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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 07:55 PM
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I know its been asked before, but does anyone make an aftermarket dash peice for these trucks? i asked my dealer and they told me they have been discontinued but they used to cost $614.
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 09:04 PM
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Find 1 from a gas truck and just swap your vin plate over
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 09:28 PM
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What piece? The whole carrier? I have not been able to find the whole thing. I do remember finding some sort of a "cap" for the top of the dash. But seemed a little hookie for me. Of course a nice dash mat will cover good enough.
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 12:52 AM
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Yes you can unbolt the whole dash it has a row of screw's under the rubber windshield lip and then there are 2 1/2 in bolt's 1 on each side of dash and a few ground wires to pull if your's is cracked or beat up I would just find a good 1 from another truck and swap out the vin plate easy to do shouldn't take but a couple hour's to handle the only tricky part is the row of screw's at the top under the rubber you either have to cut around each screw or take a slice out of the rubber big enough to get them out .
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 09:45 AM
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I made a piece from a extra ballister from my deck. Its a 5/8 alumnium rod, cut on a angle and then sharpened. After you find the screw you just hammer the rod on the rubber over the screw and it cuts a neat plug right out then you can just glue it back into place when you are done
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 03:34 PM
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im trying to find the entire dash peice. and so far, every scrapyard around here has turned up nothing descent.
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 03:50 PM
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what color are you looking for ?
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 06:37 PM
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I got one Gray
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 10:49 AM
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Be very careful about transferring VIN plates. You can be accused of auto theft.
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 10:53 AM
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Not if you are just changing out the dash and you can show paper work from someone you bought the dash from Besides is there really a number on theses frames I took apart 4 81-93 dodge truck's and Never found a vin on any of the frames
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 12:00 PM
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Vin # Is on the fire wall om my 93
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 01:15 PM
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Dash caps. If you have enough left to glue it onto.

http://www.dashcoversplus.com/site/1427228/page/864510

another:

http://www.coverlaymfg.com/
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 02:56 PM
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Hey Buddy it should also be on the dash
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 03:30 PM
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mines not cracked where everyone could see it, just wherever something gets screwed onto it or where it screws to the cab is broken
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by simplysmn
Not if you are just changing out the dash and you can show paper work from someone you bought the dash from Besides is there really a number on theses frames I took apart 4 81-93 dodge truck's and Never found a vin on any of the frames
Alaska State Trooper, AK DMV, and AK DOT will tell you different. Fortunately for me I hadn't changed it yet.
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