{"id":975,"date":"2023-04-18T20:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T00:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/?p=975"},"modified":"2024-04-07T12:16:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T16:16:39","slug":"reinstalling-the-dash-pad-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/index.php\/2023\/04\/18\/reinstalling-the-dash-pad-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Reinstalling the Dash Pad &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Back out in the car, it&#8217;s time to mount this monstrosity and try to put the end result into perspective. It&#8217;s hard to tell how it looks when it&#8217;s on its own. You need to see it in context. 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It&#8217;s a job for another day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t remember the ash tray being difficult to open before, but it&#8217;s really stiff. Like really stiff. 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