Cracked Dash?

[bde269]

that sucks i hope they work it out for u at a good price

 

[Tiki]

Ive done a million of these, its not bad. Just takes some time and patience. Dealer pays I think 7.5 hours repair time on them, Ive gotten it down to about 40 minutes start - finish, but I used to do them damn near weekly.

Man I really need to get in touch with you

 

[Meccanoble]

I'm near atl. Won't hungry to try a few dealers. 2011 with 123k. Crack near airbag and above speedometer area. Sooo ugly

 

[agupta3224]

2009 Yukon XL. Always garaged. Less than 30K. I generally take it out two or three times a year for trips. This year I went on a road trip and And on the sixth day, I noticed a crack by the passenger air bag. I have never used any chemicals, it is in the garage quite a bit. It just looks ugly.

 

[Brooklyn hoe]

Real quick question. I am planning to take the dash apart next weekend. Is it ok for me to unplug the passenger airbag two days before I do the work on the dash and still drive it for those 2 days that it is unplug.

 

[DRG]

I called GM and asked a bunch of questions about this airbag recall. They do have some numbers to allow them to make the claim that it is safe to drive. It is illegal for a shop to disconnect the air bag. CFR 49 part 595. There are exceptions but they are rare and require documentation.

Technically speaking I can't see that it would hurt anything, you might get an error code and obviously the passenger will not benefit from the air bag in a crash.

 

[Meccanoble]

I just filed my car for the cracked dash

 

[aflumb]

yea i discovered my dash was cracked on my 2012 with 44K miles. been in a garages since day 1. guess ill call GM and see what happens.

 

[Madgrty]

I bought my 2007 LTZ Silverado with 80k on it, dash was already cracked by the passenger air bag. Previous/ original owner said it happened around 50k. The truck has always been garaged, even since I purchased it. My full windshield is also tinted (35% tint with 1.5% sunstrip) so the interior gets good UV protection and stays cool if it's out and about. Sitting in the garage overnight it cracked on the drivers side this past weekend. Which really pissed me off as it is about 8 inches and I see it every time I drive now. Filed a complaint and I'm going to talk to the dealership tomorrow hoping they'll offer me a reasonable repair cost. Maybe see about reinforcing it with some epoxy or fiberglass resin. Worst come I'll just do it myself. I will say though, mechanically the truck has been great!

 

[Brooklyn hoe]

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[Tonyrodz]

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Amazing!

 

[Brooklyn hoe]

I had to post it once I saw it. Doe mot look hard at all.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Do you know what that tool he was using is called? That heated those pieces.

 

[YukonandtheHOE]

My Tahoe has like 120k miles on it and no sign of cracking? Is it inevitable or hit and miss?

Anyone noitce how buddy in the video was a little ramie with the costumer's dash part's?

Do you know what that tool he was using is called? That heated those pieces.

Thats a Astro Pneumatic 7600A, Used one at a Body Shop back home in Inuvik.
Handy as hell.

 

[Tonyrodz]

My Tahoe has like 120k miles on it and no sign of cracking? Is it inevitable or hit and miss?

Anyone noitce how buddy in the video was a little ramie with the costumer's dash part's?



Thats a Astro Pneumatic 7600A, Used one at a Body Shop back home in Inuvik.
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I noticed. He also knicked the trim piece under the windshield as he pried it up. Is that tool expensive?

 

[YukonandtheHOE]

Was 250 Canadian on amazon lastnight. So im guessing 20$ US haha

Is that tool expensive?

 

[Tonyrodz]

I looked it up, the differences in prices is crazy, but the cheapest is $100. Imo, worth it.

 

[Meccanoble]

very interesting. Great tutorial on removing dash. I wish I seen him repair bigger crack under odometer.

 

[YukonandtheHOE]

I would Change the heater core, just because! Lol

 

[Tonyrodz]

very interesting. Great tutorial on removing dash. I wish I seen him repair bigger crack under odometer.

I'd think it would look the same once repaired. Probably would look just like a scratch.