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Old Jan 26, 2018 | 08:20 PM
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My new to me 2011 Gt radio display appeared to be a scratched mess. I removed the radio trim and there was a cratched up grey piece of flexible plastic ( about as thick as a zip lock bag) covering the plastic display. It easily peeled off. I assume it was there to prevent the plastic display from scratching. Is it OEM or did the previous owner install it to keep the display from scratching? Could i glue glass to the front of the display?
Old Jan 27, 2018 | 12:38 AM
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It could be the oem plastic. why don't you just buy a removable plastic cell phone scratch guard and cut it to size. You don't want to be gluing anything to the face plate. It could react with chemicals and turn cloudy.
Old Jan 27, 2018 | 04:29 PM
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I had a piece of smoked Plexiglas cut to fit and it looks GREAT......give it a whirl!!
Old Jan 27, 2018 | 07:11 PM
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How do you get the black plastic faceplate out to install the plexiglass?
Old Jan 27, 2018 | 11:38 PM
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So is the radio face plate scratch free now? If so it's your car now and there's no reason to touch the face plate. If dusty just use a small California duster to lightly knock the dust off then clean if necessary with a wet eyeglass cleaning tissue.
Old Jan 28, 2018 | 04:28 AM
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Originally Posted by swodo
How do you get the black plastic faceplate out to install the plexiglass?
It has a strip of thin adhesive around the edges and I pried mine out with a pocket knife....once it releases on a corner it's pretty easy!!
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