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TommyTheCat · 09-09-2014, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stoopid

Was thinking the same thing - something like armor all! [it's not a fix, but it certainly creates an "out of sight, out of mind" situation]

When I called and asked my dealer, they made it abundantly clear that if I admit to having used armor all on my dashboard, it would no longer be covered under warranty.

patternpilot · 09-10-2014, 12:16 AM

I don't think there is anything wrong with the material that the dash is made of that causes it to crack on its own. I learned many years ago that the enemy of plastic (which the dash is made of, aka vinyl) is heat and sun. I have always kept a set of sun shades in my car. Every time I exit the car when it is outside, I put the shades in, even on cloudy days. Even to run into the store for a minute. None of my current cars have any sign of anything wrong with the dash and one is nine years old.
Where I live the summers are very hot with periods over 100 degrees. So ask yourself, do you use sun shades?

abaucom21 · 09-10-2014, 02:15 PM

On cars this new the dash should not crack. Are conv. owners expected to drive top down only at night to keep sunlight off the dash? It appears the cracking is on 2010 models. I have an early production 2011, fours years now and less than 7,000 miles, no crack yet but still concerned. Should note I also have a 1998 Riviera, dash is perfect. I traded a 1996 Sebring LXI for my Camaro in 2010, 100,000 miles, dash was perfect.

JT Camaro · 11-09-2014, 11:11 AM

add another to the list...going in tomorrow to see what they say, early 2010 build

sjmautoprod · 12-18-2014, 02:28 PM

Dammit. Me too. Nothing every applied beyond Tuff Stuff.

ELIC1 · 12-18-2014, 03:34 PM

i wish mine looked like that i had a 22 inch crack that was in front of my front defroster. so i bought a 22 inch badge that goes along the defroster. looks ok at best but the crack is all cover up and people like it so i am all good to go

J-n-J's mid life crisis · 12-18-2014, 05:47 PM

They almost all look like slices or cuts, weird...

TommyTheCat · 12-19-2014, 10:11 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Covercraft-Das...aro+dash+cover

ELIC1 · 12-19-2014, 10:29 AM

never understood why these places show the mats on a diffrent car and not on the car they are selling it for

TommyTheCat · 12-19-2014, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ELIC1

never understood why these places show the mats on a diffrent car and not on the car they are selling it for

I got mine from dashdesigns but my shop has an account with them so they're extra cheap for me. It looks great on my car, not sure which brand I linked I just copied & pasted the first one on amazon. I have no cracks so far after a year and I put the dash mat on within the first month, hopefully that's enough to keep it from cracking later

I also have one for the deck

myold88 · 12-19-2014, 02:36 PM

My early '10 SS dash is still crack free but I make sure I never press down on it when
I'm cleaning the inside of my windshield.

camarosspower · 12-19-2014, 05:08 PM

I noticed my dashboard is cracked just like in the pic. Early 2010 model

BluePhoenix · 01-05-2015, 07:28 PM

Everyone should call GM Customer Service and place complaints about it. Don't know where it will go but the more people who place the complaint case the better.

Mine is cracked also, about a 6" crack there on the passenger side.

sjmautoprod · 01-05-2015, 07:32 PM

I guess that means that the GM-Customer-Service person has not been in this thread?

09-10-2014, 12:16 AM	#254
patternpilot Drives: 2012 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tri-Cities WA. Posts: 928 View My Garage	I don't think there is anything wrong with the material that the dash is made of that causes it to crack on its own. I learned many years ago that the enemy of plastic (which the dash is made of, aka vinyl) is heat and sun. I have always kept a set of sun shades in my car. Every time I exit the car when it is outside, I put the shades in, even on cloudy days. Even to run into the store for a minute. None of my current cars have any sign of anything wrong with the dash and one is nine years old. Where I live the summers are very hot with periods over 100 degrees. So ask yourself, do you use sun shades? __________________ There's more to life than gas mileage LS3, Whipple, Custom Comp Cam, springs, pushrods, timing set, CAI intake, Apex cold air scoop, Doug Thorley TRI-Y headers, Billet Custom Products baffled Valve covers, Mighty Mouse Catch can, ADM FPCM, ZL1 fuel pump, MSD boost-a-pump, Hex Vent hood vents, ProSport gauges(fuel pressure, AFR, Boost), Corsa, 100 cell Cats. Jannetty remote tuned, Pfadt trailing arms, all parts user installed. No Dyno yet. Manual trans. 3.45 gears.

12-19-2014, 02:36 PM	#263
myold88 Drives: SUMMIT WHITE 2SS/RS CAMARO Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 2018: Lakewood Ranch, Fl. Posts: 8,112 View My Garage	My early '10 SS dash is still crack free but I make sure I never press down on it when I'm cleaning the inside of my windshield. __________________

01-05-2015, 07:28 PM	#265
BluePhoenix Drives: GMC Sierra AT4 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Hanover, PA Posts: 3,282	Everyone should call GM Customer Service and place complaints about it. Don't know where it will go but the more people who place the complaint case the better. Mine is cracked also, about a 6" crack there on the passenger side. __________________ 2020 GMC Sierra AT4 6.2L WTB - 2010 Camaro 1SS or 2SS, Aqua Blue Metallic, A6

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09-10-2014, 02:15 PM	#255
abaucom21 Drives: 2011 2LT White, 1966 TBird conv. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ottawa Ontario Posts: 682	On cars this new the dash should not crack. Are conv. owners expected to drive top down only at night to keep sunlight off the dash? It appears the cracking is on 2010 models. I have an early production 2011, fours years now and less than 7,000 miles, no crack yet but still concerned. Should note I also have a 1998 Riviera, dash is perfect. I traded a 1996 Sebring LXI for my Camaro in 2010, 100,000 miles, dash was perfect.

11-09-2014, 11:11 AM	#256
JT Camaro Drives: 2018 ZLE Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 580	add another to the list...going in tomorrow to see what they say, early 2010 build

12-18-2014, 02:28 PM	#257
sjmautoprod Drives: '16 2SS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 2,271	Dammit. Me too. Nothing every applied beyond Tuff Stuff.

12-18-2014, 03:34 PM	#258
ELIC1 Account Suspended Drives: black and silver Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: new york Posts: 1,728	i wish mine looked like that i had a 22 inch crack that was in front of my front defroster. so i bought a 22 inch badge that goes along the defroster. looks ok at best but the crack is all cover up and people like it so i am all good to go

12-18-2014, 05:47 PM	#259
J-n-J's mid life crisis Drives: 2SS Convertible Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 18	They almost all look like slices or cuts, weird...

12-19-2014, 10:11 AM	#260
TommyTheCat SHKE BKE Drives: 2013 Camaro Join Date: May 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,108	http://www.amazon.com/Covercraft-Das...aro+dash+cover

12-19-2014, 10:29 AM	#261
ELIC1 Account Suspended Drives: black and silver Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: new york Posts: 1,728	never understood why these places show the mats on a diffrent car and not on the car they are selling it for

12-19-2014, 05:08 PM	#264
camarosspower Drives: 2010 camaro ss Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Port Arthur, Tx Posts: 2,383	I noticed my dashboard is cracked just like in the pic. Early 2010 model

01-05-2015, 07:32 PM	#266
sjmautoprod Drives: '16 2SS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 2,271	I guess that means that the GM-Customer-Service person has not been in this thread?