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gullwingD
03-04-2017, 12:40 AM
I've seen these bubbles (see attached picture) on some late 81s and 82s as you enter the car. Is there an easy fix for this? What's the cause... just age?

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Lwanmtr
03-04-2017, 01:40 AM
My guess would just be the adhesive underneath giving out after 35 years. You could probably inject some adhesive using a syringe and then press down til it dries...but not sure if it would lay flat again.
sdg3205
03-04-2017, 01:41 AM
The adhesive is letting go.

put some arm rest caps over them and forget about them :)
gullwingD
03-04-2017, 01:41 AM
My guess would just be the adhesive underneath giving out after 35 years. You could probably inject some adhesive using a syringe and then press down til it dries...but not sure if it would lay flat again.

I was thinking of doing same thing... with my luck it would probably look worse...


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gullwingD
03-04-2017, 01:43 AM
The adhesive is letting go.

put some arm rest caps over them and forget about them :)

do the caps fit the late 81 and 82s? I know that area is one piece in the later cars.


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dmcnc
03-04-2017, 07:54 AM
Yes - the attached PDF might be of help.

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do the caps fit the late 81 and 82s? I know that area is one piece in the later cars.


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Drive Stainless
03-04-2017, 01:20 PM
The adhesive is letting go.

put some arm rest caps over them and forget about them :)

+1
Chris 16409
03-04-2017, 02:39 PM
I had the same issue on my 83. I bought a set of caps and had to modify them. Because of the one piece speaker panel, I had to trim off the edge of the cap so it would lay flat.
Patrick C
03-04-2017, 06:19 PM
Maybe try hitting it with a heatgun while you try to smooth it out. It might melt the adhesive a bit and allow it to re-stick itself.
PJ Grady Inc.
03-04-2017, 07:03 PM
Maybe try hitting it with a heatgun while you try to smooth it out. It might melt the adhesive a bit and allow it to re-stick itself.
Yes I did that to solve the same problem on my '83 concours car some years back. However the air below needs an excape hatch. Take a pin and put a tiny hole in the center of the bubble and gently massage the air toward the hole as you heat it. Don't overheat it or you could burn your hand and/or the material.
Bitsyncmaster
03-04-2017, 07:04 PM
Maybe try hitting it with a heatgun while you try to smooth it out. It might melt the adhesive a bit and allow it to re-stick itself.

+1
Heat will often activate the glue again. Might be safer to use an iron set to low temp. I have a small iron I used to shrink MONOKOTE which is a plastic covering for radio controlled airplanes. That iron has a better temperature setting range.
n29we
03-05-2017, 10:41 AM
On my earlier car on the drivers side they are getting beat up. What is that piece called so I can see if DMC has new ones?
sdg3205
03-06-2017, 01:01 AM
On my earlier car on the drivers side they are getting beat up. What is that piece called so I can see if DMC has new ones?

The "bolsters" (I think thats what they're called) are part of the trim panel, if thats what you're referring to. Drivers side trim panels are extinct. Just buy the caps. They're a good, cheap alternative.