Cracked/peeling dash?
 

Hello everyone. I had my Z for 5 years and still running great, but there is one problem though, my interior seems to be cracked/peeling at some areas. The thing is, my Z is always garaged so it doesn't made any sense at all if it was caused by heat. So guys, do any of you have the same problem as mine?

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Looks like a manufacturer's defect IMO. No modern car over $15k should have cracking like that before at least 10 years.

Yeah that's what i have in mind as well. But unfortunately a friend of mine who have the Z for about the same time as i am, have this problem too.. I guess i need to remove the dash and refinish it..

Your location says you live in Brunei. If you are parking outside, any interior is going to deteriorate faster than if you were in, say, Canada. Using cleaners/protectants that leech the plasticizers from the material will hasten the process. A solid black interior doesn't help.

But I agree with Push370zzz - a dash made with modern materials should hold up for more than five years. Unless you have been abusing it.

My little bro's Altima is cracking a little. It's not a big long one like you have but it's breaking down. He thinks it's started when he used a certain interior cleaner. Mayhaps that's it?

YzGyz

Yep, sun and heat will kill the dash...thats all there is to it.

my steering wheel is peeling on my Z, i park it indoors and use a windshield cover when i park on sunny days. shift knob is doing the same thing :/. btw guys, if anyone is interested in knowing, a replacement circle (not the whole airbag, button controls) but just the wheel itself from nissan OEM is $1250

hummmm.. dat sucks. :(

ur car turning into hulk? almost looks like something puffed up from the inside or something. :ugh:

My Z is 6 years old and the interior is in almost perfect condition...i agree with what somebody else already said, i think it's whatever interior cleaner you were using that basically is making the plastics shrink

op wat were u using to clean the dash? :icon08:


most of the time all i do is mist Griot's SpeedShine into a mf towel and dust off the interior. once a year i'd use Prima Nero to dress it up.. and this is a diluted 50/50 with water mix even. no cracks. my 11 yr old G and my dd's are all cleaned the same way.

Dash Protectants?
 

Soon as I used one of those "Protectants " on my Suburban's dash , it started to crack and split. Jeeeez!

Bahahaha My first thought was too much powah!!!

You mean armoralltohell? :ugh:

You can buy the 2015 Nismo wheel like I did for about $350 shipped from Japan (depending on the Yen). Check out RHDjapan.com. It is OEM, Nissan part number and packaging.

really? aren't they suppose to protect it from cracking and fading? I am surprise there are any lawsuits.