New dash is in

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New dash is in

Reply #15 – August 28, 2007, 01:28:15 PM

Be careful of the fitted plastic ones. I have a couple of Eldorados here with the thin plastic covers and they look worse than the crack original one. They are so thin that they wrap all over the place.

Don't know who makes them or if some are better than others.

TED

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Reply #16 – August 28, 2007, 01:37:53 PM

http://www.dashcaps.com
http://www.dashtops.com

I have used both...the Dash Tops one is thinner (no tpuppies required) but the grain is very nice. Fit perfectly. Only complaint: the cover is a little short the driver's side of the dash, on the edge, so it doesn't go all the way down to the seam.

Dash Caps is a lot thicker, requires tpuppies around speakers, center dash cover, etc. Grain is almost like original. Fits nice...requires taping to keep down upon initial install. But the driver's side does go all the way to the seam.

Of the two, for the OEM look, can't beat Dash Caps. But if you just want to cover the cracks I don't see why the Dash Tops one would not be a good solution. I love mine...it's in the convertible, what does that tell ya.

Sorry about the hijack, Carm. New dash looks great!

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Reply #17 – August 28, 2007, 02:23:17 PM

In JC Whitney, I saw kits to fix cracked dashes. You melt plastic and fill the cracks. Is that too hard or something, cause I've never seen anyone talk about it here.

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Reply #18 – August 28, 2007, 02:27:32 PM

that looks good, man.

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Reply #19 – August 30, 2007, 10:44:10 AM

OK, so here's a better pic of the old dash, better showing the cracks. The discolouration is from sitting outside and being rained on (hard to believe that a single rain storm and a week outside could discolour it like that), but the cracks show just how bad this dash was (and how brittle - I put a million more cracks in it after taking the pic, just by pressing on it with my thumb).

I'd considered a dash cap but had a good crack-free dash and wanted to do some rewiring anyway. If this one cracks I'll most definitely go with a cap...