Interior and Upholstery Gaping Hole In Dash, Any Ideas?

JHc90SSP · Nov 15, 2016

Hey fellas, I bought this project(1990 lx coupe) a couple weeks ago and have been fixing a few things I don't care for. The PO had drilled holes and busted off a piece of the dash to install one of those big ass auto meter sport comp tachometers. I am trying to make it a bit more of the sleeper, or at least a cleaner look. Back to the busted dash, I figure somebody's had to repair this before. any thoughts on fixing this or making it less visually disturbing ?

General karthief · Nov 15, 2016

You could cover it with one of those aftermarket dash covers or find a replacement for that part of the dash, thay are all bout the same are they not?

stykthyn · Nov 15, 2016

Bobble head? I personally like groot

General karthief · Nov 15, 2016

I got a bozo bobble head but I'd have to give it to the previous owner

JHc90SSP · Nov 15, 2016

I haven't found a cover that would work or doesn't look like complete ass. The broken piece is part of the dash structure, I would need to replace the whole dash for a small hole, I'm just looking for something in between.

JHc90SSP · Nov 15, 2016

Ha, distract rather than repair, a bobbing dog may be in my future.

stykthyn · Nov 15, 2016

There's no fix that won't look awful. Maybe an Autometer pod.

General karthief · Nov 15, 2016

JHc90SSP said:
I haven't found a cover that would work or doesn't look like complete ass. The broken piece is part of the dash structure, I would need to replace the whole dash for a small hole, I'm just looking for something in between.

I don't know about the ass thing but I got one with a bunch of stuff in a deal years ago, I'll try to post a pic, only other thing I can think of cut a piece of material that fits tight in that area like maybe a piece carpet and glue in. That part of the dash is easier to replace than you think, in fact I may have one.

General karthief · Nov 15, 2016

Maybe that worked, first time

2000xp8 · Nov 15, 2016

Not the answer you want, but get a used dash and replace it. I'm no perfectionist, but that hole would eat away at my brain every time I got in the car and each time someone asked what happened.
If the heater core is original, do that at the same time.

General karthief · Nov 15, 2016

I put the dash cover on so the sun wouldn't eat the dash, I've had mine dash apart when I did the evaporator and heater core. It's a job but you can replace the heat core now and the evaporator core too, once and done, otherwise you cover it up with something, your choice.

Mustang5L5 · Nov 15, 2016

I second finding a new dash. That would bug me, and I'm a perfectionist.

At least it's a grey dash and not black.

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JHc90SSP · Nov 16, 2016

The dash pad doesn't look as bad as I thought, but it's just not me. The car has a few different bugs with the heater controls and such, I'm thinking I'll pull it all apart and replace whatever I can find needs replacing along with the dash.
Thanks for the input.
Btw the dash is black, had low light in the garage.

2000xp8 · Nov 16, 2016

That section of the dash is always black, the rest is gray (unless you really do have the worst lighting in history, lol)
So that is considered a gray dash.

If you buy one, the likelihood is that you will be getting the entire thing, not just the top half.

JHc90SSP · Nov 16, 2016

I'm catching on, that went through my mind as I was typing.

billison · Nov 16, 2016

Fill with fiberglass , sand, use wrinkle paint then paint

Interior and Upholstery Gaping Hole In Dash, Any Ideas?

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