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3-M interior adhesives???

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by dwhopson, Feb 3, 2013.

  1. dwhopson

    dwhopson Junior Member

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    Hi everyone,

    We all know that 3-M is the leader in adhesives and they are used extensively in the automotive industry.

    In general, what has people's experience been with interior adhesives for mounting GPS/phone dash-mounts?

    I would assume that the adherence is good...but what if you need to remove it? How do you do this WITHOUT damaging what seems to be a delicate-looking (i.e. cheap) dash/interior panels? I know there are solvents...but which are the safest for Toyota interiors?

    I'm trying to mount a cell phone holder but not sure I want to if it's going to leave a gummy/black/oily spot on the dash panel if/when it's removed.

    Thanks!
     
  2. JimN

    JimN Let the games begin!

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    I don't know. I went the bean bag mount/sticky pad route to avoid the problem.
     
  3. dwhopson

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    Unfortunately, that won't work due to where I need to mount the iPhone and still keep it within reach/view. Fiddling with an iPhone is difficult enough when both hands are available...at least steadying it with the face in the correct position (via a holder) would be a start...
     
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