Did anyone ever make the fiberglass cover piece for our cracked dash problem? Mines on cack number four and im tired of looking at it.
Get one from a '98 Z24. I've had two '98 Zs and neither of them developed the crack, one had almost 70k miles on it, the other 90k.
no one ended up making them.....well one guy kinda did, but never finished them...i think he was still trying to sell the mold though
do people even bother searching anymore?
JuggaloZeke wrote:Get one from a '98 Z24. I've had two '98 Zs and neither of them developed the crack, one had almost 70k miles on it, the other 90k.
1998 z24 here and I got 2 of the cracks on each side of the center vent
my car is about to roll over to 123k and i still dont have a dash crack. my moms cav has 35k on it and has one
There are 3-4 screws that hold the dash to the firewall. I believe if you were to put some kind of rubber or strong foam "bushing" behind those screws, cavalier's wouldn't have this issue.
On mine, the plastic around the center screw (under the defrost vent) actually broke before the dash ever did. I think if you give the dash a little bit of play for when the body flexes, then this will help the issue. Many people attribute the crack to heat. Well, my 96 was in Florida for it's entire life and I never developed this issue. I really think it's a stress crack on the plastic.
and ur old cav has a crack as well jungalo....goes from the front to the airbag...ill get pics sumtime soon
you scratch my ride IMA EAT YO CHILDREN
I have a 98 Z24 it was black with NO crack 110,000 k/m
i have a 98 z24 and i have one crack right in the middle and it looks like crap and i have like 145,000 miles on mine and yeah but thats the only crack though
mine has shattered and also the front part has many cracks in it. i live in tx and its hot but i mostly think i t was due to my suspension. i recently changed it out so i dont see the dash moving as much now
does anybody have the part number for the replacement piece?
~Boost. Its what's for dinner!~
Its part of the entire dash. You would either have to replace the entire dash or glass it.
-Brandon
Mine is a '99 base model. My dash has 4 cracks in it. I'm going to replace.
I'm going to replace with a 2000+ dash. I'd like to be able to use the cupholder AND change CDs. (Car has 42k, no reason to get rid of it. Might as well fix two gripes at once.)
Anyone got a part number/price for this, but in 2000 style?
And what about a source for some rubber or plastic washers?
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lol, i have a WHITE 98 z24...and the dash is cracked in the middle...so there goes that theory
94,XXX miles!
although-i have a dash out of a base 95 and its FLAWLESS!! no crack!
its going in soon...
what im going to do is cut tiny peices of dynamat, then place them under EVERY screw and or bolt that the dash mounts with. i hope it works...if not, ima just cover that portion with the crack with some black leather or something to match the interior im going with well.
White 98'Z-alive n kickn
Black 97'Z-down for the count
Weisinator wrote:Mine is a '99 base model. My dash has 4 cracks in it. I'm going to replace.
I'm going to replace with a 2000+ dash. I'd like to be able to use the cupholder AND change CDs. (Car has 42k, no reason to get rid of it. Might as well fix two gripes at once.)
Anyone got a part number/price for this, but in 2000 style?
And what about a source for some rubber or plastic washers?
that is a 2000 dash you have shown there...
i have swapped in the 2000+ dash in my 98, my 98 was fine, and my 2000 dash (even though the car that it was in was in a rollover accident) never had a problem
1998 Chevrolet Cavalier
5-spd
Since you've done the swap, is it just the big piece there and the bezel that are different?
Will the top cover and airbag from my '99 bolt on to it?
How about HVAC control and heater core?
(I know the radio's different...
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crack in my 2000 z from heat exposure
