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Old Dec 28, 2014 | 12:12 AM
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Dash sagging?

Hey guys, just bought this amazing 88 GTA with a digital dash.
One of the few problems are the dash appears to be sagging on the system check/information center.

Is this a common thing? Here is a picture, you can see it cuts off "SYSTEM" (I know its dirty, been too cold for a proper detail haha).
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Old Dec 29, 2014 | 09:24 PM
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Re: Dash sagging?

Is it sagging or does the display need to be adjusted? Mine always looked a little off too, but the previous owner did beat the hell out of the car lol!
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Old Dec 30, 2014 | 08:12 AM
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Re: Dash sagging?

^^^

I don't think it's "sagging", or at least without a picture of the whole dash or seeing it in person we can't tell for sure.. but if I had to guess it looks like it just needs adjusted.
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Old Dec 30, 2014 | 08:17 AM
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Re: Dash sagging?

Mine has done it from the day I drove it off the showroom floor! I had it in under warranty and they shimmed it up. But, after 26 years, I had to do it a few times.

So yeah, you're not alone!
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Old Dec 30, 2014 | 09:32 AM
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Re: Dash sagging?

So the rest of the dash (speedometer, tach, oil, fuel, temp) is fine.

But both odometer & information center are off, but it sounds like they just need to be adjusted? - I assume just unbolting that portion of the dash and moving it?
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Re: Dash sagging?

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So the rest of the dash (speedometer, tach, oil, fuel, temp) is fine.

But both odometer & information center are off, but it sounds like they just need to be adjusted? - I assume just unbolting that portion of the dash and moving it?
Correcto! Yes, it takes some fiddlin with, not to bad though
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Old Dec 30, 2014 | 10:12 AM
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Re: Dash sagging?

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Correcto! Yes, it takes some fiddlin with, not to bad though
Awesome, I will try and get to that today
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 01:30 AM
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Re: Dash sagging?

Finally had sometime to work on this issue.
(Bought a used dash pad on here & some new Pioneer speakers). I went to adjust the display and I really just didn't see where I could do it..

I also was looking at the dash piece that goes around it and it also appears to be a little warped on the top piece.



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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 05:00 PM
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Any ideas?.. :\
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