ChargerLighting

Just wanted to share a couple pictures of the dash in my 2000 Ram. I took some before, during & after.
This one was repaired at some point & was just starting to get bad. Then I noticed after replacing my cup holder that I had to push the trim bezel up to open it...which means it's starting to flex underneath
So I ripped off ALL the plastic; dash & underneath/bottom.
I had a dash laying around that was good but the wrong color (of course) so I sprayed it with colorbond...which works well...even with no promotor/cleaner.

Also, on the underside of the dash, I used a can of that Flex-seal that fixes leaky gutters, etc. I wanted to make some kind of a membrane just in case this thing decided to crack again; it might not fall in on itself.

& I went with my junkyard find woodgrain dash trim, & cup holder...& my old CD player that's probably as old as the truck & has been in about 8 different vehicles I've owned ... sorry the pics aren't the greatest.

SIXSLUG

That looks great! Mine is looking like Frankensteins forehead! May be too late for a skinning, that was a good idea.

ChargerLighting

Thanks! It's not too bad of a job...just time consuming. This is the 2nd time I did a total plastic swap - top & underneath (other was my '99 24 valve). Worst part is probably all the phillips screws from the vents to the dash underside back in.

SIXSLUG

I cringed when pulling the bezel off to replace a couple bulbs, came off clean so I did them all.

TOM R

Replaced mine with the one from lmc few years ago still looks great

ChargerLighting

My trim bezel was cracked (on top), but salvage-able...so I tried to GENTLY remove it...ended up knocking a small chunk out in a different place.
I like the LMC dash too...seems to be a good alternative, just not exactly cheap. But if it never cracks again it's worth it.

SIXSLUG

The dash failure really eats me up. When I moved her from SoCal 23 years ago I was amazed at how clean and perfect vehicle interiors were due to the lack of solar radiation.....and then the dash on my 01 went all roadmap and I realized what a crappy design it was..but h/Dodge dropped the ball on a few things on these trucks and I felt the tortilla chip dash was minor.

I'm just glad replacement parts are available and durable. My rhinoliner guy thinks he can hit my new one with a thin coat of gunk and make it lifetime. I'm cautious...

Go Chawjas!!

TOM R

Rhino liner is a little heavy for that, I have seen it blister and crack from sun after a few years

SIXSLUG

He thinks he can thin it out or something....the new dash cover is uv resistant and warranted against failure so I think I'm gonna leave it alone and just paint it and put it in.