Hey guys, so I was tired of seeing cracks on my dashboard. I originally wanted to flock the dash but my initial job of filling the cracks was terrible so I decided to go to Joann's and got a yard of vinyl pleather and a can of spray adhesive. This was a budget project that will go to a gutted beater so my expectations are not very high. Total cost was about $20 maybe less if you use a coupon. the spray adhesive I used was the Loctite brand that can be bought for $6-8 and the vinyl was about $15/yard. I used less than one yard because I didn't approach the project with perfectionism, i.e. I didn't care if there are seams. Anyway, here are the pictures. they are pretty self-explanatory.
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That's pretty cool. It got the job done and it looks decent too. I filled and plastidipped my dash once and it came out much nicer than how it used to look. This looks even better.
Now that I think of it, I would be concerned about longevity using Joann's vinyl. UV treated automotive vinyl would be ideal.Last edited by reelizmpro; 10-05-2018, 09:03 AM."I'd probably take the E30 M3 in this case just because I love that little car, and how tanky that inline 6 is." - thecj
85 323i M TECH 1 S52 - ALPINEWEISS/SCHWARZE
88 M3 - LACHSSILBER/SCHWARZE
89 M3 - ALPINEWEISS II/M TECH CLOTH-ALCANTARA
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Thanks for the comments. I'm happy to provide guidance to whoever wants to do this. It really wasn't that difficult especially since I wasn't aiming for a perfect or professional finish. My goal was simply to cover existing and future cracks.
It took me three hours, with a lot of breaks in between. All it is is spray, lay, pull, staple, cut excess. It can probably be done without stapling as that's what I did at first until I decided to staple them.
Of course, this is easier if you have the dash off. I'm sure it can be done with it on the car with a paint brush and some type of liquid adhesive. It is not perfect, but I think it is much better than seeing cracks since it doesn't cost too much and it wasn't that difficult.
Oh, I forgot to add that I used a heat gun to stretch the vinyl in some areas. A hairdryer would work too.
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Great job. I started to fix my dash using padded filler, sanding and so on and failed miserably. Now my dash looks worse than it was. This gives me some hope. Could you please add some details, how did you do it? Did you start from the center moving outside? Or started from the back moving toward where the cluster and the ac control goes? Many thanks.
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Originally posted by reelizmpro View PostNow that I think of it, I would be concerned about longevity using Joann's vinyl. UV treated automotive vinyl would be ideal.
1992 325i Cabrio
1988 320i Touring
2000 M5
1977 530i
2015 328i - Euro Delivery/Performance Center Delivery
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