Fox Plastic Dash Repair - Cracks

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Will try something I've not tried before... Hopefully generating this number of alerts will work without issue. Don't really know what the limit is cuz I've not tried it. hehe

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Do any of you guys have a pic of a Dashmat in an 87-93?
 
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Clue about fixing cracks in any kind of hard material like thin plastic or sheet metal. Stop drill the crack ends so that it stops the crack from continuing to spread. Use a 1/8" drill and be careful not to punch through and damage anything that's behind what you are drilling. This works well with metal aircraft skins, and should work well with just about any other hard, thin material.
 
Let me see what I have. Car has been in storage since I retired from the military.


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You can see that I'd already replaced the dash cap.

Since this pic, the entire dash has gone black and the center console is two-toned (red/black). Even still, the red dash carpet remains. I didn't like the ALL RED interior but I do like the red color.

The finished product will be a mix that works.

On a side note: It's pretty much useless to try and buy a colored or color matched dash cap (if you ever choose to replace yours). They don't match very well. You're better off trying to die the cap to match the dash (this can be hard due to sun bleaching and age) or just dying the entire dash to match whatever color cap you purchase. The caps are dyed to OEM colors. If your car has not lived it's entire life in a garage (like :chin 30,000 miles or less) well..... You can guess.
For some reason I thought you had an 87+? I actually like that look. I'm going to get one for my 86. Thanks for the pic Noobz