Dashboard Chrome Bubbling
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2nd Gear Member
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 278
From: Illinois
Dashboard Chrome Bubbling
Has anyone else noticed this yet on your Mustang. I just saw it at lunch and now I am really annoyed. The chrome between the two large gauges is bubbling up pretty badly, so I started looking at the ones around the vents and a couple of them are starting to show signs also. The car is 3 1/2 years old so now it's out of warranty so I guess I'm just out of luck. That's going to look really great in about a year when it's all bubbled up. I'll post a pic later. Grrrr.
Hoose
Hard to take a pic of it, but just look for the distortion. Looks worse in person.
Hoose
Hard to take a pic of it, but just look for the distortion. Looks worse in person.
Last edited by Hoose84; Feb 24, 2009 at 06:08 PM. Reason: Add picture
Thread Starter
2nd Gear Member
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 278
From: Illinois
Treatment
The worse part is that it's never been exposed to any kinds of extreme heat or anything. I drive it every weekday, always keep a window cracked on hot days and have never used a chemical cleaner on it. All I use is a cotton cloth to wipe it down and that is enough to keep it clean. The hottest it's gotten here is maybe 102, coldest about 0. (St Louis, MO area)
I don't even think there is an aftermarket part to cover this problem yet. Knowing my luck I'm "patient zero". And mine is one of the last 05's!
Hoose
I don't even think there is an aftermarket part to cover this problem yet. Knowing my luck I'm "patient zero". And mine is one of the last 05's!
Hoose
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Joined: May 2008
Posts: 325
From: Indiana
Weird you should mention this as I just noticed the exact same thing when I was in the drive-thru a few days ago. I still have 6 months or 16K left of my bumper to bumper warranty on my 06 so I'll be heading to the dealership tomorrow.
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 6,411
From: Southeast Virginia
Do you have a windshield cover to keep the sun off of your dashboard? I checked mine and it's fine. My car has to sit outside but I keep a windshield/dashboard cover as well as a car cover on my car when I'm not driving it.
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Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 236
From: Delaware
I haven't seen any bubbling on mine yet but I'm going to keep an eye on it now, Here's an option to fix the problem though...
http://www.stangmods.com/Carbon-Fibe...er-p/00864.htm
http://www.stangmods.com/Carbon-Fibe...er-p/00864.htm
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Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,176
From: toronto,canada
I have never seen it happen on the trim piece on the dash before, but have seen it many times on other cars(not ford) Should try taking it back to the dealer and see what they say! can't hurt to try!