$#!**((^%*!!!!! Man I read these post for ENTERTAINMENT!!!!

I go out to look just for grins AND I GOT 2 CRACKS! I ain't readin' nothing on here no more.

 

Yea u can add me to the list. Got in my truck to come to work tonight and noticed one about an inch long coming off one of the vents. Guess I'm in the market for a dash mat.

 

2000 3/4 short bed.
Was cracked when i purchased it. Has 161.000

Put dash cover on it until i figure out what to do with it.

 

my 99 sracked at 168,000mi pass side above airbag box 2 cracks from vent forward. sucks.LMC truck catolog makes a molded cover that fits over existing dash without removing the dash,might look into that.

 

Geno's has that same thing for quite a bit less. At least I think it's the same thing???

I know Geno's is owned by a competitor's site. I don't want to step on any toes! I checked our store first. Admin, please feel free to delete my post if so. Just trying to save some DTR members some cash.

 

Add me as well. Have managed to "dodge" most bullets offered with this truck, i.e, death wobble, massive front end problems and have not "dodged others, fuel pump, injection pump....40k mile dead intank pump and now after about 2 months of noticing my first crack this thing looks like a herd of elephants has run across it.

So, looks like it's $350 gone before I get it to replace yet another faulty piece of junk on this truck. $350 I would much rather spend on tools for my business, fuel to run down bids, but nope.

UPDATE: Called Chrysler complaints,

http://www.chrysler.com/webselfservi...sler/index.jsp

I have spent a large sum of money on this truck this year with the clutch going out, the intank pump and now the dash. Told them I read this thread with 15 pages of people and that I wanted to complain on record. I rarely if ever have seen a dash go like this is what I told them. Just wanted to complain about it, make it known as I figured nothing would come about it anyhow but the $500 I'll be out in parts(pad and bezel) was the straw that broke the camel's back. I would love to replace a cheap ball joint or u-joint, what a welcome repair that would be, $80 ball joint, heck yeah.

 

It is $329 today. Dash caps can be had for $149. That is not what we are discussing. I'd buy it for $149.

http://www.genosgarage.com/prodinfo.asp?number=DRD8-1

 

I removed the conversations about a "Group buy", the Forum rules you all agreed to when registering on this Forum CLEARLY state that we do NOT allow Group Buys on the forum.

 

Oh, I see. One is just a cap. Got it. Replacing the dash for $329.00 so it can crack again. Maybe the replacement is made of tougher material.

I'm going to try the cap and an adhesive. Sorry for the confusion.

 

The replacement is supposed to be better material. I bought rattle can paint that matched my interior & painted my A Pillar gauge cluster. The cluster came out fine.

I don't want the cap because I've seen them buckle when installed on other cars. The Ram dash isn't solid & will come apart in chunks. You'd be gluing (rtv-ing) the cap to floating dash pieces. Perhaps it would work long term - perhaps not. I have to pull the dash for a heater core so might as well do the dash.

edit: sorry about the group buy conversation. Will instigate that elsewhere. Thought it would be an easy way for a vendor to make a quick hit copying WallyWorld's model - small profit on more transactions.

 

My dash started cracking less than a year ago, now I have huge holes in it and cracks clear across the hole dash. 01 w/130k. it's crazy!!

 

210,550

Was perfect until I paid a guy $1200 to crack it to pieces changing the evap/AC unit....

Now it seems to be disintigrating right befor my eyes!

 

That was post 177, August 2009. Now at 148K, my dash is almost ready to shed it first significant chunk (8"x12" I would guess). It will rattle and creak when I go down the road. Going to order the overlay kit sometime soon. The truck is starting to rust and will be relegated to Farm, Hauling only duty within the next 3 years.

 

It has NOTHING to do with profit and EVERYTHING to do with our members not getting ripped off. We do not allow group purchases here because we have no control over them and yet if someone doesn't get what they paid for or feels slighted in some manner, we suddenly become responsible for it.

I have seen these things go bad before and am only trying to prevent that from happening here to you folks.

 

The dash "cap" just makes it "look" better.....you'll still sound like chity chity bang bang going down the road and wind up w/the dash eventually in your lap after crossing that last set of R&R tracks.....I still have the crappy cap and I don't know how much longer I'll be able to stand it. YMMV