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Txjose Senior Enthusiast

Txjose

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14' double cab 1500 Z71 and 15' crew cab 2500 HD nothing to report here..... Both trucks are fine.... Both have 50ish thousand miles.

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morrislee Enthusiast

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So, I took mine apart, looks like they lied as they never replaced it. I took a heat gun to the back side of the bump and force the bump down slowly with the curvature of my thigh. Moved all the foam padding to where the clips are rather than between each clip. seems to look like new now

Myrna Enthusiast

Myrna

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I am glad you added this post Morris Lee that tells me I better do my homework and make some sort of marking on the current dash extension and not to mention ask to see the part that was removed to ensure that they indeed replaced it. Thanks again.

morrislee Enthusiast

morrislee

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I just noticed mine has this at 1000mi during cold weather.

 

I don't want the dash ripped apart. Would 3m tape behind the bulge hold it in place?

3M tape is not going to hold, if anything, you want less stuff in between to prevent it from pushing up. From factory, there is a foam where the bump is, that is what is pushing it up.

 

You need to remove the trim piece on the pillers on the passenger side is the handle with two bolts under the 2 covers. After the pillers are removed, you can pry the dash up with something soft so you dont scratch the dash, about 6 to 8 clips if I recall correctly

Aubie_01 Enthusiast

Aubie_01

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After thinking about this some more I believe I am just going to try and find some black welting to install in the joint in this area. Done correctly it should look 'factory' and also stick up enough to cover any gaps that would be visible from the front seats.

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iturnoff

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2016 GMC Sierra SLT Loaded same issue! 768 miles.

 

South Florida, so temperature not the issue. Coldest night has been 61 degrees.

 

will bring to dealer next week.

ttown2008 Enthusiast

ttown2008

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Will let everyone know how it goes for me tomorrow as I meet with my dealer. Mine has been that way since I bought it last month. Hopefully a real solution will be offered.

 

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Myrna Enthusiast

Myrna

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Aubin I wanted to point out that earlier posts also said the dealer lied and never actually replaced the part. My thinking is maybe some of our parts are defective. Time will tell.

ttown2008 Enthusiast

ttown2008

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Took mine in and the service manager is going to replace both the front trim piece that is wavy and the dash as it has a noticeable hump in front of the passengers seat. Really like how nice he was about it and informative about a few other questions I had. Will keep you posted on the outcome as the parts have to be ordered and the work scheduled.

 

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ttown2008 Enthusiast

ttown2008

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Mine did not change from upper 60s to the lower 30s....

 

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