Best way to repair dashboard

[CodyjCA]

my dash in my sr5 is really messed upi have cracks on both left and right side near the a/c vents, and 2 major cracks down the middle of the dash, anyone know of a good way to fix it up?

i read on a place online that i should:
1) Sand off ALL the texture bumps...
2) Blow dust off, then clean with VINYL THINNERS three times...
3) Apply filler, and Shape with RASP, WITHOUT FLEXING THE PATCH
4) Apply filler to the underside of the patch...
5) Sand without flexing the patch...
6) Seal the underside of the patch with paint...
7) Brush paint the dash...


what do u guys think?

ill get a pic of my dash on here soon

[toyotaspeed90]

1) get in car... drive to junkyard
2) get tools out, pull good dash from junkyard car
3) drive home with new dash
4) install new dash

[Tricache]

[CodyjCA]

hah, ive thought of that, no junk yard nearby with the same model as mine

[SR5 Rolla]

Fiberglass your dash..That would look alot better

[CodyjCA]

i went to another junk yard, found a dashboard from a gts, looks the same except the color is off and theres already a crack in it but its a lot smaller than mine

heres a pic of my crack

on the dashboard silly.. not that

[Flashmn]

Make a fiberglass mold of your dash and make it out of CF of Fiberglass, that would be hot

[REN69]

woah there.. don't be posting pics of your crack.

I would get my phone book out first and look for other scrapyards nearby.. come on man! you live in Cali.. I'm sure there's a few SR5's by now that must have failed cali emissions and got thrown into junkyards.

[CodyjCA]

i cant tell, is flashman serious about making the filberglass dash or is he yanking my dong?

at that junk yard the guy was asking $50 for the dash that was cracked

[homeguard]

i replaced my dash for like $10 from the junk yard.

[thespud]

he's serious... make your own..

[dx-r]

I was able to find a clean one on ebay

[newbi]

Cann't believe no one has suggested recovering with vinyl. I redid a custom van's dash with a simulated leather that looked fantastic. Cover the cracks with duct tape, then use a outdoor carpet adhesive as it will with stand the heat and moisture. Carefully apply the viynl rolling the edges underneath to hide and secure them using contact cement. Will look awesome and fairly inexpensive.

[Flashmn]

i cant tell, is flashman serious about making the filberglass dash or is he yanking my dong?

Serious as a heart attack, and no I dont go pulling guys dongs, not my type of activity

[CodyjCA]

my dash has a lot of curvature and i was curious, would i be able to get that material to cover it and will it look good with all the curves?

u ever try wrapping a sheet of paper around a ball? yea, will it look like that?>