Dee1986 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Anyone have any suggestions on a quality option for covering a cracked dash other than the crusty carpet pad I currently have covering the trashed dash I'm looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob84 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 LMC truck should have a plastic cover if I remember correctly. Pricey though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob84 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 $120 for a black one, $140 for any other color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 There are two options, as shown on this page from LMC, although the same things are available from other vendors. The Coverlay cover that glues on the existing pad. That's the one Jacob posted about and it runs $120 - 140 depending on the color. Dash pad, which is a complete replacement pad. And if I remember correctly they come from Just Dashes, and while LMC only shows them in black, Just Dashes makes them in several colors. And they are $420. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee1986 Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 There are two options, as shown on this page from LMC, although the same things are available from other vendors. The Coverlay cover that glues on the existing pad. That's the one Jacob posted about and it runs $120 - 140 depending on the color. Dash pad, which is a complete replacement pad. And if I remember correctly they come from Just Dashes, and while LMC only shows them in black, Just Dashes makes them in several colors. And they are $420. Just wondering if anyone has used one of the $140 covers that glue over existing dash? If so how was the fit and finish. Otherwise I'll pony up for the $400 dash replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Just wondering if anyone has used one of the $140 covers that glue over existing dash? If so how was the fit and finish. Otherwise I'll pony up for the $400 dash replacement. I have, and I have one I'm going to use on Big Blue. They are very good, and until someone pointed out that there was a cover on my first Bullnose I didn't know. But on Dad's truck I'll do the new pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I have, and I have one I'm going to use on Big Blue. They are very good, and until someone pointed out that there was a cover on my first Bullnose I didn't know. But on Dad's truck I'll do the new pad. I believe it all boils down to what you intend to do with a truck: daily driver = overlay; show truck = new pad. The $420 for new with the latest plastic technology vs what might be available as used, is not too bad. Examples of used: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-F150-Bronco-Gray-Dash-Pad-OEM-Pickup-Truck-Dashboard-TURBO-Diesel-1980-1986/372825595794?hash=item56ce231f92:g:lTkAAOSw0AxdvNqC https://www.ebay.com/itm/80-86-FORD-TRUCK-BRONCO-F150-F250-F350-DASH-PAD-BROWN-NO-CRACKS-VERY-NICE/372890457951?hash=item56d200d75f:g:5AEAAOSwZgheA5oV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myrl883 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I believe it all boils down to what you intend to do with a truck: daily driver = overlay; show truck = new pad. The $420 for new with the latest plastic technology vs what might be available as used, is not too bad. Examples of used: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-F150-Bronco-Gray-Dash-Pad-OEM-Pickup-Truck-Dashboard-TURBO-Diesel-1980-1986/372825595794?hash=item56ce231f92:g:lTkAAOSw0AxdvNqC https://www.ebay.com/itm/80-86-FORD-TRUCK-BRONCO-F150-F250-F350-DASH-PAD-BROWN-NO-CRACKS-VERY-NICE/372890457951?hash=item56d200d75f:g:5AEAAOSwZgheA5oV Now if only someone would make one without the speaker holes! That's where they all fail, and I doubt any of us are rockin' the AM jams any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny G Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Now if only someone would make one without the speaker holes! That's where they all fail, and I doubt any of us are rockin' the AM jams any more. Right! I bought a whole new pad and hope it does not fail here with the new materials. It should be noted that the new pads take a bit of fitting where the clips go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodsoup Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Now if only someone would make one without the speaker holes! That's where they all fail, and I doubt any of us are rockin' the AM jams any more. I completely agree, but if I can share a rare piece of my knowledge, there's a company called Retrosound who specialize in classic car audio. They make one particular 6x9 speaker with inputs for both left and right audio - so you get a stereo mix out of one single speaker. So if someone had an otherwise-fine dash pad with a roached middle section, putting one of those speakers in the dash with a nice grille could be a good route to go. I have one in my DeSoto, and I plan on getting another one for whichever truck I end up driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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