Dash Cracked?

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jfreakofkorn

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my 2001 dash is gone including the upper dash, bezel, and the upper part of the dash carrier...

I hit a bump, bit n pieces fall out from under the dash or breaks than falls =/

First I would have to locate a dash carrier for a good price before I get in there repairing anything.... and the dealer wants like $840 to $900 for it so thats out of the question...

Im looking at a parts truck for $200 later on this week and hope that the parts are good on it..
 

OD Ram

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Surprisingly, when I bought my truck a month ago, it had the original dash, only a hairline crack going through the front bit near the window. Not the whole thing. It's only a matter of time though before it breaks. The sun probably isn't doing much good with the black dash.

And from what I understand the dash cracks because of something in the mixture of plastic. Doesn't let it flex very well.
 

Cowboy1503

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my dash is cracked on my 2001 dodge truck, split right in half, it happened on mine when it was really cold out and i turned the heat on, i guess going from super cold to hot broke it.
 

flying spanner

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Cracked

If anyone is interested, the part # for a OEM dash replacement for a 1997 Ram 1500 is 5ey72rc8.
 

Rebel_Lady91

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This my 2nd gen dash cracks and one i made when i got mad and punched a hole in the dash oops :uhoh2:
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And the hole i made when i punched it when i got mad trying to fix my dash (this happened wed.)
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Okiespaniel

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My rule of thumb is. A. All 2nd gen dashes will crack, not if, when.

B. If your dash has not cracked yet, see rule A.

I lived in Arizona for the first 6 years of ownership. Had a window shade, dash cover, cracked the windows, all that. The dash deteriorated anyway, and finally broke when I changed the heater core...in Oklahoma.

I saw a tech tip a while back the suggested loosening the dash screws by the windshield about a half turn. This allows the dash to move around, although you may get a vibration noise.

I'll try one of LMC trucks plastic dash covers when the time comes
 

Muddytazz

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I did something similar to loosening the screws in my old 97 which had the original dash in mint condition. Completely removed the screws and put rubber washers in then tightened the screws down but left them 1/4 turn loose.
 

Rebel_Lady91

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Ant-man

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I don't have any door rust but I have a nice hole in the dash, started to happen when we were in AZ, we tried to use a reflective cover when parked but it still cracked. Need to grab a cover. Bezel is fine though.
 

magnum318

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I bought my 01 in August. It only had 80k fr miles but the dash was cracked really bad and even has pieces missing.

I put a carpet dash cover over it and I like it. I Think it looks nice and as an added bonus, stuff that I toss up on the dash doesn't slide around.

My bezil is cracked too. It won't be long before I have to do something about it.



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mines a 99 with 400,000km and dash just started to crack a few months ago, not to happy about it.
 

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