passenger air bag "bubble"

                                         dash board bubble [850]... posted by josh liddell  on Saturday, 31 March 2001, at 7:53 a.m.
 

                       we have a 93 that right above the passanger air bag at the seam the dash has started to bubble up. last
                       night coming home on a rough road it buzzed. Is there a good way to glue the bubble down ?


... posted by Tony Giverin  on Saturday, 31 March 2001, at 9:10 a.m. ...in response to "dash
                       board bubble" posted by josh liddell.
 

                       josh,
                       Early 850s were famous for the air bag cover on the passanger side to come loose, environmentally
                       friendly glue was the culprit when applied at the factory. Some owners have re-glued it back down using
                       epoxies, houshold glues etc, others have advised against it as it may interfere with the proper release of
                       the bag. Volvo has a repair "kit" for this exact problem I have been told. Don't know how much or what
                       exactly you are getting, but it probably is a new cover with mounting instructions....just a guess.

                       --
                       Tony G, '94 850GLT, '82 240DL (mint) July '99 "Rolling" cover


... posted by bob on Saturday, 31 March 2001, at 11:10 p.m. ...in response to "Re: dash board
                       bubble" posted by Tony Giverin.
 

                       If the air bag cover is bubbling, don't try to glue it. A replacement airbag cover is available. Last one I
                       did was around $30 for the parts. If the dash AROUND the airbag cover is bubbling, go ahead and glue
                       it back down with a good quick curing epoxy. It will NOT interfere with the bag deployment. The airbag
                       cover is designed to break away when it deploys. The surrounding dash panel does not interfere.

                       --
                       bob
 



 
 

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