Just wanted to show you guys........
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Captain
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Southern Louisiana
Just wanted to show you guys........
the new crack in my dash!!
I brought my daughter to school this morning, came home and parked for about an hour. I noticed it as soon as I got back in the truck to run to the store.
When I bought the truck it had a couple small cracks toward the drivers side of the dash, near the defrost vents. They were and are really small cracks and dont appear to be getting any worse. The passenger side has begun cracking really bad though:
The 2 worst ones are near the passenger side defrost vent and above the pass. side a/c vent. I will watch them and keep inventory for now and when I get tired of them (and the $$$) I will buy and put a cap on it.
I brought my daughter to school this morning, came home and parked for about an hour. I noticed it as soon as I got back in the truck to run to the store.
When I bought the truck it had a couple small cracks toward the drivers side of the dash, near the defrost vents. They were and are really small cracks and dont appear to be getting any worse. The passenger side has begun cracking really bad though:
The 2 worst ones are near the passenger side defrost vent and above the pass. side a/c vent. I will watch them and keep inventory for now and when I get tired of them (and the $$$) I will buy and put a cap on it.
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Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Albany, NY
The dash's get very brittle and when they crack...they really crack. it can finally happen from going over a bump in the road or even parked in the sun.
You can buy a dash pad to cover it up, plus with a pad, you won't get any glare off the dash from the sun. I notice glare off mine when driving in the sun and I have the light khacki colored interior.
I plan to use my sunshade religiously so my dash don't crack on me because when I was parked in the sun last week and left my shade off for about an hour, my dash was extremely hot to the touch and it wasn't even that warm out. Just amazing that the suns rays are as intense at 65* as they are at 95*.
You can buy a dash pad to cover it up, plus with a pad, you won't get any glare off the dash from the sun. I notice glare off mine when driving in the sun and I have the light khacki colored interior.
I plan to use my sunshade religiously so my dash don't crack on me because when I was parked in the sun last week and left my shade off for about an hour, my dash was extremely hot to the touch and it wasn't even that warm out. Just amazing that the suns rays are as intense at 65* as they are at 95*.
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Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Stroud, OK
I know on my dads 01 he just went on ebay and bought a black abs plastic one and painted it to match. I looks pretty good. The only noticeable difference is around the passenger airbag. Im sure you could find one for an 02.
Surprisingly enough my moms 96 just got its first crack about a month ago. They bought it new and she is always good about using a windshield cover.
Surprisingly enough my moms 96 just got its first crack about a month ago. They bought it new and she is always good about using a windshield cover.