I was in the final steps of reassembling my interior the other night by re-installing the center console when I ran into a fitting issue which I didn't expect. The part of the center console which surrounds the radio/vent/heater-control panel no longer fits tight and flush to the panel. It sticks out forward of the panel by at least 1/4". I tried so show the gap in the following image:
CenterConsoleRefit1.jpg
It looks to me like the dashboard position is preventing it from moving any farther forward. The top edge is as close to the dashboard as it can get. (See next image)
CenterConsoleRefit2.jpg
Yes -- I did have the dashboard out to re-dye it. I can only assume that I somehow do not have the dashboard pushed all the way forward. Now I've torn everything out again to loosen nuts securing the dashboard to the fiberglass mounting. I just can't see how it can move any further forward.
Has anyone run into this difficulty before? Is there a trick with getting the dashboard pushed fully forward? It presently looks like the defroster vents would not allow it move any closer to the windshield, but perhaps I'm missing something. (I didn't have the defroster out...)
Any advice?
Thanks,
Luke