Dash Repair

[carlova78]

hey Im fixing up a dash but havnt done it before. has anyone done this? hit me up with some tips. thanks

[BenefitX]

you buy a new dash or fiberglass

[shawn shawn]

you buy a new dash or fiberglass

thats about right.



or get a carpet cover ;)

[v-empire]

suede wrapped.

[carlova78]

so fiberglass? do i just get the bondo brand fiberglass.?

[Casey]

yteah if youre just doing the cracks then just buy the fiberglass kit

[pure jdm]

duck tape... not that grey stuff but the actual tape made from ducks, instead of that annoying stretching noise it makes when you unroll it, this one quacks as you unroll it :D

[Casey]

lmfao +4 ^^^^^^^

[SLO]

Using bondo on the dash works? would you need to strip all the dash vinyl off first?

[carlova78]

no bondo has a fiberglass kit. vinly? the dash is a big pierce of plastic

[SLO]

no bondo has a fiberglass kit. vinly? the dash is a big pierce of plastic

ohhhhh.... always thought it was vinyl... sorry, i don't have the car yet:oops::oops:

[babowc]

do suede.
ftw.
ftw.
ftw.

unless you have a way to make the patterns similar to the original dash texture.

maybe textured paint.

it'll still be hard to replicate.

[1JDMSX]

From what ive been told using the fiberglass kit on the dash is what most people do. they cut a .5 inch strip along side the crack and remove that small area. using the fiber glass kit you repair it and keep it as clean as possible, while its beginning to harder, use the non sticky side of duct tape and roll it along the areas that are covered in the resin to make the same look. once dry some black paint and it "should" look good as new. I will be doing it to one of my dashes i have here just to try it out.

I will post up my progress as i start and go along.

[flip]

suede wrapped.

^ yes. Thats what I'm doin...

[hellfire]

Suede would be nice.

You could always pour glue everywhere and sprinkle it with rice.

Tyler

[carlova78]

^ thats a good one.

who does suede? a ssoft cute little dash?

[Beez_S13]

take out the old dash, make a fiberglass mold out of it, then put silicone on the inside of the mold, then, lay down some fiberglass. sand down, bondo over the small holes that happen sometimes, then, voila, you have a brand spanking new fiberglass dash. just paint, and install. or wrap it if you want to.

[carlova78]

thhe dash in my car is mint. i have a spare. a mold? i dont thiink so dude

[babowc]

where can you find a quality suede fabric big enough to cover the entire dash?

[v-empire]

joan's fabric.
ebay sells them all day long.
some walmart has a collection.
fabric.com
slipcovershop.com
cheapfabrics.com
londonfabrics.com
suedefabric.com
fabricdepot.com
the-whole-sale-zone.com
artisticfabrics.com
jenga.com
joann.com
monkeymagicsex.com
voguefabricstore.com
fabricdirect.com

[carlova78]

not magicmonkey sex.

[v-empire]

huh?

[carlova78]

u put it there

[v-empire]

hot did that get in there...?

good eye sexy chinaman.

you have prooven to be an elite.


just like yan.

http://www.nwasianweekly.com/20062516/images/Martin-Yan.jpg

[bluuuurr]

I haven't seen it done yet, but I think a custom carbon fiber overlay would look pretty badass

[Beez_S13]

yeah it would, but if you're looking for suede, go to joann's off of barrett parkway, they also have a large selection of vinyl if you want vinyl. but there you go.

[v-empire]

I haven't seen it done yet, but I think a custom carbon fiber overlay would look pretty badass

this is one my friend, Bill did on his car. our goal was light weight. i came out prettier than the pic but it was more for estactics. the stock dash isnt that heavy, but had given the whole car a diet anyways.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f369/redempire16/dash_mold_back.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f369/redempire16/dash3.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f369/redempire16/dash_done2.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f369/redempire16/dash_done.jpg

[carlova78]

thatss awesome!! but I want it to look stock. Where are the holes for a/c and radio and stuff? was taht hard dave?

[v-empire]

not hard, andy. i got some crazy std's from breathing that stuff in tho. make sure you wear a mask.

you can make it stock too. we just had it done that ways, so we can cut out and place gauges where we really wanted them to be.

[carlova78]

thers like a crak in the middle.

[v-empire]

no. thats when it dried, the cf wrinkled along there for some reason. but it was no biggie. low budget race car.

it kicks high budget jdm race cars! thats what matters. it wil do it again this november. at GT live.

[carlova78]

is that where teh monkey i gave u is?

[v-empire]

you didnt give it to me? if you want you can give me back my money. then we can considered given?

[carlova78]

the monkey i sold to you.

[v-empire]

the monkey flew off while i was drifting. it is sitting in my civic now. once i get back my race car from the fabrication shop, it will sit back in there again.
you will see it.

[carlova78]

i told u to screw it into the dash board. u goin to drift fury?

[YoshiMan]

you should do a sheet metal dash.
lol :lmfao: