Broken dash pad fixed and wrapped
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My dash pad finally broke a couple weeks ago. I had it covered with the 'hated' dash mat for years, but after the pad broke I couldn't leave it like that. Here are the before and after pics. I basically followed one of the stickies about repairing the dash pad, this was my first shot at it so I was pretty pleased. I like it much better than the dash mat cover that was on there. Over all it took me about 2 days to complete, and used some vinyl material from the local craft store. I think now that I know how to repair it, I may do another one in real leather or see how some Di-noc carbon fiber material works.
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I fiber-glassed the top and bottom to make it extra strong. The top took a lot of sanding to get smooth again.
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I fiber-glassed the top and bottom to make it extra strong. The top took a lot of sanding to get smooth again.
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I'm still trying to figure out how the hell you guys break these things in the first place lol, I've never heard of anything like it until I joined this site and had fbodies for the past 7 years lol.
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Mine was actually fine for over 10yrs, but one night while racing my buddy in his 2010 SS Camaro we had to brake hard for a light. I heard a snap from the dash, and when I checked it the pad was broken into 3 places. I have upgraded brakes and larger rotors up front so it nose dived quicker than a stock brake set up would. Other than that event the dash has with-stood Florida heat for over a decade with no problems.
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That really turned out nice! It has a plush look to it, like a more expensive car might have. Takes away some of that plastic-y look our GM interiors are infamous for. Two thumbs up, excellent job of taking what ya got at hand and making it work again.
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Jesus, that must be a powerful *** brake system you have there if it breaks your dash in pieces like that. You fixed it up extremely well, good **** my man.
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Thanks, the vinyl had a little too much shine for me so I toned it down with a gentle rub with a rag and paint thinner. It gave it more of a natural leather look and blended better with the rest of the interior. For some reason the pics show up a little glossier that it really is. I think next I may be doing the T-top headliner wrapped as well with the vinyl, cause I hate the cheap fabric crap GM used on the headliner.
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It was about $70 for everything, fiber-glass/resin, vinyl material, and 3M 90 spray adhesive. The screen is the aluminum stuff (painted black) for gutters I had laying around as a temporary cover till the other metal screen comes in. I made a template of the vent, cut out the screen, and rolled the edges of it so it doesn't look cheaply thrown in for now.
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It was about $70 for everything, fiber-glass/resin, vinyl material, and 3M 90 spray adhesive. The screen is the aluminum stuff (painted black) for gutters I had laying around as a temporary cover till the other metal screen comes in. I made a template of the vent, cut out the screen, and rolled the edges of it so it doesn't look cheaply thrown in for now.