Dashboard bubling
- Thread starter obelix54
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Hi, I'm a new member - without a Z4 yet 
So far I've just been learning what to look for in a new-to-me E89, and I hope to buy one this Spring.
I'm a former 128i 'vert owner, and the bubble on the the dash is a familiar issue. Some owners have had success using a hypodermic needle to carefully pierce the dash cover and allow gases to escape. Then with needle still in place, they carefully heat the cover with a hair dryer or heat gun (not TOO hot !). Again with needle in place, they press the cover back down into place, and the hot glue reattaches.
As RobbiZ4 says, this isn't always a success, and even when it is, the vapor-resistant cover material can trap water vapor or other off-gassed solvents from the underlying layers and create the same problem again. My E88's previous owner had fitted a dash cover that gave it a nice fuzzy, matte surface and covered up the bubble - so I never bothered to "fix" it.
Z4Mariner
So far I've just been learning what to look for in a new-to-me E89, and I hope to buy one this Spring.
I'm a former 128i 'vert owner, and the bubble on the the dash is a familiar issue. Some owners have had success using a hypodermic needle to carefully pierce the dash cover and allow gases to escape. Then with needle still in place, they carefully heat the cover with a hair dryer or heat gun (not TOO hot !). Again with needle in place, they press the cover back down into place, and the hot glue reattaches.
As RobbiZ4 says, this isn't always a success, and even when it is, the vapor-resistant cover material can trap water vapor or other off-gassed solvents from the underlying layers and create the same problem again. My E88's previous owner had fitted a dash cover that gave it a nice fuzzy, matte surface and covered up the bubble - so I never bothered to "fix" it.
Z4Mariner
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