Looking for Dash Ideas
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From: Cincinnati OH
Looking for Dash Ideas
My dash is in great shape -- no cracks or tears, except for over the driver's side speaker. Part of it has disintegrated and the rest is very brittle. I'd rather not shell out $300+ for a new one (not to mention the labor involved), so I was looking for ideas on how to "fix" it. I'd be happy just putting a speaker cover over it, but the one's that came with the speakers don't fit very well.
Does anyone have any other suggestions or ideas?
Thanks,
Jim
Does anyone have any other suggestions or ideas?
Thanks,
Jim
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Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 291
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From: Lake Mary, FL
I guess its going to depend on how "picky" you are about the inside of your car.
If it were me, Id get creative. For a "budget repair"... Id trim out the entire mesh looking area right above the speaker where it would create a hole. Then, Id go to a junk yard and find a old GM dash that was similar and use what I cut out of my dash as a template for how much I needed, cut it out and use to patch the hole.
From there you could create a support from the bottom of the dash that the new patch would rest on. Carefully glue in place and no one will know but you.
Just as a heads up, if you dont have interior dye from corvette america, get yourself a can to spray what you cut out of the other dash.
My money says you can get it done!
Cost of new dash pad - $300+
Cost of dye & Junk Yard part - $25 at most (Its $16 for the dye)
If it were me, Id get creative. For a "budget repair"... Id trim out the entire mesh looking area right above the speaker where it would create a hole. Then, Id go to a junk yard and find a old GM dash that was similar and use what I cut out of my dash as a template for how much I needed, cut it out and use to patch the hole.
From there you could create a support from the bottom of the dash that the new patch would rest on. Carefully glue in place and no one will know but you.
Just as a heads up, if you dont have interior dye from corvette america, get yourself a can to spray what you cut out of the other dash.
My money says you can get it done!
Cost of new dash pad - $300+
Cost of dye & Junk Yard part - $25 at most (Its $16 for the dye)
Last edited by ImBlackMomba; Nov 11, 2010 at 11:20 PM.
