Dash Curl - Anyone have a fix?

[basa71]

Originally Posted by Danglerb

When the dash started to go on my 81, with like 60k miles from new in 1987, the leather began to lift below the middle seam on the passenger side. That is what I would be looking out for now.

Have you done anything about this? I am suffering the exact same problem and am looking for a fix without taking it all apart. The seems are still fine, the leather is in good condition, it just looks like there is a big air bubble from the middle seem downwards where obviously the glue is gone.
I thought of injecting a slow working glue via the middle seem and "pushing" it down like you would push out air bubbles from under a vinyl sticker.

I own a 1990 S4 with full leather interior in a triple A condition apart from this bubble!

[Danglerb]

Leather shrinks as it ages and dries out. Lots of ways to slow it down, none I know of to reverse to any extent.

BTW the leather dashes are over vinyl, so you have two repairs, fix the vinyl and replace the leather.

[Danglerb]

I do have a jar of Nivea face cream on its way from Germany, many report it softens the leather, but once it lifts I doubt its going to be stretched back.

BTW its not the same stuff as is sold in the USA., ordered mine on US amazon.com

[Mrmerlin]

I have used some Nivea on the quarter liners and the leather has gotten soft and stretched back so this could take a few months to make it better