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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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I got tired of looking at the crack in my dash pad so I decided to get a new one. It was about $170 from a local dealership, or $115 plus shipping from an out of state dealership. I'm not sure if it's possible to get the old dash pad out without cracking it, i know I couldn't. If you want to try, there's 4 springloaded clips and two velcro pads in the front, and 5 velcro pads in the back. Make sure before you put the new one in all the old velcro pads and clips came out with the old dash instead of sticking in the car.





Here's a close up of the metal clips in case you want to try to take it out without breaking anything.



Here's the aftermath.

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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 06:27 PM
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wow, always wodnered how that worked..you have any after pics??
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 07:36 PM
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I could take some tomorrow. It basically just looks like a new car dash.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, the dash pad is slightly wider than the a-pillars even with the plastic covers off. To get the new pad in it's easiest to just slide it in flat as low as possible. You'll have to bend it a little to get it past the pillars so be careful.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 11:00 AM
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Thanks For The Info I Going To Put In White Face Gauges So I Guess I Should Exspect To Replace The Dash Pad As Well
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 11:02 AM
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i dont have the patience to replace one, so i'll prolly but it and have my dad put it in. the cracked dash is the ONLY thing cosmetically wrong with my car....
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 06:49 PM
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Ive been putting off replacing my dash for a while but will have it done by this summer.....Im probably just gonna pull the a pillar trim pieces off for an easier install.
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