Another Sticky Dash Issue

JARblue · 06-03-2021, 02:00 PM

You may be right in that it's just a matter of time. My car spent over 6 years and 100K miles in the hot Texas sun (garaged at night) and the dash still looked extremely clean. Three months after I parked it in the garage, it cracked at virtually every joint and the finish went to crap. Without even touching it.

nis350 · 06-03-2021, 03:47 PM

Sorry that your dash cracked. It's just terrible that it went from good to oily and cracked in 3 months.

I read that you only cleaned with water without any protectant.... So the protectant being the culprit is out.

Not sure how much the dash and labor would cost. Perhaps the cheapest solution is to get a dash cover.

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Originally Posted by JARblue

You may be right in that it's just a matter of time. My car spent over 6 years and 100K miles in the hot Texas sun (garaged at night) and the dash still looked extremely clean. Three months after I parked it in the garage, it cracked at virtually every joint and the finish went to crap. Without even touching it.

JARblue · 06-03-2021, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by nis350

Not sure how much the dash and labor would cost. Perhaps the cheapest solution is to get a dash cover.

It's expensive. It's not difficult to DIY. Just tedious. I'm OCD enough to tackle it. Would never give Nissan another dime for a dash though. Thought about a CF dash from Cpt Obvious. But there are other things I'd rather spend my money on.

I had been trying to avoid coming that last conclusion. But once again, I think you may be right.

nis350 · 06-03-2021, 05:31 PM

I'm on the same boat. As much as I like my Z, I am not going to spend thousands for a new dash that will likely go bad.

Using the money for the next toy is much more appealing.

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Originally Posted by JARblue

It's expensive. It's not difficult to DIY. Just tedious. I'm OCD enough to tackle it. Would never give Nissan another dime for a dash though. Thought about a CF dash from Cpt Obvious. But there are other things I'd rather spend my money on.

I had been trying to avoid coming that last conclusion. But once again, I think you may be right.

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