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Dash Ideas?

So my dash just keeps gettting worse and worse and i hate the cracks, so I was thinking.... if i take out the dash( rather pull the windshield than pull it out but got to do something) and sand down the top of it flat and fill it with bondo/ filler to make it flush again. cover the whole thing in bondo/filler then primer and paint.

Problems-
- will the bondo crack also?
- I dont want the dash to loss the texture look to it. Is there a roller or something to put the texture back in the bondo? Guess it wouldn't be that bad.


anything else i might run into?
1986 Cougar LS

Dash Ideas?

Reply #1 –
Why don't you just buy the new dashcap for $99 and slap it on?

Dash Ideas?

Reply #2 –
I dont like the rasied look of them
1986 Cougar LS

Dash Ideas?

Reply #3 –
Mine didn't look raised. All you have to do is sand the top of the dash down. Just follow the directions and they turn out really nice.

Dash Ideas?

Reply #4 –
There is a guy on ebay that sells a form fitted cap to cover the dash.  I got one for my '83 and it's pretty nice.  I would highly recommend it.  I think I gave $40 for mine.  Snaps down to the existing and adheres with a silicone based adhesive.

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Reply #5 –
mine doesn't look raised either, honestly I forgot I had one on there (~6-7 years ago) till I seen this thread.
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Reply #6 –
I just ordered mine a week ago.The lady,Briah,said that they are selling the rest that they have and that's it.I got mine for $40.00 as well.Dashcaps was thair name I believe.They're not those fuzzy things,they are designed to give the dash a new factory look.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Dash Ideas?

Reply #7 –
somebody buy some parts off the bird so i can get one then. cracks are driven me crazy.

Can some one give me some pics?
1986 Cougar LS

Dash Ideas?

Reply #8 –
Check these numbers out on E-Bay

160083613367
260035501857
260035501879
160079902333

There are a few for you to check out.they cost a little more than what I got mine for,but it's the same thing.Contact the guy selling and ask him to deal with you.I'm sure he'll save you a little if you ask.I asked for a discount and the companyy I got mine from did.Good luck.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..
 

Dash Ideas?

Reply #9 –
this is the look im taken about. were the speaker grilles and stuff look sunk in and the thing in the center of the dash also.
1986 Cougar LS

Dash Ideas?

Reply #10 –
That's unavoidable with a plastic dash cover. But the overall look is very acceptable otherwise. Once it's in you practically forget it's there. On my car I trimmed the underside around the speakers so that the speaker covers can still be removed (and the same can be true of the center cover). I've seen it where people pop those covers out, put the dash cover in, and then put the covers on loosely...they're loose but they blend in better, if that's the look you want.

Dash Ideas?

Reply #11 –
That slightly "raised" look sure is more presentable than a dash covered with cracks,though.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Dash Ideas?

Reply #12 –
Quote from: EricCoolCats;128855
That's unavoidable with a plastic dash cover. But the overall look is very acceptable otherwise. Once it's in you practically forget it's there. On my car I trimmed the underside around the speakers so that the speaker covers can still be removed (and the same can be true of the center cover). I've seen it where people pop those covers out, put the dash cover in, and then put the covers on loosely...they're loose but they blend in better, if that's the look you want.


Pics of how you did this please?
1986 Cougar LS

Dash Ideas?

Reply #14 –
The dash cap maybe the least expensive route, but if you are up for something different....On the zcar.com site, there was a guy who used LINE-X spray on bed liner to do the cargo area of his Z.  It actually looked really good. (Z cars are notorious for ped out dashes - an intact one sells for $900, & tore up interiors.)  I know there was some discussion on doing the dash - filling in with a plastic filler and then sanding and finishing with the Line-X.  I don't know if he ever did the dash.  Just a thought out of the box.