I could show you an older subaru with a gap almost a half inch across if I
still had it.  Was my sons subie here in colorado.  Temps here in january
are an absolute mystery to any weather forecaster.  We went from a sixty
degree day to a below zero temp in about 10 hours that year.  When he went
out in the morning he couldn�t believe his eyes. It was about a quarter inch
across  but grew to about a half inch over the next couple days.  That dash
was a hardened plastic with a softer material on top.  Took both layers out.

If you look at most better dashes today, you don�t see the types of plastics
used back then.  The combination of years of UV eating at them and then the
temp changes can reek havoc with any plastic after a while.

Of course when in okinawa I didn�t have those problems.  We had the "cancer"
to deal with in those climates.  Sit on the front steps and watch your
vehicle turn to iron oxide.
jimt
> 
> GERMAN plastic does. Anyone had this happen with a Japanese car? I
> doubt it would.
> 
> Luckily for all youse cold-weather Vanagonites, these vans don't have
> soft-plastic dashes...
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
> Dunedin
> New Zealand
> Fossil preparator
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
> 
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