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@NorthBoy just take your time, get the correct brushes and some decent quality rags to wipe the spray off. I didn't mask anything off by the way but I do have a very steady hand (art degree finally paid off 😂) but you might want to mask up if your aren't confident, see how you get on and good luck!

Hi @NorthBoy So the spray I found applying liberally and leaving it for a few mins to penetrate worked quite well. My dash really was only sticky down near the screen, I would say one pass over most of the dash was enough, the actual sticky bit I did several times and still have quite a bit left. The finishing coat I did everywhere, I got some of the foam brushes the company use in the demo videos off Amazon for very little money and then also had a very small watercolour brush to do the detail areas. I have only done one pass so far and it was quite cold when I did it, now a few months later it definitely needs doing again as there is some areas that can be seen not quite be an even tone. Again though I have loads left to do it again so when the weather warms up do it again and possibly a third time to get it perfect. Regards sugru, you can use it for deep scratches, I had a few dents that I completely covered and used vinyl I had to apply the leather like pattern. As an aside the dash paint in the kit covers the sugru completely but it takes an extra coat so I would suggest giving the sugru areas an initial pass with the paint, let it dry then do the whole dash. I was a bit like you dude, I didn't want to start it and make my dash worse, but that 100% is not the case it was very simple and the results are great.

How do gang, anyone know how to get the wood bits off the dash, primarily the element Infront of the passenger and the panel to the right if the instrument cluster? The centre sections look easy enough to get out with the middle of the dash removed, I don't want to snap the other bits. I want to wrap them and have my steering wheel re done to delete the wood which I think looks a bit dated.

Reviving this topic of that's ok! @wjvh did you use a ramp to get the bikes in?

Sugru is a universal putty for fixing stuff, if you Google it it's available on Amazon. It's a bit like blue tac but when it dries it's a kind of rubbery plastic, ideal for fixing dashboards. I have used it for all sorts over the years.

Finished the job today, super easy and the results are excellent 👌 I gave the whole dash another once over with the cleaning spray, this dealt with the very bottom of the dash being slightly tacky still. Then I dove straight in with the top coat. Initial brown trousers as the top coat is MUCH darker when it goes on, but thankfully it dries almost to a perfect colour match to the OEM grey. It covered my light grey sugru repairs with 2 coats, and over the corse of the day I went back and gave the whole thing a Second pass and used a small paint brush (water colour brush) to get right into the corners and deal with the edges. I have a very steady hand so you might want to mask up but I couldn't be bothered. It looks absolutely perfect, back to a Matt finish and a uniform colour everywhere. If you are tempted and have a sticky dash I can't recommend this gear enough it's very simple and the results are super. Il give it a few days and possibly may give it another once over with the top coat.

Caught some low lifes sneaking about on my drive last week, stopped my CCTV and walked away. My keys are in a Faraday case at nigh so key grabber can't be used, they were definitely mucking about with something though.

Decided to get off my back side and go sort out my sticky dash. Had a kit from the Ozzy company that sells the fix for a while, ordered some of the foam brushes seen in the demo video from Amazon for £3, and some grey sugru to fix a few dinks. Think the kit was about £40 delivered. My dash is only really sticky down near the windscreen and then there is discoloration above the head unit where the jap owner must have had something stuck to the dash, so not too bad but shiny enough to warrant a dash mat to prevent reflection. I have so far used the initial cleaning fluid, I did a full pass of the whole dash, then another pass over the more sticky area, it's pretty good and with a universal blue cloth from the supermarket it did remove all the stuff stuck to the dash, I would suggest I probably have enough to do it all again which I may well do before I apply the top layer. Currently I have the sugru drying (overnight) where I have filled some scratches and dinks. So tomorrow il probably clean the whole dash again, mask up and apply the top coat.

Nope, still sat in the garage waiting for me to get my back side in gear and do it 😂

What head unit is that? Looks nice

@dave murrell you have inspired me to start looking at replacement TVs for the roof. I have had a bit more of a look, I have twin sunroofs, so cable will go straight to the passenger side just behind the front door, then tuck in along the joint between the plastic and the fabric roof liner. I used the same route for my rear dash cam, trim tool is enough to get the cable completely hidden, then down the pillar in front of the quarter light to avoid the airbag. Simples. That route means you only need to get the cables under about 2ft of headliner

I am not a professional but I have installed lots of ice in cars. I would run 2 cables down the left A pillar by removing the existing TV, and using my trusty poky stick to feed it along the headline to the corner, would probably remove the grab handles to give a bit of flex In the headline. One cable would go to switched live on the fusebox under the dash (the one I used for my dashcam) and would include an inline fuse the other to the same earth bolt I used. I would guess 2hrs would be more than enough, the wire itself perhaps 10 mins if it's easy to get across the roof.

Ah ok, I would remove the grab handle and see if you can move the headliner enough to see behind it. I'm sat in mine now and I can see how it's fixed in

Rear light clusters pull off. So undo the plastic bolts and pull/slide the unit in the direct of the rear of the vehical. They have a few push in lugs that should just pop out.

Pixel 5 then pixel 8. It's not the phone. Zero issues on either of the other wireless android auto vehicles in the house