My dash pad has a long crack in it.
What do I need to fix it? Super glue or some type of plastic glue or what?
Thanks

 

Mine too.... subscribed...

 

if you mean the top part of the dash that most fbodies have cracks in them. you could get a new one from afterthoughts.com or cover the stock one with some vinyl. my friend covered his and it looks good. but if you dont use the correct adhesive it can start peeling where the defrost vent is.

 

See post #8.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...n-fbodies.html

 

That's a great write-up, but not for me. My crack is about 10-12" long.
I'm just wanting to glue it back together. Not really going for looks, but wanting it stuck back together. But no half azz job. Race car only, probably
will crack again.
I'm thinging about putting painters tape on the top side of the crack and then glueing the bottom side.
Just need to know what glue to use.
Thanks

 

Just FYI before you touch it. It will crack again if you try to take it out to fix it. Almost no way around it. Best bet is to try to glue it from the top or something along those lines.

 

if you could use a factory piece to make a mold and then make a fiberglass piece would be the strongest solution IMO. i just bought a used one in good shape but it is ebony and i need charcoal. if i was good at fiberglass i would do this, but im lazy...

 

6LE still makes a new replacement i thought.

 

Afterthoughts auto and 6LE provide covers to go over existing ones. Not a replacement and not very good unless you already have a nice dash pad you just want to cover up.

 

I think Im in the same boat
got a 97 Firebird and have 2 that are for the 00-02.

 

Just my opinion...

Before you try and take off the panel for repair I would drill a small hole at the end of the crack. This will help prevent the crack from getting any bigger. You'll just have to patch the little hole. That or have a buddy help you take it off and be extremely careful.

 

Ive known a couple of people that use adhesive tack putty to fill the crack from the bottom and just slide a finger on the top of the crack where the putty squished out to smooth it out even and then they just repaint the dash pad and it comes out great.

 

That's what I'm looking for. Who makes the tack putty and where can I get it at.
Thanks

 

use a product called plastic welder! Pm sent.

 

Thanks Johnny.

 

my body shop guy is installing vinyl over mine, he is doing it with the pad still in car

 

said if he tried to pull it out it would shatter, so it was best to do while in car

 

mine was busted into like 10 pieces. i took it out glued it back together, then reinforced the underside with fiberglass, where you could still see the cracks on top i sanded like a "V" into all of them filled that with bodyfiller then sanded the whole thing smooth and painted it.. hopefully the fiberglass will keep it from ever cracking again

 

That was a good process^ lol

Hope it works out for you

 

Mybad man, forgot to check back in here. Did you try tach putty?