jeffcj

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Ok, from what I've read the dashes in our third gens really suck. That holds true for mine as well.. The dash pad has several cracks along it. I think I'm going to go ahead and remove it, re-vinyl it, and be done. I think that will look decent if I take my time.

Now, the tough part. The dash itself is cracks just to the left of the center A/C vents. The crack runs alongside the vents about halfway down the dash. It is quite noticeable. The "pieces" of plastic are still there, but cracked.

Is there a fix for this short of trying to build a custom dash or hoping for a junkyard dash? It almost looks like the pieces would "glue" back together and be almost seamless if I had the dash apart.

Has anyone tried this? If so, success? And is taking the dash apart that far as big of a PITA as it looks like it might be?

It might be a while before I tackle this project. I have more pressing matters (like a rotor replacement on the passenger side and brake job coming up this weekend.)

TheScaryOne

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Take the dash out, use a flexible glue (check around a true value or an ace for something paintable) fill, sand, then hit the whole dash with paint so it's even.

Auto Mission

Dash replacement is easy. REAL easy. I just bought one yesterday out of a salvage yard for $40. It was sun faded to a light gray color. I took a rag and put a little brake fluid on the rag and wiped the dash and it now is a rich glossy black. All you need to remove the dash is a phillips screwdriver.