My center console, gauge pod areas are all beginning to come apart. The material seem fine just coming unglued. Does anyone have a good method of gluing these back in place??

quote Originally posted by Ducati 916: My center console, gauge pod areas are all beginning to come apart. The material seem fine just coming unglued. Does anyone have a good method of gluing these back in place??

I use Gorilla Glue. You can get it an any hardware store. I clean out any loose filler. apply the glue to the gap ( it expands a lot so be aware of that) and then a couple of clamps to secure a couple of pieces of scrap wood long enough to press the entire glued seam back into place. Looks great when you're done!

Just a note that I sometimes do it in two stages. Where the curl is excessive along long pieces like the bottom edge of the shift surround, I will glue and clamp the side into place. I let it sit for 24 hours and then glue the narrow bottom edge into place. That part can be tricky to clamp but it comes out looking much better.

quote Originally posted by Rsvl-Rider: I use Gorilla Glue. You can get it an any hardware store. I clean out any loose filler. apply the glue to the gap ( it expands a lot so be aware of that) and then a couple of clamps to secure a couple of pieces of scrap wood long enough to press the entire glued seam back into place. Looks great when you're done! Just a note that I sometimes do it in two stages. Where the curl is excessive along long pieces like the bottom edge of the shift surround, I will glue and clamp the side into place. I let it sit for 24 hours and then glue the narrow bottom edge into place. That part can be tricky to clamp but it comes out looking much better.

Yep i did this too. There are a few threads about it, type "console glue" :

http://www.fierosearch.com/...SUB&SearchQuery=glue console&Action=DoSearch

[This message has been edited by 2.5 (edited 04-09-2015).]

One major tip.... DO NOT put the clamps directly on the parts to hold the seams together. The glue will dry with the indentations of where the clamps are placed. In my case I used paint sticks along the edge, and plenty of clamps to hold it nice & tight and keep a straight edge.




Here is the center console glove box door Before:





and then after:





You can read more of how I did it in my build thread with the DIRECT LINK to the center console repair.

[This message has been edited by JohnWPB (edited 04-09-2015).]

I also posted a thread on this subject and have few photos of how everything looked.

https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/131096.html

Nelson

thanks for all the info. I start this weekend removing seats, headliner, door pnls, carpet, speakers and radio head. Got a friend that owns his own upholstery shop and he is recovering the headliner, seats and visors all for 600 bucks. I'll fix the console, replace carpet and rejuvenate the stereo system form the cave man days!!! can't wait to see the interior done. I'll post pics for before and after!