MOPARENT
Well-Known Member
Short story here, got a new upper dash from Classic, looked good at first but wouldn't fit the dash...the channel was full of excess foam and extra vinyl, etc, so I sent it back. Second dash showed up, less crap in the channel, actually fit a little better but I had to force it on and then it developed a huge bulge on the pass side and looked like ***......of course, I returned it.
3rd dash showed up, nice in the channel, no bumps or bulges at first but I still had to hammer it on....end result: more bulges, warping and looked like crap once it was tightened up...
WTF? ....Sick of waiting for dashes, I decided maybe it was my dash frame or maybe I'm doing something wrong, .... nope, it was still the new dash...
Do yourself a favor, take a die grinder and route out the entire channel in the dash until it looks like the channel on your old one...Once you can slide it in place without any force, it will look pretty damn nice..The Chinese guy stamping these out obviously has nothing to test these against, so it probably ain't his fault....BUT, I shoulda known better dealing with these Asian parts... I thought it would fit right outta the box like they claimed...Stupid me, I missed the part in the instructions where it says "this dash will fit like an AMD cowl panel"...Hope this helps a few of you guys dealing with this issue. Side note: The dash pad is extremely flexible, you can easily bend it on your knee to get the contours right, but don't overdo it. Many thanks to Classic for their help with this also, great company!
3rd dash showed up, nice in the channel, no bumps or bulges at first but I still had to hammer it on....end result: more bulges, warping and looked like crap once it was tightened up...
WTF? ....Sick of waiting for dashes, I decided maybe it was my dash frame or maybe I'm doing something wrong, .... nope, it was still the new dash...
Do yourself a favor, take a die grinder and route out the entire channel in the dash until it looks like the channel on your old one...Once you can slide it in place without any force, it will look pretty damn nice..The Chinese guy stamping these out obviously has nothing to test these against, so it probably ain't his fault....BUT, I shoulda known better dealing with these Asian parts... I thought it would fit right outta the box like they claimed...Stupid me, I missed the part in the instructions where it says "this dash will fit like an AMD cowl panel"...Hope this helps a few of you guys dealing with this issue. Side note: The dash pad is extremely flexible, you can easily bend it on your knee to get the contours right, but don't overdo it. Many thanks to Classic for their help with this also, great company!