I have my windshield out repairing roof rot. There is a row of screws holding the top of the dashboard in under the windshield rubber.

I noticed about half of the holes through the plastic are brittle and broken. I was thinking of using some short self drilling screws in between all of the existing screws for added strength.

What do you all think?

 

maybe a bigger screw head in existing holes??

 

Some dash top panel pieces will break like an egg shell. This brittleness depends on how much direct sunlight exposure has occurred.

 

Maybe I should rub my dash with some SPF30 UVA/UVB protection?

I used some short stainless steel screws with a good size head in between the factory screws and it looks great!

 

thats good, as long as your happy who cares what anybody else thinks?

 

How do you pull the dashboard off where are the screws

 

The screws he is talking about are only accessible with the windshield removed.

 

really that blows lol. i have a new wiring harness and i need to install it and im thinking its impossible without taking the dash off

 

In my 91 the dash was trashed but i was lucky and found a nice one in the junkyard.(I wouldn't recomend this to anyone else)I got everything else loose and carefully broke around those screws and tucked it under my windshield the best I could. It wasn't perfect but was much better than the one I had.

 

just took the dash out of my 89.pictures not real good,but you will get the idea.not a fun job.

 

That dash is nice and tight w/ the extra screws.

The one in my 92 kinda squeaks going down the road. Not sure where the squeak is from, but i'm wondering if it's a few cracked screw holes like I fixed in the other truck?

 

cseby did you take it out without pulling thhe windshield if so how did you do it

 

hello all just did four dashes in a large swap around call me direct for info easier to describe in person 905 891 0949 bob
ps use silicone to seal the dash back in place the screws lead to the water run off area under the windshield wipers works great and is QUITE lol

 

What time zone you in

 

no, the windshield has to come out.