How do you fix a dash like this? I need help. I tried super glue. I tried JB Weld. It just keeps coming apart.

Do you think I could just take the dash out, work from the inside(or outside) and just build/stack fiberglass over it? If from the inside, I assume you would only see a tiny crack, but if from the outside I would have to sand it and paint.

Thoughts?

 

For the hard plastic parts, the bezel...

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Blend to make your color of gray. Or buy new from LMC Truck.

The softer parts? God luck...

 

Yeah, I also think same as OP has suggested already. If you don't wanna change this parts you should try with grey color. This will suit best.

 

They also make a gel epoxy specifically for plastics (JB weld is more "universal"), but I have only seen it in an off-white color.

 

Everything that is cracked is hard plastic. Whole dash is hard plastic, don't have any soft parts. That video on the sugru looked promising. Have you used that stuff before? How would you blend that to your color? And I wonder, would I put that on the back side of the dash so its not seen? I wonder if I would put it in the cracks as well or just on the back side? I might try that stuff.

And what is the plastic gel epoxy you speak of, is that stuff better than JB Weld I assume?

 

Yes, gel expoxy for plastic will be stronger than the JB weld. By hard, I meant the plastic bezel around the dash and gauges. By soft, I meant the other parts of the dash. Those to not seem to hold as well, with anything (although, I have one small crack that seems to be okay, so far). I think that is because it is a different material and it expands and contracts more with the temperatures. You can try it though, YMMV.

Me? For the bezel, check where the cracks are vs what is on the dash behind those cracks. This way, you know how much you can build up the back side. I would try to really build up those cracked areas on the back and seal them IN the crack. I wouldn't worry about color, just excess epoxy. You don't want to have to sand (too much). Because, then I would rattle-can the whole bezel in a new-and-improved color or stock color. There are some great plastic paints out there now. I would use the gel got this.

For the rest of the dash...
Start with the truck in a warm to very warm area, you want the dash flexible, pliable, not going to break when you try to apply the sugru.
Get some black and some white sugru. Experiment with blending the two to get the right color gray for your dash. Try to flex the dash some, pushing down on one side of the crack, while prying up on the other side. Got three hands? Try to get some of your proper color sugru in, under the surface. Then do the opposite sides of prying up and down. Then apply it to the mating surfaces of the crack. Position the edges of the crack together and hold (and pray). If you get a blob or excess squeezing through, you can try to texture it to match you dash. Try a wet paper towel or coarse towel or such.

They do make a plastic epoxy 2-part putty. But you're stuck with one color. You could try the putty on the back of the bezel, but I like the way the gel is slightly more "flowable."

 

You could get a dash from a good donor. . .

 

I second that, With the amount of cracking you have after you fix it a new bunch of cracks will appear.

 

In the end, it all comes down to money.

And maybe time, to go looking.

 

They make dash covers that attach with adhesive, and they look almost original when done properly. I'm not talking about a carpet that you lay on top, but rather a molded cover. check ebay

This is just one random one I found:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Molded-ABS-D...RYbnTG&vxp=mtr