Rocket Man's 2008 Bagged CC Silverado Build AKA "THE MACHINE"

[Tonyrodz]

Yeah, he was pretty rough with the handling of the parts.

 

[Rocket Man]

I watched the worst dash removal YouTube video before I did mine, I think of a guy who did the staple repair. But it was like ok if this guy can remove the dash this carelessly and not break any trim, I'm sure me trying to do it gently should go ok.

And it wasnt bad I mean, the dude did identify every bolt/clip/plug etc that needed to be removed

Here

Oh yeah I watched that about 3 times. He made it look so easy, did almost all of it with 1 hand. That was NOT my dash lol. Mine was so brittle that everything tried to break. The places where the front flat part snaps into the main dash piece- 2 of 5 broke. The fingers on the flat piece where they slide into the main dash piece- 4 of 5 broke. The holes where the wiring snaps into the top on the main dash- 2 of 4 broke out. The area around the air bag- 2-3 more large cracks happened. The area over the top by the IC- 3 more large cracks happened. The areas where the 10 mm bolts go in- 2 of 4 broke when just removing the bolts. Etc etc etc. I should have known, I've watched enough YT videos to know that it usually isn't the case. They all look so easy, makes me wonder how many times those guys do that particular thing before they make a video. That guy had obviously done quite a few, plus he knew which ones to NOT video, like mine. He never mentioned anything about them being brittle which would have been a great alert. I'm sure he knew. If he would have taken mine apart like he did that one, it would have been in pieces. Ass.

 

[05Single]

Seems like the dash is a situation no one can win. Might be worth the time to Fiberglass it while it's out . Pain in the ass but no more cracks and a chance to paint it.

 

[Rocket Man]

Seems like the dash is a situation no one can win. Might be worth the time to Fiberglass it while it's out . Pain in the ass but no more cracks and a chance to paint it.

You didn't see where I added steel rods and epoxied them in place? The flat part that goes against the windshield was a lost cause so I ordered a new one. The only other thing I'll probably do is buy a new dash piece and then reinforce it before I install it.

 

[05Single]

You didn't see where I added steel rods and epoxied them in place? The flat part that goes against the windshield was a lost cause so I ordered a new one. The only other thing I'll probably do is buy a new dash piece and then reinforce it before I install it.

No I wasn't paying attention


Lol i saw that part , but I mean a full fiberglass cover on top. Sanded smooth and painted

 

[PG01]

No I wasn't paying attention


Lol i saw that part , but I mean a full fiberglass cover on top. Sanded smooth and painted

Pay attention man....smh

 

[Rocket Man]

No I wasn't paying attention


Lol i saw that part , but I mean a full fiberglass cover on top. Sanded smooth and painted

Oh lol. No thanks, that's not in my plans. I want it to look OEM. Not fond of the smooth dash look, plus if I did that it, it would look like poop due to my lack of bodywork skills.

 

[Bombsquad85]

Oh lol. No thanks, that's not in my plans. I want it to look OEM. Not fond of the smooth dash look, plus if I did that it, it would look like poop due to my lack of bodywork skills.

How difficult would it be to wrap the dash with leather?

 

[Rocket Man]

How difficult would it be to wrap the dash with leather?

Back on page 78 we were talking about wrapping it. I imagine leather would be about the same as a vinyl wrap. Either way, I haven't seen it done yet and I can see why. I think it would be very hard due to the complex shapes.

 

[kbuskill]

Back on page 78 we were talking about wrapping it. I imagine leather would be about the same as a vinyl wrap. Either way, I haven't seen it done yet and I can see why. I think it would be very hard due to the complex shapes.

Wonder how much an upholstery shop would charge?

Shouldn't be too difficult for guys who do it all day everyday... they probably would know just what material to use to make it easy.

 

[05Single]

Wouldn't hurt to get a quote from an upholstery shop. Would look good . Love the way the 09+ ram has the leather with stitching around the edges. Same as bmw and other high end vehicles. Not saying dodge is high end but just stating it has that type of dash

 

[Rocket Man]

Wouldn't hurt to get a quote from an upholstery shop. Would look good . Love the way the 09+ ram has the leather with stitching around the edges. Same as bmw and other high end vehicles. Not saying dodge is high end but just stating it has that type of dash

I'll keep it in mind. I have some other things I need to have done first- new windshield plus tint, line-x, subwoofer. Then a new front bumper probably since I'm thinking of going to a regular 1500 one. I'll probably be broke again by then.

 

[lemansguy]

just read through all 82 pages over the past 2 days. very impressive and i love all the things you are doing to the truck since you bought it. i have an idea for your sub box options.

https://www.supercrewsound.com/02RamConsole.html

i had this in my '02 ram, and im going to be installing it now in my tahoe between the rear captains chairs. i had one custom made for my 10" kicker L7 but as you see you have options for size. ill try and dig up some pics from my phone to add to this...

 

[lemansguy]

here are some pics i took of mine. then a pic of it in the back of my '11 Ram CC. I used door stops as "feet" for it to stand. 1.5 years there with kids jumping on it without an issue. i think you could do something similar in the jump seat area.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I'll keep it in mind. I have some other things I need to have done first- new windshield plus tint, line-x, subwoofer. Then a new front bumper probably since I'm thinking of going to a regular 1500 one. I'll probably be broke again by then.

It'll be much easier to do the dash with no windshield.

 

[Rocket Man]

It'll be much easier to do the dash with no windshield.

Good point, I'll just leave the windshield out then.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Lol, you

Good point, I'll just leave the windshield out then.

Should. Depending if it's a mobile glass guy, you could have him take the glass out, do the dash, then have him come back a day or 2 later once you're done, for the install.

 

[05Single]

I'll keep it in mind. I have some other things I need to have done first- new windshield plus tint, line-x, subwoofer. Then a new front bumper probably since I'm thinking of going to a regular 1500 one. I'll probably be broke again by then.

I bet you could find a someone locally who would trade you straight across for their factory bumper.

 

[NathanJax]

Then a new front bumper probably since I'm thinking of going to a regular 1500 one.

why?

 

[Rocket Man]

why?

I don't really like the big flat one. Plus rock chips you know...