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Replacing a 2013 gmc sierra dashboard

Posted on 7/16/19 at 8:35 pm
Posted by Luckyk
Member since Mar 2019
30 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 8:35 pm
Any body gave this a try ?? What am i getting into ??
Posted by civiltiger07
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2011
14033 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 8:39 pm to
I watched one YouTube video and decided I was just going to keep the one that is cracked.
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
19829 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 8:59 pm to
Trouble
Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 9:00 pm to
Lot of rattles
Posted by Success
Member since Sep 2015
1727 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 9:07 pm to
I did the same civiltiger
Posted by EveryoneGetsATrophy
Member since Nov 2017
2907 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 10:07 pm to
Frick GM. They've been dealing with this for years and won't acknowledge it.
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
30043 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 10:45 pm to
if you park your truck exposed to sunlight and your dashboard isnt falling apart after ten yours then you are damn lucky

you only got 7 years so thats below average but you are also lucky because they still have replacements for it.

when mine broke in half it was 12 years old and there was no replacement option except have a shop build one hand made for about $7k
Posted by Hammertime
Will trade dowsing rod for titties
Member since Jan 2012
43030 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 10:59 pm to
Fifteen years on my truck, and eleven years on gf's Lexus, and no cracking. Both parked in the sunlight all day, every day. Certain materials crack, and manufacturers know what they are. They choose to use that stuff
Posted by weadjust
Member since Aug 2012
15116 posts
Posted on 7/16/19 at 11:19 pm to
Dashskin makes a dash cover that looks similar to OEM. Search youtube for some real life DIY installs to get an idea of what it would look like. May be a decent cheaper (less than $200) alternative than an OEM replacment.

Dashskin

Posted by jpainter6174
Boss city
Member since Feb 2014
5301 posts
Posted on 7/17/19 at 6:06 am to
Yea I thought about repacing my 2008 Silverado dash and Ieatched the how to video and nope, i did look into the dashskin but it was ~300$ I believe I just lived with the cracks.
Posted by bayou choupique
the banks of bayou choupique
Member since Oct 2014
1818 posts
Posted on 7/17/19 at 6:44 am to
my 2010 gmc developed cracks with months of me buying it. GM replaced it under warranty and it took them two days to do it. Are the gm dashes the new dodge dash of the 90's ?
Posted by Uncle JackD
Member since Nov 2007
58645 posts
Posted on 7/17/19 at 6:49 am to
quote:

Frick GM. They've been dealing with this for years and won't acknowledge it.

This. This is the last GM vehicle I’ll own.
Posted by Boat Motor Bandit
Member since Jun 2016
1891 posts
Posted on 7/17/19 at 7:20 am to
If you have any local meth head tweakers. They can have that dash changed in one night guaranteed!! Just got to give thme $40 up front so they are in the right frame of mind when they arrived to do it. and then $40 upon completion.
Posted by Luckyk
Member since Mar 2019
30 posts
Posted on 7/20/19 at 9:11 pm to
Think I'm going with the dash cover !!
Posted by Fraid Knot
Lafayette, LA
Member since Jul 2019
93 posts
Posted on 7/21/19 at 11:19 am to
I tackled my wife's 2015 Tahoe dash which had cracked around the airbag exactly as show in the video. I followed this guys instructions LINK. Purchased the Astro 7600 Hot Staple Gun off of Amazon for $90 bucks or so and used JB weld for plastic, etc instead of the high end adhesive he used. Other than skinned knuckles and a little cussing, it wasn't that bad of a repair and it came out great. Just for fun, I had the dealer quote the dash change and it was north of $1K. I also found the GM replacement dash online and the part was around $400 or so but you still have to reinforce it or it will crack again. Good Luck!
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