Plastic spoons lodged down between dash and screen

[emma.kate]

Hey, id appreciate it if you could give me some advice on my dash.

was cleaning out my car and put some stuff on my dash (plastic spoons )
they have completly lodged down between the dash and the window... does anyone know how to take the dash out, or how to lodge the spoons out.

pretty embarrasing!

..... tried to get them out with certain things but they have pretty much dissapeared so any advice would be great.

thankyouuu

 

[stezo2k]

ive pretty much done the same thing, well my friend did (dropped a DS sylus down there) and it keeps rattling which is really annoying. i did ask for some advice before but from what i remember its very hard to get to
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Half-Baked

 

[TheCraig]

I'd have thought the easiest way would be by taking the windscreen out... but then that means paying autoglass or someone to remove it an re-seal it properly... Id rather pay for that than pull the dash out - theres enough rattles as it is without starting new ones off!

 

[Nath.]

If you remove the pannel that is just above the pedals then move the drivers seat back or maybe remove it. lay on your back in the footwell and shine a torch up behind the speedo and get to the bit where the dash meets the screen.

That's the easy way I reckon

If it's the passenger side you can remove the glove box and do the same.

 

[Jimski]

How about a hoover? I used a screwdriver to flick out a pen on a mondeo when this happened?

Maybe worth a try.


Jimski

 

[ballenapene]

Put a brick into ya screen and get insurance that doesnt cost to replace ya window, sorted

 

[st10587]

i say hover, last screen i had fitted they damaged the dash!

 

[bertrum]

I dropped a nut off my tax disc holder a few months ago down the front left of the dash. I removed the panel on the left edge of the dash (with door open), removed the seal around the door, followed by the "A" pillar. This gave me enough room to use wooden kebab skewers to get it out.

 

[tkjeeves]

hoover and thick card i recon

 

[Aimez]

I had to use pliers to get my metal tax disc holder out chucked it after as I destroyed it in the process and it kept getting stuck!

 

[65coupe]

try a long coat hanger wire. If I get a chance on Friday (I'm rebuilding my front end) I'll have a look and see how the dash comes out...

 

[Densley2387]

Fish slice and lots of double sided sticky tap - I dropped my driving licence down and this worked a treat.

 

[Breezapom]

this is becoming a good read on what people have lost keep it up sorry i dont have any good tips as i dont have a clue

 

[Aimez]

Fish slice and lots of double sided sticky tap - I dropped my driving licence down and this worked a treat.

genius as long as the item will stick to the tape this could work for a few things!

 

[lc_allan]

Straw and suck really hard

 

[UncleFester]

genius as long as the item will stick to the tape this could work for a few things!

That's the best way to do it - either that or a pallet knife - something long and flat with a load of double sided tape around the end.

 

[Aimez]

Only thing is you may just stick the tape to it and that gets stuck there and you come back with nothing lol

 

[UncleFester]

Only thing is you may just stick the tape to it and that gets stuck there and you come back with nothing lol

Same method i used for getting broken glass out of the heater ducting on the Leon - the rattle had been annoying me for months

 

[stezo2k]

some really good ideas guys, i'll have to check em out

dreading replacing my tax disc at the end of the month, the screws are so small
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[bertrum]

some really good ideas guys, i'll have to check em out

dreading replacing my tax disc at the end of the month, the screws are so small

Put a cloth underneath it when you do it... stops you loosing the screws