Gap at front of dash

[Lost Boy]

When I had a T5.1 I bought some rubber profile after a reccomendation on here to stop me losing stuff down the front of the dash between dash and windscreen. Now I have a T6.1 does anyone know if there is the same issue and if so any recommendations for the right profile and length to sort the issue? Also any issues if have the heated screen?

Thanks

 

[dspuk]

Yes, same issues, same rubber too afaik and no issues with heated screen - they don’t get that hot.

 

[Lost Boy]

Anyone got a link to the rubber profile, seem to remember i bought mine from ebay (but most likely 10 years ago now)?

 

[SanderR72]

I’m sorry to be a bit off topic but the first thing that came to mind was…

 

[Almost bought a california]

Here's where I bought mine although there are others, some cheaper, this arrived quickly and was just the job. I trimmer the ends to fit in the corners but it is difficult to get the exact length so I cut the strip in half, trimmed an end of each half to fit neatly into the corner and the trimmed the centre where the two halves over lapped before super gluing the halfs back together leaving about 50mm left over.

Pardon our interruption...

 

[Lost Boy]

Ordered, thanks for your help

 

[chockswahay]

I've seen these on the forum over the years and so far managed to hold out.......... but now I'm suffering from a little FOMO

We have had our van for 3 years now and never lost anything down the gap.............. is it really difficult to retrieve stuff that does get in there?

 

[Lost Boy]

I've seen these on the forum over the years and so far managed to hold out.......... but now I'm suffering from a little FOMO

We have had our van for 3 years now and never lost anything down the gap.............. is it really difficult to retrieve stuff that does get in there?

Impossible

 

[nigpdreadingfc]

I've seen these on the forum over the years and so far managed to hold out.......... but now I'm suffering from a little FOMO

We have had our van for 3 years now and never lost anything down the gap.............. is it really difficult to retrieve stuff that does get in there?

That's the kiss of death, right there

I lost the dashcam filter down there and had to be a cross between a contortionist and gynecologist to get it back out.

30 seconds later I was ordering the rubber strip from THQ

 

[chockswahay]

That's the kiss of death, right there

I lost the dashcam filter down there and had to be a cross between a contortionist and gynecologist to get it back out.

30 seconds later I was ordering the rubber strip from THQ

Haha, yeah I know ......... I'm hovering over the order button now!

 

[chockswahay]

OK OK..... ordered!

 

[chockswahay]

OK OK..... ordered!

Gotta hand it to THQ! It arrived just now.......... that's fast and efficient service!

 

[Lost Boy]

Me too, is it obvious to you which way the profile goes in??

 

[Mehdime]

I've seen these on the forum over the years and so far managed to hold out.......... but now I'm suffering from a little FOMO

We have had our van for 3 years now and never lost anything down the gap.............. is it really difficult to retrieve stuff that does get in there?

I’ve retrieved parking receipts and a tax disc from there. It’s not too hard for these things. You just need a something long flat and thin to get in there in between the thing you want to retrieve and the dashboard and then press again the windscreen to pull it back up.

If something smaller and thicker gets wedged in there, i imagine that, yes, it’ll stay there forever.

 

[Lakes5]

Me too, is it obvious to you which way the profile goes in??

It isn't that obvious, but I read that the "sharks fin" is the bit that goes between the glass and the dash. There is a fitting video on YouTube.

 

[chockswahay]

Me too, is it obvious to you which way the profile goes in??

haven't had a chance to look yet (emergency grand nipper sitting )

 

[chockswahay]

It isn't that obvious, but I read that the "sharks fin" is the bit that goes between the glass and the dash. There is a fitting video on YouTube.

Here you are