My 2000 Civic EX was broken into last year, and the thief stole the radio. In the process of ripping out the head unit, he cracked the heater and a/c controls and also seemed to have damaged the upper left-hand attachment point on the dash for the controls. I have since had the controls replaced, and ever since, they have been loose in the upper left hand corner, most likely due to the damaged attachment point.

For security purposes, I had a new radio installed into the space above the cupholders, and also had the stock cupholders replaced with '96-'98 JDM EK cupholders so that the new radio would fit better. The space where the radio originally was is now covered by a dual DIN stereo delete panel. My question is, is it possible to fix the controls so that they fit tightly against the dashboard, or do I have to go about replacing the entire dash? Would it help if I put my radio back into dual DIN space in the controls?

Pictures will go up by tomorrow to better illustrate my situation. Thanks!

 

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