How rare is an uncracked dash these days

[jnbentley26]

I have yet to see one in person

[digger]

I have a new dash to go in. What is the hotness for protecting it ?

[AexD]

Mine was not cracked and I recently had it retrimmed anyway. Be interesting to see how it lasts, pics in my build thread

[e30austin]

That's exactly what happened to mine. Garage stored, sunshade always on when outside and 303 used. Didn't matter.

mine has lived outdoors its entire life, until about 3 years ago. ironically, when i started storing it inside, (along with sunshade in the window, windows left down), is when i noticed the crack. way she goes, i guess.

[amcp]

i noticed a very, very thin crack, at the leading edge of the board (where it meets the cowl). i've given up caring.

That's exactly what happened to mine. Garage stored, sunshade always on when outside and 303 used. Didn't matter.

[dnguyen1963]

Hey guys, I have been applying sun screen lotion on the dash for more than ten years every time I do a cleaning. There is not a single crack anywhere on the dash.

[e30austin]

fairly uncommon at this point. i've got two sitting in my spare bedroom, one is destined for my M3 - i haven't seen a dash that shitty, in a really long time.

the one in my red car was pretty nice, until about 2 years ago, when i noticed a very, very thin crack, at the leading edge of the board (where it meets the cowl). i've given up caring.

[Northern]

Even here in canada, mine has started to crack on my 1990 as of a year or two ago. Ironically it started to crack the year after I started regularly applying Aerospace 303 instead of shiny armorall.

Way she goes.

[amcp]

Agree, they all crack. Happened to me as well.

[AWDBOB]

If you put a crack free dash in, it's just going to crack again. I put a crack free dash in the 318 I'm putting together last year, and it's sat inside my garage, doused in 303 and it's already cracked.

They're not all they're cracked up to be.

Enjoy not having to think about your dash cracking, it's a much better life to live, IMO.

[prisonerofdoom83]

So a few years ago when I got my car it was I cracked these past few months it finally started cracking . There doesn’t seem to be any good affordable options so in reality how many e30s on the road have a good dash . I may just put the dash cover back on and leave it as is for the time being