Dash Pad?
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From: Simi Valley, CA
If you think LMC is high buck! .. just wait'll you see what Just Dashes (justdashes.com - Van Nuys CA) wants for the little charmers.
Just Dashes sells their repro padded dashes to Carpenter & some of the other repro parts sellers.
I had a 1968 Galaxie XL F/B that had a slight crack in the padded dash. I went to Just Dashes, guy looked at the crack, wanted 800 bucks to fix it!
Forget it! I bought a vinyl dash cap for about 100 bucks, placed it over the cracked dash. The dash mats are much less and for a slight additional charge can be personalized.
Just Dashes sells their repro padded dashes to Carpenter & some of the other repro parts sellers.
I had a 1968 Galaxie XL F/B that had a slight crack in the padded dash. I went to Just Dashes, guy looked at the crack, wanted 800 bucks to fix it!
Forget it! I bought a vinyl dash cap for about 100 bucks, placed it over the cracked dash. The dash mats are much less and for a slight additional charge can be personalized.
Fleet Owner
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From: NorCal
As with any interior painting, preparation is critical due to ArmorAll (or similar) products having potentially being previously applied.
Lead Driver
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From: El Dorado, Arkansas
There's a mat on my dash. It was on there when I bought my truck. It doesn't cover the entire dash and the cracks in the dash pad, at the ends, can still be seen.
A dash cover or mat is just a (tacky looking) band-aid fix.
This is just a personal perspective but, I bought my truck to make it (over time) into a nice looking truck. Unless a nice, original, used dash pad can be found for a decent price, this means I'll have to buy a new, more expensive, repro dash pad. That's OK by me. I bought the truck to fix up and I can spread the cost out over time.
The dash mat already in place isn't staying and, I'm NOT making a ghetto fix by gluing a dash cover over the cracked original dash pad.
A dash cover or mat is just a (tacky looking) band-aid fix.
This is just a personal perspective but, I bought my truck to make it (over time) into a nice looking truck. Unless a nice, original, used dash pad can be found for a decent price, this means I'll have to buy a new, more expensive, repro dash pad. That's OK by me. I bought the truck to fix up and I can spread the cost out over time.
The dash mat already in place isn't staying and, I'm NOT making a ghetto fix by gluing a dash cover over the cracked original dash pad.
Fleet Owner
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: NorCal
There's a mat on my dash. It was on there when I bought my truck. It doesn't cover the entire dash and the cracks in the dash pad, at the ends, can still be seen.
A dash cover or mat is just a (tacky looking) band-aid fix.
This is just a personal perspective but, I bought my truck to make it (over time) into a nice looking truck. Unless a nice, original, used dash pad can be found for a decent price, this means I'll have to buy a new, more expensive, repro dash pad. That's OK by me. I bought the truck to fix up and I can spread the cost out over time.
The dash mat already in place isn't staying and, I'm NOT making a ghetto fix by gluing a dash cover over the cracked original dash pad.
A dash cover or mat is just a (tacky looking) band-aid fix.
This is just a personal perspective but, I bought my truck to make it (over time) into a nice looking truck. Unless a nice, original, used dash pad can be found for a decent price, this means I'll have to buy a new, more expensive, repro dash pad. That's OK by me. I bought the truck to fix up and I can spread the cost out over time.
The dash mat already in place isn't staying and, I'm NOT making a ghetto fix by gluing a dash cover over the cracked original dash pad.
Mine came from the PO and goes all the way across and looks like it is meant to be there.
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More Turbo
Joined: Feb 2014
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remove it
The other real alternative is to remove the dash pad completely. Look around this site and the results are amazing in my opinion. I bet it's cheaper to fill some holes and then paint than replace the pad.
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Cargo Master
Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Four Oaks, NC
I tossed the badly cracked dash pad in my 69, not knowing ahead of time how expensive they were to replace. Now I'd be happy to have a used one with a few cracks and a cover over it. Live & learn I guess!
Cargo Master
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Sacramento
I took mine off 3 or 4 years ago, and like the 60s look of it. I pulled the defroster deflectors out of the pad, and they screwed in to the spot on the dash ... like it was meant to be.
Junior User
Joined: Dec 2011
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From: Phoenix
I did the same thing. I'm glad I'm not the only one.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Oct 2013
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From: Manitoba, Canada
This is the type of molded cover I was considering. It glues over the existing. Anybody try this type? I'm wondering if it covers completely or if the original shows on the edges at all because my original is a crappy red and I'd buy the black cover.
Hotshot
Joined: Mar 2013
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From: Phoenix, Az.
I don't remember which brand my dash cap is but it does not quite cover the bottom of my pad. And the defroster vent holes are a little off. I WOULDN'T AND WON'T USE IT PERMANENTLY.
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