Cracks in dash?? Is there Hope?

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Jay07
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Post Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:12 pm

Alrite people!!

I have a couple of major cracks in my dash. Is there any thing that can be done to refurb them? any one tried it? What have been your experiences? - i dont wana think about replacing the dash if it can be avoided! - they dont bother me so much other people point em out who are not use to seeing em'

much appreciated
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Post Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:57 pm

No hope mate. They just get bigger, and the few attempts at repair I've seen looked worse than the cracks.

Better to source a replacement (come up fairly regularly on here) and not hard to change, just lots and lots of fiddly bits to contend with.

If you label everything you disconnect/undo it makes it a lot easier when you come to put it all back in place.

Good luck!
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Post Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:50 am

go here and change it, one day job any dash will fit your car. my other advice not on this site is to remove your front seats.

mrlee

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alan325i
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Post Sat Jun 03, 2006 6:35 am

yuo dont need to take out front seats to replace dash board and is only a 4 hour job.

I just replaced one last week end, very straight forward
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Post Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:22 am

Removing the front seats does make it a hell of a lot easier though!
And it only takes a couple of mins a seat.
I have a dash for sale right now, no cracks or scuffs, from a 320 touring.
Going cheap as i need to get rid of it.