Any suggestions where to buy RHD crack free dashboards

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Tzantushka
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Post Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:42 am

Lads,

Appears RHD dashboards are no longer available... (#1)

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Does anyone have any reputable and trusted sources for secondhand crack-free dashboards?

Here's the kicker... And shipping to Australia

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Post Fri Dec 06, 2019 10:26 am

Uncracked dashes are getting harder to find and fetching good money. You could spend a wad on a dash, spend the day fitting it and have it crack next day. That is just the age these cars are, doesn't seem much rhyme or reason to what makes them crack but heat and UV are prime culprits, however one of mine cracked in a cool garage having not seen sun for 20 years.

There are the usual culprits of filling/painting/flocking, none of it looks right IMHO

If you are going to use a dash mat to protect your new used uncracked dash would it matter if it is cracked underneath?

These guys re-vinyl them but NOT cheap, may be easier to ship from OZ
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Post Fri Dec 06, 2019 8:13 pm

Plastic needs to be fed and conditioned as it will shrink.
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Post Sun Dec 08, 2019 4:01 pm

Satan wrote:
Fri Dec 06, 2019 8:13 pm
Plastic needs to be fed and conditioned as it will shrink.
Any suggestions on such a product? Didn’t find anything definitive when searching the detailing posts
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Post Mon Dec 09, 2019 3:18 pm

This may be worth looking at

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Post Sat Dec 14, 2019 5:39 pm

Shutthatdoor wrote:
Sun Dec 08, 2019 4:01 pm
Satan wrote:
Fri Dec 06, 2019 8:13 pm
Plastic needs to be fed and conditioned as it will shrink.
Any suggestions on such a product? Didn’t find anything definitive when searching the detailing posts
I’ve just bought this product called Marine 303 protectant. Apparently supposed to be quite good!
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Post Sat Dec 28, 2019 9:56 pm

Shutthatdoor wrote:
Sun Dec 08, 2019 4:01 pm
Satan wrote:
Fri Dec 06, 2019 8:13 pm
Plastic needs to be fed and conditioned as it will shrink.
Any suggestions on such a product? Didn’t find anything definitive when searching the detailing posts
As Bristol mentioned I have beeb using 303 for a few years, The wipes are good the spray gets on to the screen.