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Dashboard Confessional

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Stev0, May 10, 2010.

  1. Stev0

    Stev0 Honorary Hong Kong Cavalier

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    I park under a maple tree, and a couple of days ago I found this:

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    Q 1: How the heck did it get there (in case you can't tell from the picture, it's BEHIND the plastic), and more importantly,

    Q 2: How the heck do I get it out without taking apart the dashboard?
     
    #1 Stev0, May 10, 2010
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    What you're looking at is actually a mirror reflecting the display which you can't actually see. Use a soft cloth and run it along the bottom of the flat area in front of the above mirror and you should be able to get it off.
     
    #2 MJFrog, May 10, 2010
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    It's sitting above the display, in the depression at the top of the dash. As stated above, you see it through a mirror.

    Tom
     
    #3 qbee42, May 10, 2010
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    I realize it's just a reflection, but that doesn't help - I still can't get at the actual surface it's being reflected from.
     
    #4 Stev0, May 10, 2010
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    It got there by being blown in through a vent. Try using air to blow it off the mirror.
     
    #5 David Beale, May 10, 2010
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Are you sure it's not on top of the display window? That's where most of these foreign objects end up, but they look like they are buried inside.

    Tom
     
    #6 qbee42, May 10, 2010
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    Yeah, I found it this afternoon. It was in front of the vent (It sure looked like it was inside it). Yeah, sometimes I'm a bit slow. But thanks, you nudged me in the right direction.
     
    #7 Stev0, May 10, 2010
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    I had the same experience with a bit of dust when our Prius was new. It creates quite the illusion of being behind the glass.

    Tom
     
    #8 qbee42, May 11, 2010
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