Cracked Dash

[kerley]

After sixteen years and 200K of good service the dash on my Dodge Ram/Cummins has two cracks. They are about three inches long. I have looked on the Internet for repair options with no luck so I have my own plan. My thoughts are to drill a small hole at the end of the crack, putting a piece of Drywall fiberglass enforced tape over each crack then apply a coat of Gorilla Glue over each patch, probably won't be very attractive so I will cover it with a dash mat.

Any thoughts will be appreciated
Tom.

 

[M5farm]

After sixteen years and 200K of good service the dash on my Dodge Ram/Cummins has two cracks. They are about three inches long. I have looked on the Internet for repair options with no luck so I have my own plan. My thoughts are to drill a small hole at the end of the crack, putting a piece of Drywall fiberglass enforced tape over each crack then apply a coat of Gorilla Glue over each patch, probably won't be very attractive so I will cover it with a dash mat.

Any thoughts will be appreciated
Tom.

pick you a small fiberglass repair kit and use that to bridge the gap if you are going to put a dash mat on it. I saw a couple years ago on a dodge forum where a guy pulled his dash and fiberglassed the whole dash to fix the cracks.

 

[dun]

The drilling the holes sounds good, but what about just filling them in with JB Weld?

 

[Kingfisher]

Fill it with silicone then model paint to match

 

[AllForage]

I believe LMC sells replacements and there are tutorials online of how to do it. Not a very tough job at all. Plan on replacing my 99's this summer.

 

[Gunner]

You might check at an auto parts store. I believe there is a glue made for this repair.

 

[HDRider]

My 2001 Dodge truck dash fell apart.

I ordered a cover from this place and it looks fine. They have too many choices. That picture is like mine, I think. I ordered it a couple of years ago.

http://www.usautoparts.net/catalog/?sid ... 4294963173

 

[saltbranch]

I've used this one and like it.
http://coverlaymfg.com/

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Dodge, the gift that keeps on giving. :hide:

 

[M5farm]

Dodge, the gift that keeps on giving. :hide:

May you be walking one day and the only ride you you get is in the bed of a 72 dodge power wagon on a dirt road full of pot holes.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Dodge, the gift that keeps on giving. :hide:

May you be walking one day and the only ride you you get is in the bed of a 72 dodge power wagon on a dirt road full of pot holes.

Lol!

Thanks old buddy old pal, you're all heart!

 

[kerley]

My 2001 Dodge truck dash fell apart.

I ordered a cover from this place and it looks fine. They have too many choices. That picture is like mine, I think. I ordered it a couple of years ago. That is the dash cover I ordered yesterday.

http://www.usautoparts.net/catalog/?sid ... 4294963173

 

[Limomike]

My 03 Dodge dash was cracked all to sh!t. So I had guy who does truck accessories put a skin over it that they make for it. I think the cost was about $150. Looks like new to me.

 

[TexasBred]

Seems every Dodge truck I've ridden in have cracked dashes except maybe the newer ones.

 

[kerley]

Dodge, the gift that keeps on giving. :hide:

May you be walking one day and the only ride you you get is in the bed of a 72 dodge power wagon on a dirt road full of pot holes.

M5farm, funny you said that. I owned a 73 Dodge power Wagon and it was the roughest riding truck I ever owned But would haul almost anything you would load on any truck. Very Heavy Duty.

 

[M5farm]

Yep they were army tough back then. I had one and it would pull the gates off he'll.

 

[dieselbeef]

funny post tom seeing as weve run the dodge thing before. I just replaced mine this weekend. took me bout 4 hrs. bought the lmc dash and bezel...bout 500 bucks but man it was worth every penny looking at it now. mine came out in at least 30-40 pieces..i got some pics. not much help tho..but it wasn't bad. you can handle it

 

[kerley]

funny post tom seeing as weve run the dodge thing before. I just replaced mine this weekend. took me bout 4 hrs. bought the lmc dash and bezel...bout 500 bucks but man it was worth every penny looking at it now. mine came out in at least 30-40 pieces..i got some pics. not much help tho..but it wasn't bad. you can handle it

Yah I know I can, It just takes me longer. It's not cracked bad at this time but I just want to get the jump on it.

 

[dieselbeef]

alotta screws but the only bad ones are the ones hold the defrost vents in..gotta git em between the dash and the windshield..kind of a squeeze for my arms

 

[Hook]

Haha. An entire market catering to dodge trucks falling apart around the engine :lol: