Dash Pad crack fix/mod idea.
03-26-2008, 10:23 PM
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Dash Pad crack fix/mod idea. alright, so i know everybody I've ever heard of with a camaro or firebird has had problems with the dash cracking. along with myself.
so today i couldn't handle the hideousness of the cracked up piece of plastic in plain view when driving, so i decided to just take it out.., when i took it out i ended up counting the pieces and it's in 10 pieces. i don't want to spend 150 dollars on another crappy piece of plastic, so i've decided.. i'll just fix the cracked up one i have now.
I've decided to go ahead and glue the peices back together first, and for reinforcement i', going to cover the back/inside of it with fiberglass cloth, and resin, to really keep it together. then i plan on covering it with charcoal vinyl to cover all the ugly roughed up part from the initial glue...
think it would work, lets hear some inputs?...
so today i couldn't handle the hideousness of the cracked up piece of plastic in plain view when driving, so i decided to just take it out.., when i took it out i ended up counting the pieces and it's in 10 pieces. i don't want to spend 150 dollars on another crappy piece of plastic, so i've decided.. i'll just fix the cracked up one i have now.
I've decided to go ahead and glue the peices back together first, and for reinforcement i', going to cover the back/inside of it with fiberglass cloth, and resin, to really keep it together. then i plan on covering it with charcoal vinyl to cover all the ugly roughed up part from the initial glue...
think it would work, lets hear some inputs?...
03-26-2008, 11:14 PM
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I made a temporary vent cover with holes for the winter until I had time to do it right.
I'm gonna pull it back out and put a couple more layers of fiberglass and do small strips much like the factory style.
-Rick
I'm gonna pull it back out and put a couple more layers of fiberglass and do small strips much like the factory style.
-Rick
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03-27-2008, 01:35 PM
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I've decided to go ahead and glue the peices back together first, and for reinforcement i', going to cover the back/inside of it with fiberglass cloth, and resin, to really keep it together. then i plan on covering it with charcoal vinyl to cover all the ugly roughed up part from the initial glue.
03-27-2008, 06:04 PM
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my firebird ones cracked. its from sittin in the sun.
i learned to put sun shades on my windows so the steering wheel and dash doesnt get fucked up
i learned to put sun shades on my windows so the steering wheel and dash doesnt get fucked up
03-27-2008, 06:10 PM
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the one in my 1994 cracked. but i also have one from another 1994 that i got rid of with a **** load miles that isnt cracked. if you really wanna take the time with vinyl im sure theres something uo could do for the vents.
03-30-2008, 06:24 PM
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Here's one option for the vent.. Dash is shorter since it's in a 3rd gen, but same idea applies. Mine was only cracked by the vent when I took it off, but I wound up breaking into 3-4 pieces trying to wrap it. It's now reinforced with fiberglass in the week spots.
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03-30-2008, 06:30 PM
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mine only cracked becasue i was ******* with it otherwise mine was fine and it was 14 years old. id love to make a custom one with gauge pods. its so aweful looking
03-30-2008, 08:59 PM
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Here's one option for the vent.. Dash is shorter since it's in a 3rd gen, but same idea applies. Mine was only cracked by the vent when I took it off, but I wound up breaking into 3-4 pieces trying to wrap it. It's now reinforced with fiberglass in the week spots.
Kevin D.
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