Hi, A friend has bought a VS and the passenger airbag dash pad cover is lifting. We were told that you cannot buy them new from holden and ones from the wreckers are also distorted from the sun. Has any one had one repaired? If so, how much of the dash do you have to remove to repair or replace it? thanks in advance.
Bad news I heard that you have to remove the whole dash to get under it - not sure but definitely a big job, I just glued mine on the airbag door and its perfect. You need very strong glue and be patient especially for someone who has to hold the cover down while it dries.
Just on that topic... Will the airbag still deploy as it was designed to originally? I wouldn't be too keen on reglueing it down... better off replacing it. Surely the covers are still available, VS was still being made in one shape or another in 1999, 2000. Yes it will probably be a costly job, but do you want the thought of the airbag not deploying properly in an accident on your conscience.... The last thing I would want is my passenger to be critically or fatally injured in an accident... due to the airbag not functioning properly. Just my opinion... I'm not having a go at anyone, but safety is a very important fact to me, at any cost. I have seen first hand what can happen, and when it happens to a loved one it really hits home.
The air bag will still deploy normally because it is not glued down on other parts - only on the airbag door which moves with the cover when it gets deployed. So only stick it on the cover like what holden did at the factory, the only difference is the type of glue you used. Just don't glue it on anything beside the 'metal door' that the cover once was glued on.
i got a quote from a motor trimmer for $900. My cover isn't that bad so i thought i'd leave it for now.
If it is a Series I it will be like a 5 hour job. I think a series II will take up less time. There are not many left in the market and will be around the $200 mark.
Hey, I just bought my vs a few days ago with the airbag cover lifted a bit to. I think I might just glue it down as well but could some one tell me what would be the best glue to get the job done?
My mate was told to use Sikaflex. He has not used it as yet though, so I can't comment if its any good. He is going to wait until its a warm day, as the cover gets soft and pliable after being in the sun and should be able to be stretched back into shape.
so gluing it on the 'door' will not affect the air bag functionality? mine has gotten worse over the last couple months, so now looking at what i can do to fix it. can anyone provide pictures or instructions on how to do this properly? cheers CC
Yes its an old thread, BUT im sure people over the past few years have fixed there covers, so would like to see some options Cheers Jay
I wouldn't touch it with glue mate but the airbag is a big useless in the way it i now my brothers VS is doing the same thing. the airbag is meant to tear out the bottom and the cover will go up toward the windscreen right now the passenger will cop an airbag cover in their face so if it worry's you get i fixed i recommend professionally.
Yeah mines been warped since i bought it, Im looking at getting it replace but im not going to spend more than about $400, Any more than that and it can stay the way it is.
the airbag door and the cover were glued together from the factory....over time the glue holding the cover on has let go, so all that has to be done is to re-glue the thing down. if the airbag goes off, the airbag door and cover shoot towards the windscreen, not towards the passenger's face!
we glued one a couple of weeks ago. clean under the cover gently. put on a contact adhesive and let it take dry. roll your set down a bit and put a board onto the seat top and the dash. put bricks on it to hold it. saves being patient and holding it. i havnt spoken to my mate yet to find out if it worked
i have wanted to touch it for fear of airbag faults in the future. iv just found a dash cover and thats about half an inch thick and thats made it hardly noticeable... of course mine isnt as bad as others iv seen
glued mine, no drama, as long as the glue is placed where the original glue was. i take no responsibility for people attempting it and then having an accident and it not deploying. this has worked for me (obviously not tested) but its easy to follow the original lines of glue. will post pictures later may also need a brick wrapped in a cloth to hold it whilst the glue sets
the amount of power used when the airbag is deployed is more than enough to break the glues grip on the cover and metal door
