Cracked Dash

[Ta2272]

hey guys i am buying a car and it has a piece of the dach in the corner missing about the size of a 20 cent coin, i have founf a few vinyl repair people in thw yellow pages but was just wondering if anyone knew if this sort of thing is repairable.

Jason

[fade-e]

is it a 20cent piece hole or just a crack?

if its just a crack most places will bog it up and then recover with new vinyl

cheers

[jamin]

even if it is a 20c piece 'hole' (ie: exposed inner core but without the hard topskin), it can be filled and recovered with vinly.
If anyone in SA wants details of a good repairer in adelaide (for these kind of dash repairs), PM me.

[Ta2272]

it is a hole size of 20c piece,

So they are repairable, how do the repair jobs come up, and anyone know of what costs may be involved.

Jason

[Cool1]

Just buy a new dash.

[Turdinator]

Just buy a new dash.

Where from, i thought repairing them was the only option?

[Bananaman]

Just buy a new dash.

When you're talking old school cars, its not that simple... Good condition dashes are few and far between.

[Cool1]

http://www.dashboardrestorations.com.au/

None of your tried google? I bought a new dash from these guys just a few months ago.

[Cool1]

And to the person(ace) who gave me negitive rep because you think you cant get a new dash, your a wanker! Negitive rep for you.

[faulksy]

http://www.dashboardrestorations.com.au/

None of your tried google? I bought a new dash from these guys just a few months ago.

i know its going to vary depending on the dash model but how much did it cost to give us an idea

[Hybrid]

i know its going to vary depending on the dash model but how much did it cost to give us an idea

Same, looks like a great company.

[4agte]

Just buy a new dash.

the link you posted dosent seem to have a dash for the aw11 so id also be interested in how much it roughly costs to get a dash repaired that has a crack in it

edit: i noticed they will do restorations with the original dash thanks for the link +rep

[Cool1]

I wont know the cost for a few weeks as it was just put on our account. Give them a ring and see what they say.

[Cool1]

Guys, if you can supply your dash(TA22) they can restore it for $330+GST.
How they do the job:
First they remove the vinyl, then they put the dash on a TA22 dash frame, the dash gets sprayed with a stablizing material, then any cracks/missing material is filled with the same kind of foam. Once this is done the dash is put in a vacume to have the vinyl moulded on.

Not exactly cheap, but much better quality than the places that just bog up the cracks and vinyl over the top.

[o_man_ra23]

Yeah, that looks like the go alright. Pity they dont make new dashes for TA22/RA23etc (the fibreglass framed ones), but hey, toyota dash frames dont generally get farked.

Cheers, Owen

BTW... pos rep for the link