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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 11:43 AM
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In my dash and I see on many 6th Gen monte carlos in the corner the dash is lifting up. Any real cause to this or solution? Happen to anyone else?
 
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 12:15 PM
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Pretty common with the heat in the sun.

Mines doing the same thing, considering pulling the dash and airbag cover to glue it back down but it hasn't bothered my enough to do so yet.
 
Old Aug 14, 2014 | 01:03 PM
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Tried that. Glue cant hold it. Too much pressure upward on it. Maybe make a clip and impliment that somehow? not entirely sure.
 
Old Aug 14, 2014 | 01:06 PM
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What kind of glue did you use? I'm sure it would hold just fine.
 
Old Aug 14, 2014 | 01:31 PM
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Tried special krazy glue cement glue. Within 3 days it popped back up. Even after applied I put weight on the dash over night to have good hold
 
Old Aug 14, 2014 | 01:47 PM
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I'm back to WI on Tuesday, maybe Wednesday I'll try some hour long Epoxy and see how it cures. Either way I'll let you know.
 
Old Aug 14, 2014 | 03:25 PM
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That happens to all 6th and 7th gen montes. Almost everyone has it or at some point will. If you find a way to fix it share it with us so I can fix mine!
 
Old Aug 14, 2014 | 03:33 PM
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You just need a strong enough epoxy, it'll stay.

Not as bad as the Trans Am dashes or doors by any means... lol luckily I don't have that yet. (knock on wood)
 
Old Aug 14, 2014 | 03:51 PM
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Wow thank god I thought I was one of the few mine did this last summer didn't fix it yet and the passenger side of the dash where the radio is cracked about an inch when my friends knee hit the side of it in the winter , I'm guessing the cold weather.
 
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