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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: hichem on December 11, 2003, 14:30:20

Title: Disco decadent interior
Post by: hichem on December 11, 2003, 14:30:20: Hi guys,

My car's interior is getting unglued around the windows, like old houseÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s wallpapers , I think itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s due to the sun and the hot temp.

Does anyone of you had faced such a situation and which could be a solution ?

I'm tinking about patching with new woven ??!! but i'm not sure about this choice.

Thanks to all in advance
Title: Disco decadent interior
Post by: strapping young lad on December 11, 2003, 19:48:08: theres loads around on various forums and even articles in the lr comics on how to fix this

i think simmonites sell a kit but i couldnt be sure
Title: Disco decadent interior
Post by: thermidorthelobster on December 11, 2003, 19:55:16: Devon 4x4 sell a repair kit for Ã‚Â£60-80 or so. It's your dashboard delaminating.
Title: Disco decadent interior
Post by: hichem on January 03, 2004, 10:48:12: Thank you all !
Title: Disco decadent interior
Post by: davidlandy on January 03, 2004, 11:46:00: get a defender m8, theyve hardly got a dashboard in the first place!
Title: Disco decadent interior
Post by: hichem on January 03, 2004, 12:28:06: well, maybe next car!!! :twisted:
but now i'll take care of my little disco 200 :lol:
Title: Disco decadent interior
Post by: ChrisW on January 03, 2004, 12:30:52: As far as I can recall, the repair kit is for a 300 dash - I don't remember reading about peeling dash's on 200s.

Where exactly is it coming apart Hichem - is it the side windows or the windscreen?
Title: Disco decadent interior
Post by: hichem on January 03, 2004, 12:35:06: No ! it's in the rear left and right windscreen!
It's like an coming out old wallpaper :(
Title: Disco decadent interior
Post by: ChrisW on January 03, 2004, 12:41:57: When my dash started lifting, I got a strip of aluminium, sprayed it black and screwed it down into the dash... if its any help!
Title: Disco decadent interior
Post by: hichem on January 03, 2004, 12:57:26: Well i'm talking about this problem:

:roll:
Title: Disco decadent interior
Post by: ChrisW on January 03, 2004, 17:21:21: Ah yes I see what you mean now.. I think the language barrier got us previously - I understand now that you're referring to the rear alpine window surrounds!
I have never come across the trim going like that (not hot enough here in UK)

The only thing I can think of is to take the trim off - I think you need to remove the upper rear seatbelt anchors to do so - and try something like sandwiching the trim between some thin aluminium strip either side (underneath and on top) holding in place with pop rivets - this may also serve to cover where the plastic has shrunk as well?
Title: Disco decadent interior
Post by: Paul on January 03, 2004, 17:56:00: I had the same problem with the trim around the alpine windows
on my last Discovery, My problem was due to the rubber seals
being perished and allowing water in... :(

I got round it by sealing around the windows with clear silicon,
I then removed the trim around the inside of the windows and
re-stuck the loose trim back onto the backing with silicon sealer... :D
Title: Disco decadent interior
Post by: hichem on January 03, 2004, 17:57:47: Hi Chris,

well i think this could be the only solution even if is not so goog to see!!!!
About the weather: Land Rover sold cars all around the world and in Africa it's almost all the time sunny and about 30Ã‚Â° and more hot.

Hichem.
Title: Disco decadent interior
Post by: hichem on January 03, 2004, 18:02:41: Yeah Paul,
i'm trying something like this but instead the silicon, i'm using hot glue.

This will be forever ! :lol: :roll: