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Crumbling Dash!

DieselCash

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My dash is crumbling apart. It was in bad shape when I purchased the truck almost two years ago. Know it just seems to be falling apart as I drive down the road.

Who has some good ideas to get it fixed on a low budget? I do not have the time or money to replace it with a new one.

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Whatever you do, put a dashmat on however you fix it. That southern heat and sunlight is a killer.

Gonna take more than a RattleStop to stop that thing from rattling!
 
Rip the damn thing out and be done wih it):h
Gives ye lots of room to mount gauges :thumbsup:

I got a perfect dash for ye ,just come get it.
 
JB weld the cracks and throw a dashmat over the top....quick and on a budget....
 
JB Weld, in my opinion, does not have the flexibility to withstand being used on the dash. I would opt for "Marine Goop". It is a flexible sealant/adhesive that is UV stabilized. I would throw a bunch of "Marine Goop" on it, and then place a dashmat on it, if you're really tight for money. Otherwise, the guys are right - the wrecking yard is the place to go. Don't forget - you CAN dicker with the wrecking yard.

-Rob :)
 
The other thing I would probably do is to drill small holes along sides of the cracks and then use small nylon zip ties to pull the two sides together and secure them before I use the Goop. It will be really ugly, but it will last a lot longer. The dash mat will hide the mess.

-Rob :)
 
Oh come on guy's you can give better suggestions than that. Why not glue down some nice berber or shag carpet. I'm sure you can find some to match the interior. :D
 
I have taken fiberglass cloth and layed it over the dash and do a lay up with polyester resin. My 99 has had the same problem and I have added a patch using 1 minute epoxy resign with a piece of 3/4 oz cloth. I also bought carbon fiber cloth and when I take the whole dash out to replace the heater core I will cover the entire dash, sand it smooth and spray the the whole dash with clear coat after. This does end the cracking permanetly. It just takes some work. It is alot better than blowing $1000 with LMC for a replacement. Either this or the junkyard. I opt'd for the glass method.
 
GJF said:
I have taken fiberglass cloth and layed it over the dash and do a lay up with polyester resin. My 99 has had the same problem and I have added a patch using 1 minute epoxy resign with a piece of 3/4 oz cloth. I also bought carbon fiber cloth and when I take the whole dash out to replace the heater core I will cover the entire dash, sand it smooth and spray the the whole dash with clear coat after. This does end the cracking permanetly. It just takes some work. It is alot better than blowing $1000 with LMC for a replacement. Either this or the junkyard. I opt'd for the glass method.
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Excellent suggestion, but I would personally be concerned with putting that much work into something that is apparently worn and structurally unsound. I would wager that the UV and age damage to the dash (judging from the photos) make any kind of significant restoration project on the existing dash an exercise in utility, given how weak the underlying material is. I would simply do some simple reinforcement of the existing, crumbling dash, and then save up enough money to find a decent one from the junkyard.


-Rob :)
 
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