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Anyone in need of a trim plate / overlay?

Discussion in 'Mondial' started by Dave rocks, Aug 3, 2018.

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  1. Dave rocks

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    Greetings Mondial owners:

    First, my apologies in advance as I know next to zero about Mondials - please help educate me.

    We have been contacted by a customer who has not been able to source a new trim bezel and has some warped sections (it's plastic) and the graphic overlay has seen better days - see the attached photos.

    We produce overlays for many other models and we are considering producing the overlay for this part.

    However, producing these is not inexpensive and it takes a good amount of development time which we would rather not do for one sale, or it will be a very expensive sale to the customer.

    Can you guys let me know if this is a common problem and if the need exists? Without question we will be able to produce this overlay 100% factory correct.

    Please also let me know which model(s) this covers. I am aware there are different versions of this too.

    Thanks in advance :)


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  2. paulchua

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    I have problems with mine, and would buy one at the right price!
     
  3. Dave rocks

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    Thanks, Paul. So, I should be clear that the project would have 2 elements:

    1) The graphic overlay that would be sold to replace the current overlay.

    2) The base plastic bezel - this is a more complex issue and would be priority 2.

    When responding, please let me know if your problem is the overlay only or both the overlay and the bezel.

    Thank you.
     
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  4. paulchua

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    Ah I see; it is both for me. Overlay has a light crack, bezel is not damaged but slightly bent.
     
  5. JLF

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    Mine is in good shape but I can press down on the corners and it moves a little so slightly warped. I would possibly be interested.
     
  6. Cadillacbart

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    Mostly an overlay issue on my 88
     
  7. Wade

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  8. Wade

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    Component i.e. substrate.
     
  9. alexion

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    I’m wondering if the bending is the result of pressing down on the graphic overlay after the glue has lost its adhesion.


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  10. moysiuan

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    I would buy the overlay, 1988 Mondial 3.2. Will send a pic, the ac/heater temperature graphics has no numbers on mine.
     
  11. Meister

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    This is a very common problem for mondi's. The overlay more than the base. I would buy one as well. I have a good friend who owns a carbon fiber business. The specialize in tubes and rods but have talked with him casually about seeing what it would take to do a CF overlay of the base. CF is not the right look for the mondi, but lacking other options that was going to be my first try at fixing mine. I could be wrong, but pretty sure that overlay/part is the same from 80-88. It's on my 85 for sure so that would pretty much cover 83-88 so it's just a matter if 80-82 were the same. Definite market
     
  12. Meister

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    after looking at some pics online, it appears only 83-88 used that plate.
     
  13. stekkefun4

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    There are many versions of the overlay , even icons may differ from car to car.

    I've been looking into reproduction too, but the variety of prints is too wide and production costs too high. Anyhow, it would be a good thing if they were reproduced
     
  14. moysiuan

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    My swiss one looks about as universal as one can get, eg. the US has temp marks on the ac temp control while mine has no numbers. Other than right hand and left hand which are different, and keeping the numbers off, should be one "universal" type would work.
     
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    Mine's an '87 US market car and is identical to that, no numbers.
     
  16. Dave rocks

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    #17 Wade, Aug 9, 2018
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    Euro t Coupe, exactly the same as mine (see my thread - linked in post #7).

    Notice the switch for the rear window heating element (defroster). Cabs have plastic film rear windows.


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    Just a small selection of the ones I have at the moment, notice the variety. The ones for the 3.2 are even different, not shown on the picture.

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  20. Meister

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    how do you remove this plate from the console?
     
  21. stekkefun4

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    you have to start by removing the ashtray, then remove the potentiometers for the hot/cold and fan speed, then disconnect all illumination cables underneath and that should be it.
     

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