Dash Covers?

[87GP]

Anyone use one of those dash skins they sell on ebay? Wondering how they fit and how well they stay attached.

 

[mrapii]

You glue them on with silicone. The ones I've seen fit pretty well but most people won't be fooled into believing that it's not a cover when they take a good look at it. Bottom line: it looks a lot better than the original dried out and cracked dash.

 

[87GP]

Thanks. Not that I'm trying to fool anyone. I was wondering if they started to lift, bubble, curl, etc after time.

Anyone have any other solutions for a cracked elky dash?

 

[mrapii]

If you install them correctly they seem to be pretty durable. The other options: a NOS dash; every once in a while I see one on E-Bay but expect to spend $800+ and there is a company, "Just Dashes" is the name I think, that will repair and recover your old dash but it is very expensive.

 

[85_SS]

The only thing that would prevent me from ever using one is the cheesy speaker grills (at least on the Monte versions). They just drilled a bunch of holes instead of cutting out around the speaker so you could use the original speaker grill covers. Not only does this look horrible - it prevents you from ever being able to change the speakers again without removing the dash. Extremely bonehead design IMO.

 

[mrapii]

Here is a link to:http://www.justdashes.com/Index.htm

 

[87GP]

Thanks guys. You know it's really strange. All these aftermarket resto parts and each one seems to have a trade off. Either the material is different or the door panels are a different shade than other trim parts. Some door panels delete the moldings, some have different stitching. I can't understand why these companies go 85-90% correct.
It seems no matter what you choose, you sacrifice something from the original design.

I emailed just dashes to get a ballpark figure. I am tempted to use one of the pre-painted skins from dixie monte carlo. I need to change the windshield too (cracked) so I figured while the glass is out, I could replace the dash, now I guess if I do that , I should change the speakers while I'm at it.

 

[chev malibu]

I have this problem as well, and have been pondering the fix. I have thought about the dash cover, but locally they want $285. $385 installed..gulp. The carpeted ones may do, but I don't know about the look..

My other thoughts recently were to recover the entire upper dash area, where all the cracks are with a padded vinyl material, after filling in the cracks with a silicone, or caulking material. I would install an aftermarket speaker grille, to cover the cracked original one.

Anybody tried this route??

 

[srercrcr]

Used nice dash units come up on ebay occasionally. Expect to pay $100 if your lucky, plus shipping. You'd have to be super lucky to find your color though. I've purchased three over the last three years.