Dashboard Hell !!!
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Dashboard Hell !!!
im redoing my truck... 96 ram 1500 2wd drive . replaced driver side back glass ripping out carpet and checking out the dash. Well the dash has some cracks in it , ok let me be honest not just some cracks .....it has valleys and grand canyon cracks in it. So i said to myself ....self , lets remove the dash. Y did i do that...
the whole freakin thing crumbled like peanut brittle . So my question is how and where can I get a replacement dash for it. I checked out the for sale on the forum found one. But my thoughts are if it came out of his truck , who is to say that it wont fall apart in a year or 2. So please guide me to a site were i can purchase a new dash...please for dash sakes
the whole freakin thing crumbled like peanut brittle . So my question is how and where can I get a replacement dash for it. I checked out the for sale on the forum found one. But my thoughts are if it came out of his truck , who is to say that it wont fall apart in a year or 2. So please guide me to a site were i can purchase a new dash...please for dash sakes
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im redoing my truck... 96 ram 1500 2wd drive . replaced driver side back glass ripping out carpet and checking out the dash. Well the dash has some cracks in it , ok let me be honest not just some cracks .....it has valleys and grand canyon cracks in it. So i said to myself ....self , lets remove the dash. Y did i do that... the whole freakin thing crumbled like peanut brittle . So my question is how and where can I get a replacement dash for it. I checked out the for sale on the forum found one. But my thoughts are if it came out of his truck , who is to say that it wont fall apart in a year or 2. So please guide me to a site were i can purchase a new dash...please for dash sakes
the whole freakin thing crumbled like peanut brittle . So my question is how and where can I get a replacement dash for it. I checked out the for sale on the forum found one. But my thoughts are if it came out of his truck , who is to say that it wont fall apart in a year or 2. So please guide me to a site were i can purchase a new dash...please for dash sakeshttp://www.genosgarage.com/prodinfo.asp?number=DRD4-7
The picture isn't correct, but it does say for 94-97. The only thing is you will have to have it painted to color match. Mopar does sell a colormatch paint... but it is also a bit expensive. I personally opted for one out of a junkyard for mine. It did have two hairline cracks, but it is a lot more presentable then sections mission out of it like mine was, expecially for only $20
From that, to this...
Last edited by pcfixerpro; Mar 3, 2010 at 10:14 AM. Reason: added pic's
Legend
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For starters...
http://www.genosgarage.com/prodinfo.asp?number=DRD4-7
The picture isn't correct, but it does say for 94-97. The only thing is you will have to have it painted to color match. Mopar does sell a colormatch paint... but it is also a bit expensive. I personally opted for one out of a junkyard for mine. It did have two hairline cracks, but it is a lot more presentable then sections mission out of it like mine was, expecially for only $20
From that, to this...
http://www.genosgarage.com/prodinfo.asp?number=DRD4-7
The picture isn't correct, but it does say for 94-97. The only thing is you will have to have it painted to color match. Mopar does sell a colormatch paint... but it is also a bit expensive. I personally opted for one out of a junkyard for mine. It did have two hairline cracks, but it is a lot more presentable then sections mission out of it like mine was, expecially for only $20
From that, to this...
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It is up to you how you want to do it. Personally if your 1/3 the cost into it already, you mise well get the aftermarket one from genos that aparently doesn't crack. Btw, like I said in my first post the picture is wrong but when you read the description it is for 94-97. If you click the link I posted, it will take you to the correct one.
$330 for one that wont crack again, or one from a junkyard that might crack again.
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Not all used ones are junk.The one in my truck is still perfect. It's 16 years old and has never been garaged or covered when parked. Now, the exterior paint, upholstery, and door panels are UV damaged, and look like crap, but not the dash. It'll probably explode tomarrow. Also, it has been removed at least 2 times, and put back in.
Last edited by halfamil; Mar 3, 2010 at 06:28 PM. Reason: added a note
Not all used ones are junk.The one in my truck is still perfect. It's 16 years old and has never been garaged or covered when parked. Now, the exterior paint, upholstery, and door panels are UV damaged, and look like crap, but not the dash. It'll probably explode tomarrow. Also, it has been removed at least 2 times, and put back in.