Went to uncover my convertible yesterday to take it out for a quick spin, and much to my dissappointment the dash now has a huge crack running from the drivers side speaker grille to the steering wheel. I've read other members posts about this happening to them, but never thought it would happen to me, I've owned the car ('89) since new, and it has been through some real cold weather before without incident. My only saving grace is that I have a replacement dash pad that I yanked out of another RS about 4 weeks ago. I'm not as pissed about this as I should be, but to anyone who keeps their cars in cold temps, be warned. I didn't think this would happen to me, but it did. Man, I can't wait for spring!!

 

You wanna sell it? I'll take the cracked dash off your hands if you feel like mailing it down here to Virginia Beach.

S.

 

I have a cracked dash that I am replacing shortly that you are welcome to after the swap, I live in chesapeake so it would be easy.

 

Excellent! When are you swapping? What do you want for it?

S.

 

dam these things are cracking alot!!

mine hasnt yet

 

I'll be replacing the pad as soon as my new (used) one gets here, should be this week. you can have the thing if you want it.

 

Yep..im cracked...suxs *****..oh well..ill just pick up another one this spring but..how much do they caust?? do you get it brand new or from scrap yard?

 

if you can get one at a scrap yard more power to you. i know if you buy it new you will pay out of the @$$ for it. when my buddies cracked we went to our local u pull it and picked up a mint condition one up for 16 bucks.

 

Please drop me a quick line to let me know when you've got it off: Me.

Thanks,
Steve

 

warning:

if you post in a thread about being lucky that it hasn't happened to you, and that it wouldn't happen to you.....be warned....it will

I am living proof. I posted in the first of these threads a while back and went out the next day....cracked dash

 

I posted I was lucky in a previous thread, no cracks yet. How ghetto will it look if I just take it out and drive without a dashpad?

 

On a Scale of 1 to 10

About a 9.5

 

i need a dash pad too...anyone wanna give me one for free

 

89cmrodriver i need a dash pad too...anyone wanna give me one for free

where do you live? um.. this summer im prolly getting a new one for mine so if you want an old crack one maybe i can seel it to you enough for shiping and handling or somthing to get to your crib..?

 

Eh, not too bad

Better than cracking mine.

 

I picked up my replacement one from a local yard for $60.00. It came out of an '89 RS, and the pad is mint!! Clean dash pads are out there, you just gotta keep an eye out for them. I'm gonna be picking up another one this weekend from the same yard I got the first one from (he's got a lot of third gens there!)

 

I am looking for a cracked dashpad also if anyone else wants to donate one. I am going to try to recover it correctly myself. I need to drive my car every day and there isnt even a singe freakin 3rd gen in the 2 parts yards here in Dubuque. So if anyone wants to donate(I will gladly pay shipping) one that has some cracks that would be great!

 

ya same thing happened to my friend and his 84 S/E

he just came outside and saw a huge crack right down the middle

mine was cracked on the driverside and i got one out of a gta for $50

 

i have a neato carpet cover on my dash... even tho its not cracked.. came with the car, and i kinda like it.. the only drawback is when i hit it hard, the cover comes flying off into my face... i need to secure it there

 

Why not get a fiberglass dash, get it rhyno lines (to match the old dash's look) and just tweak a few things on it than bingo you get a stock looking dash, no one will know it's not, it wont crack and it lighter??

http://www.hairyglass.com/camaro.html

 

how much does that cost?

 

send em' a e-mail. I havent done business with that company before, but when I get back to the CA I will be ordering that item for my Camaro. So I would like to know when ya find out.

 

i just sent them an email.

 

the dash is $225

 

when you guys store your cars, why dont you just take the dash pads off? Theres only like 10 screws and you can just tuck it away under a bed or something.

 

i wish i could "store" my camaro. :-\

 

actually i took mine out yesterday cuz im putting my side door trim panels back on and i didnt get time to put it back on for today.....yes it looks very ghetto and makes a bad reflection on the windsheild and at night there is a light that is inside there that shines on the windsheild....very annoying......and today i got pulled over..... 44 dollar ticket.....and im suprised cop didnt say anything about having it off......

 

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some one should make a pole to see how much peoples dash has cracked this winter, i bet its alot.
i feel your pain though.

 

the dash pad in my red sport coupe actually has a dent in it.

just above where the tach would be, on the flat surface, is a large indentation approx 2 inches in diameter, and 1/8 inch deep.

very noticeable, and it's cracked everywhere.

 

Just adding to the list, ANOTHER ONE GONE! Damn Winter!

 

have mine off for the time being.....doin some wiring and stuff.....had it sittin on the garage for about 1 1/2 week now so i figured i would bring it into the nice warm house until i get it back on

 

Why don't you guys try spraying a ton of armour all on it letting it sit in for an hour then treating it every couple weeks. it's supposed to keep it supple so it won't crack and break.

 

Ok, I'm not making this up, you all cursed me! I got in my car today after reading this post, and hit my knee on the corner of my once-mint dashpad. The whole corner cracked because of the cold, aghhhhh!!!!!

 

what causes the dashes to crack? i have an 87 iroc with a PERFECT dash "knocks wood" i mean godamn perfect, not a single imprefection, looks brand new, when i bought the car from the guy he offereed me 100$ if i could find another camaro with a dash in my condition, and he's damn right, my dash is A+ perfection, now how do i keep it that way? i read that armorall has alcohol which actually dries it out, i went to pepboys to pick up some 3M mosterizer and couldn't find any, i live in south jersey, it does get cold.....what the hell would cause the dash to crack like that? what can i do? does losening the bolts work? if so where are the bolts and how many? the interior of my car is the only thing that is mint and i want to keep it that way