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  • Prado 90/95 dash rattle fix (with a twist)

    As 95 series owners would know, the dash is held on by... well, very little it seems. While my example was pretty mild compared to some, the dash rattle was a real letdown in terms of the driving (and passenger experience). I researched a lot, and with the help of this and the LCOOL forum was pretty confident I could enact the popular dash fix.

    I decided though that if I could avoid having bolts showing at the end of the dash it would be nicer, so elected to use some Sikaflex (291 Marine, strong adhesion with some flex. Also used Sika Akivator to really make it stick) adhesive to affix the bracket to the dash. Another deviation from the documented fix was to bolt to the car using two bolts, both existing (required additional M8 fine nut). I also pumped the left-most dash clip (pictured) full of silicon to provide additional support, and put a few drops under the airbag cover (which had it's own unique rattle). Wedged the dash while the glue dried.

    I made the bracket from 3mm aluminium, dimensions per the picture.

    The pictures tell the story better than I can. There is now zero movement and it is like driving a new car, comparatively. So worth it, and easy to do:
    1. Remove glove box (3 screws)
    2. Remove center air vent tube pipe thing (slips out)
    3. Remove left air vent tube that joins the left vent (one screw then slips off)
    4. Do dash fix thing. I also scuffed the area to be glued.
    5. Replace bits when glue is dry
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    Shakey Dash Board

    I have owned my 2001 TX T/D for about 2 years now, but only just got it offroad for the first time this week. The vehicle performed very well except for the amazing moving dash. All other trims/ doors and fittings were fine. Whilst I have never noticed any specific rattles over the last couple of years, I have seen the dash move when hitting a bump in the road. I didn't think it was too much of an issue until I hit some corrigations for the fist time this week and I honestly thought the dash was going to drop off into our laps !!

    Any suggestions on how to fix this would be appreciated. I do have a "Heyes" manual that describes dash removal, but to know what to do/look for as I go would be a great help. The vehicle does have front airbags.

    I look forward to your ideas and suggestions.

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      http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...ith-a-twist%29

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      • #4
        Yesterday I purchased a "new" Prado 95 for only $10.00. Actually my nephew's cousin and I performed the dash rattle fix with a twist. Apart from the dimensions of the gap between the holes being slightly smaller than the bolts in my car everything proceeded exactly as per the post.

        Today I drove to tennis and the Prado was so quiet. It just confirms how much I got used to the slowly increasing creaks and groans over the years.

        Now that the dash rattle is gone I will be able to drive the Gibb River Road next June in a vehicle that does not sound and feel like it's falling apart.
        2001 TD Auto

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