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458 Is this panel removable without removing windshield?

Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by LivingthedreamBAB, Jan 21, 2023.

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  1. LivingthedreamBAB

    Jan 2, 2020
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    BRIAN BUTT
    Please see picture. Circled in red is the panel in the dash I want to remove (blue dots are boots I already removed). I want to remove it to fix the leather that is leaking up along the strip that butts up to the windshield. I have the whole right side of dash apart to re glue leather to dash above glove box so am half way there so figure if this panel is removable might as well fix the front stop while I’m in there (which would require removing the binnacle, etc. so want to make sure this panel can be removed before do that too). Thanks!
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  2. LivingthedreamBAB

    Jan 2, 2020
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    BRIAN BUTT
    “Bolts” not “boots”


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  3. Kent Adams

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    There is a video on Youtube showing removal of the dash. I saw it a month ago.
     
  4. LivingthedreamBAB

    Jan 2, 2020
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    Thanks but unfortunately the video you are referencing does not remove the part I need to remove. He just disassembles the dash to get to the air vents.


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  5. victorc31

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    Any news? Did you get the front bolts out?
     
  6. LivingthedreamBAB

    Jan 2, 2020
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    Unfortunately you have to remove the windshield to remove this part. However I was still able to get under the leather to apply contact cement, then held apart the leather and plastic frame with small pieces of toothpicks and once the glue set up pressed the leather down on the frame and it’s as good as new. Or maybe I should say “better than new” as the leather isn’t going anywhere now. The glue Ferrari used is a joke and the new glue is heat resistant far above what the inside of what a car should ever see.


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