cracking dash

bigbird · Post by **bigbird** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:09 pm

what is causing this:

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:24 pm

could just be sun exposure.

pyistazty · Post by **pyistazty** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:47 am

sun, heat, road rage

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:50 am

Not being protected and exposed to sunlight very often.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:29 am

Del sol.

bigbird · Post by **bigbird** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:52 pm

anyone else have this?

srtgtr34 · Post by **srtgtr34** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:03 pm

I have a small crack in the very center of mine.

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:07 pm

Hmmm, Road Rage.

Maybe the plastic/vendor they used got cheaper? Mine is from the south, and it hasn't been garaged since the day I owned it, (April 2004) and before that?
But my dash pad looks brand new. I rarely leave my window cracked either, so it bakes in there quite well.

To get one with the speaker holes, you would need to get one from an '01 or '00 or find the better trim models in the newer years.

Do you put any kind of "protective" crap on it? The only thing mine sees is glass cleaner from cleaning the windshield.

Mat00ES · Post by **Mat00ES** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:12 pm

old age, idk if my car has it, I'll check in the am

bigbird · Post by **bigbird** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:49 pm

occasional demons wrote:Hmmm, Road Rage.

Maybe the plastic/vendor they used got cheaper? Mine is from the south, and it hasn't been garaged since the day I owned it, (April 2004) and before that?
But my dash pad looks brand new. I rarely leave my window cracked either, so it bakes in there quite well.

To get one with the speaker holes, you would need to get one from an '01 or '00 or find the better trim models in the newer years.

Do you put any kind of "protective" crap on it? The only thing mine sees is glass cleaner from cleaning the windshield.

its an 05...I only put some protectant on it once about a year ago. the center crack started about 6 mo. ago and the smaller one I just noticed last week.

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:20 pm

Just seen from some other pics you posted, your car is black. Mine is silver. Yours, I bet, gets a bit more heat inside. My dark interior doesn't help, but the silver paint does not get that hot. My trunk interior actually stays relatively cool, compared to the rest of the car.
But I still prefer black. "sigh"
I tend to shy away from most interior protectants, as I have seen some do more harm than good, and most have too much gloss. IDK if a one time application would cause that tho.

As for the different years, I only referenced to that if you were to look for a used cover. I remember seeing the speakers were deleted in '02 or '03-up in the base models. It possibly could have been misinformation. But not surprising if it is true.

smiley · Post by **smiley** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:06 am

mines an 04 and sits outside every day and its fine, i put a sun visor up some of the time when i remember

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:28 am

Since I have a black car and don't have tint, I usually put a white bath sheet over the dash when I park outside (a trick I learned from living in Florida). If you get a new dash, you might want to try this.

bigbird · Post by **bigbird** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:36 pm

Midnight_Rider wrote:Since I have a black car and don't have tint, I usually put a white bath sheet over the dash when I park outside (a trick I learned from living in Florida). If you get a new dash, you might want to try this.

Thanks for the tip!!!

AR04SRT · Post by **AR04SRT** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:27 pm

sun exposure! i just bought some shades to put in when i get odd the car and stoped the problem

gabe74gt · Post by **gabe74gt** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:53 am

thats often! it has be because you will be keeping your car mostly in sun light! and your place is definably hot! keep your car always in a shed

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:25 am

Actually armor all is the cause of this most often. Chrysler states not to use Armor all products or anything silicone based to dress the dash because it causes severe fading and cracking.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:43 pm

Armor All is water based now as I understand it, not silicone. They tried blaming it on the silicones way back when so Armor All changed it. However, I have pretty much used only silicone dressings in all of my vehicles and none of them have faded or cracked. That being said, they are just too many variables to be certain. It's like one of those questions when people go, "how long will the wax last on the car?" The dash thing happens to some and not to others. What I listed earlier is the most frequent cause though.

Alex Kurdian · Post by **Alex Kurdian** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:32 pm

My dash is fine for an 01 neon

I try not to park her in the sun all day the sun kills everything!

I do use every now and then the 303 Aerospace Protectant its the best

bigbird · Post by **bigbird** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:41 am

I wish I could have a shady place to park during the day, but no such luck!

Jenni · Post by **Jenni** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:57 am

try this:

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:44 pm

They used to make one that said Neon....I wanted it but could never find it. As for caring for my dash I use either non-ammonia glass cleaner to wipe it down or just a damp rag.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:03 pm

LilSparkPlug wrote:They used to make one that said Neon....I wanted it but could never find it.

Oh that would me neat.

72rs · Post by **72rs** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:09 pm

heat and sun in the south will do it