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Who fixes the dash warping problem?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by hv74656, Oct 14, 2006.

  1. hv74656

    hv74656 Member

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    Okay, I picked up my Prius on Wednesday and everything is great except for this annoying dash warp thing seen below.
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    I just need to know three things:
    1. Where in Orlando, FL can I get this fixed (not Central Florida Toyota, their service dept sucks).
    2. How much will it cost me.
    3. Is there a way to fix it myself.
    I saw a thread a while back about this issue, but most of the pics/info were lost in the recent downtime.
    (BTW, I just cleaned the cabin air filter so I know how to get behind the glovebox, lots of leaves and other misc debris in there.)
     
    #1 hv74656, Oct 14, 2006
  2. mcbrunnhilde

    mcbrunnhilde Opera singin' Prius nut!

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    It looks like this thread has info that could be useful:

    http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=1...;hl=warped+dash

    If you need pictures and they don't show, maybe you could PM someone who had the problem. It should be covered under warranty. I believe you would find a small broken spring (springs?) if you take off the top glove box cover.
     
    #2 mcbrunnhilde, Oct 15, 2006
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    Mine was fixed under warrenty right at the 36,000 mile mark. They had to order the springs so it took two trips but no charge.
     
    #3 marjam, Oct 15, 2006
  4. hv74656

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    I looked at the other threads again last night and followed the instructions as best I could without pictures. I went to Home Depot and picked up some plastic and quick cure epoxy and fixed the spring clips. I let the epoxy dry and put the box back in the car. Everything works now and I hope the Florida sun will put the dash back in its place before I buy a sunshade.
    Thanks everyone, I just saved $400 bucks to spend on OEM carpet mats and a sunshade.
     
    #4 hv74656, Oct 15, 2006
  5. bshef

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    Can you buy a new 06 dash for an 05 and how much would that cost?
     
    #5 bshef, Oct 17, 2006
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