previous owner has fitted an after-market radio and I suspected that something had been damaged in the process. Thanks again - this forum is the business!
Acetone can be used as a cement to attach the two pieces together. It basically liquifies the surface of the plastic and then you hold them together for ten seconds or so.
Apply some acetone to each face and then add another coat on top of that and then join them.
The plastic is PC/ABS and readily joins with acetone, or use JB Weld Plastic Bonder.
Check other areas to see no other separation has occurred.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2021 | 08:59 AM
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Hi onehundre80. I have managed to remove the entire bezel/switch unit from out of it's mounting, as per your instructions - many thanks! You were correct - the silver face plate has parted company with the lower half of the rear black frame, only held in place by the upper half. I don't want to try and glue it back together while still in the car, to avoid getting glue everywhere, but I can't see how to separate the module holding all the cables to the rear of the switches - I don't want or need to remove the actual switches. I have removed four very small cross-head screws which appeared to be holding the cable block in place but, although it now moves slightly, it does not want to come off. I have attached a photo showing how far I have got.

 
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Old Feb 18, 2021 | 11:56 AM
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Default Re: How to Remove all Silver Interior Parts

Originally Posted by AlCapone
Hi onehundre80. I have managed to remove the entire bezel/switch unit from out of it's mounting, as per your instructions - many thanks! You were correct - the silver face plate has parted company with the lower half of the rear black frame, only held in place by the upper half. I don't want to try and glue it back together while still in the car, to avoid getting glue everywhere, but I can't see how to separate the module holding all the cables to the rear of the switches - I don't want or need to remove the actual switches. I have removed four very small cross-head screws which appeared to be holding the cable block in place but, although it now moves slightly, it does not want to come off. I have attached a photo showing how far I have got.
Access to the switches is obtained by unlatching the cover plate as shown in my photo shown below.



 
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Old Feb 18, 2021 | 10:53 PM
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Default Re: How to Remove all Silver Interior Parts

Make sure the parts are warm before you apply any force.

trust me on this, “experience” was was I got when I was in a rush.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2021 | 10:58 AM
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Many thanks onehundred80. Is there anything that you don't know about these cars???? And your photo album must be pretty huge! :-)

Thanks for the advice UrbanE. It's summertime here so generally pretty warm!
 
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