for the winter my z is stored in the garage which is unheated. so its away from the elements just not the cold and im wondering if theres any precautions i should take because im worried that the cold will crack my perfect condition original dash pad and since they are so hard to find ill take some extra time to preserve this one any help is great thanks

 

i got the pad outta my bird and my maro out and chillin in my room thats kept at ~70* all winter. Just keep them out of the way and away from animals, you should be fine. I've heard of a couple people sticking thiers under their beds to preserve them. All up to you but if your going to do that i would suggest bubble wrapping it or something. Mine i got on top of my book case one on top of another with three towels seperating eachother the entire width.

 

you know for some reason removing it never occured to me

 

Mine is under my bed nice and safe

 

lol, i think that you are the one that gave me that idea a couple threads back, it's too bad i don't have any room. O well, book case is safe for me, noone has a reason to hit it or anything. To each his own, but just be careful when your removing it, try not to flex it at all obvioulsy, and i would suggest fully unmounting it (if you need to know all the screw locations just ask) and then have a second person on the opposite end of the car help you guide it out.

 

i know all the screw locations i just dont know where my storage location would be to keep it safe

 

bubble wrap and stick it in a highly unused closet?

 

all the unused closets have no room left in them maybe the attic or the corner of my room i shouldnt have a problem with it leaned up against the wall should i?

 

i don't think so, be sure nothing is going to bump into it or land on it. Is the attic going to be any better than the garage???

 

i think so its insulated and always warm

 

well then if it's always warm, then i'd say you may be alright, mine is insulated but it's cold, thats why i asked. Yea i would suggest ultimately laying it flat, and then i thought about bubble wrapping it and then plastic wrap it to a piece of ply wood or somthing the length of the dashpad so that if it was bumped into or leaned against a wall it would be alright, but i don't know how mcuh wood would warp, and that would just be an added risk to take. I would just wrap her up, even if it's in newspapers if you wanna save what you got, and then put it flat in your attic if you can.

 

ok thanks ive heard people say wipe it down with baby oil to soften it which prevents cracking have you done this?

 

i haven't, i actually armor-alled it and then whiped her down with a paper towel. I've heard this isn't good (heat wise in the summer), but i've done it in the past with no problems, but i also don't think everyone whipes thiers down with a paper towel afterwards to dull the shine to only what it needs to be. It sounds like a feasable idea about oiling it down, but i'll let someone else chime in, i don't want to be responsible if yours cracks. Like i said it does sound like a good idea, but i'd just rather someone with experience tell you it's a good idea as well.

 

ok thanks for everything else tho

 

not a prob, like i said i don't think you need to do much to them, i mean you got those people that have 3rd gens in a bubble to preserve them, they do almost nothing to them other than maintenance on the engine so, anything is possible, but good luck!