Does the 2012+ XF have the dashboard bubbling issue?
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Does the 2012+ XF have the dashboard bubbling issue?
I am wondering if my 2012 XF will have a warped dashboard /bubbling near the front speaker.
Or does my dash come with the fixed dashboard?
I constantly leave my car out at work with no windscreen protection. My windows have no tint and my car is boiling hot when I enter. I cant even turn the dial or release the handbrake without burning my finger after 1 second.
Should I be worried?
Or does my dash come with the fixed dashboard?
I constantly leave my car out at work with no windscreen protection. My windows have no tint and my car is boiling hot when I enter. I cant even turn the dial or release the handbrake without burning my finger after 1 second.
Should I be worried?
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Like DPK says, use Lexol and also get a sunshade and use it in the warm weather. I've been doing both and unfortunately, after 6 years, my dash leather started pulling away from the windshield. If you still have factory warranty, look for signs of the leather bubbling or pulling and get it fixed under warranty.
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I use the 303 on everything else rubber or vinyl.
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That's a good question..Probably nothing will help the glue from bubbling, but if it is partly due to the leather drying out and shrinking along with bad adhesive, I think that is what my goal is at least with the conditioner, to at least prevent major shrinkage....I know you boys in Canada get a lot of that.. J/K
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I've been using the 303 on the dash for two years now without any problem, and the bottle says "For use on vinyl, rubber, leather and fibreglass".
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I know what it says, and I agree with you..But I think it's referring to the UV block it has and what I was meaning, is that it does nothing to nourish leather as I was told.
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I should have added that every two or three months I treat the dash and door tops with either Autoglym Leather Care Balm or Glyptone Liquid Leather Conditioner. I then let it dry, buff it down, and give it a coat of 303.
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