S13 cracked Dash owners***Review & PICS How to***

Post by **grffnsmth** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:33 pm

Before and after pictures of your dash made it onto the homepage of the coverlay website.

Post by **S13Teddy** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 5:41 pm

Looks good. I really need one

Post by **tramp_drift240** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:24 pm

Uberck wrote:dude i've got 2 extra uncracked black ones laying around in my basement thankfully

two extra uncracked black dashes?!

ill need directions to your house.

Post by **StricNyne** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:08 am

is this avail for a s14, i thought a s14 dash would run me around 130 BOY WAS I WRONG !!!

Post by **Uberck** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:05 am

tramp_drift240 wrote:
two extra uncracked black dashes?!

ill need directions to your house.

if you're really interested let me knowheres one of them pending shipment

Post by **StricNyne** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:02 am

those ****ers dont make **** for s14.....

Post by **variable** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:57 pm

Has anyone managed to e-mail them at their [email protected] (or anything @coverlaymfg.com) address? I've been trying but my messages have been bouncing. I just wanted to find out how much extra shipping to Hawaii was.

Hopefully it's just a temporary thing, otherwise I'm going to have to wake up early on a weekday to get in touch with them.

Post by **BusyBadger** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:37 pm

That

eroc263 wrote:It looks OK for an easy fix. IDK about the price though it just seems high IDK why. I am planning to try and wrap my dash in a black false suede material. I think it would look pretty nice especially if I get suede seats in the future. The fabric is pretty cheap and I don't see it being as hard as I might think. I may even be able to do it without removing it from the car.

That's my plan if/when mine cracks, using the same colour on the door inserts and glovebox cover. But I can't imagine getting a good fit without removing the dash.

Post by **punk138** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:17 pm

i went to the junk yard and paid $40 for a clean black dash to replace my old cracked blue one. it took about 2 hrs to install w/ no previous knowledge, experience or instructions.

look at it now...

now i just gotta replace that winshield.

Post by **tramp_drift240** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:48 pm

FORTY BUCKS.

holy hell.

Post by **Stay Sidewayz** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:59 pm

my dash had no cracks when i had my s13 lol but if it was damaged id def. get that overlay. looks really good imo. even though nothing will ever replace a mint, non damaged dash.

Post by **White Comet** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:04 am

punk138 wrote:i went to the junk yard and paid $40 for a clean black dash to replace my old cracked blue one. it took about 2 hrs to install w/ no previous knowledge, experience or instructions.

look at it now...

now i just gotta replace that winshield.

holy hell, that window needs replaced asap

Post by **crapanese** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:18 pm

wow. id really like to do this on my coupe. looks really nice. great job on the write up !

Post by **Zippy69** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:34 pm

Uberck wrote:if you're really interested let me knowheres one of them pending shipment

How much shipped to 30565?

Post by **Vernal** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:11 pm

I would get it if they extended it all the way and made it look less like undercoating. Also I cant seem to find pics but I saw a dash that looked like they layed fiberglass over it or something and painted it gloss black. Idk if it was fiberglass but they put something hard on it so it could be painted. I think it might have been on that 240 that was 36k on ebay or something (the hatch not the coupe)

Post by **ghx407** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:21 pm

I need one of these for Christmas...

Post by **slipipinoi** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:38 pm

i picked one up at the junk yard for 35bucks, no cracks,took less than an hour to put it in

Post by **Atvstevo1337** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:08 pm

my dash may be brown but it completly crack free and still looks new! I was going to change it black for a while but the brown actually matchs the car (i know it's amazeing I though it was the most stupid color of dash at first to!)

Post by **FoxFire** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:27 pm

looks decent. and would be easy to paint. But for the price i can find an oem99$ you got a deal but not 161$

im covering my dash in carbon fiber twill. cheap, but not easy.

Post by **ANVIL** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:57 pm

im ordering one as soon as my tax return gets in next week. no s13 part cars in Alaska and shipping a whole dash would be major $$$.

Post by **240sxvaj** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:59 pm

i like

Post by **ghx407** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 2:02 am

I was going to get the Coverlay, but I ran into a mint dash while I was visiting my wife's family in Florida... So I bought it and left in a closet at my mother-in-law's house. My current dash is still good, but it's nice to have a replacement lined up.

Post by **DougRoost** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:45 am

I put one of these on my old 280Z and it was a great option. Easy to install, massive improvement over cracked dash, and the only person who knew it was a coverlay was me. Had the same issue with lines on the side but they have to stop somewhere and the doors are usually shut anyway. Being a bit of a perfectionist, it did always bug me and I viewed it as a temporary option until I found an all new dash and had the time to swap it. But I never did....

As others said any sort of upholstery most always comes out looking worse, unless you're heavily modifying the dash into some sort of show car dash, closing off all the vents, etc. Those are definitely the hardest to deal with, especially since the thickness of the material means things won't fit right any more. The better option is to build an all-new custom dash in fiberglass, make it smooth, paint it, etc. but that's a MAJOR job.

I'm with others who said they'd have a hard time going to a junkyard and paying $100 or more for a non-cracked one because it IS going to crack. With my luck it would crack just as I tightened the final bolt upon installation. This is a well-known weakness of the S13 and a reason some choose an S14 (BTW, probably why Coverlay isn't making them for S14s yet, just not a big enough market...passenger airbag may be another).

So to me it's either coverlay or NOS dash. Anyone ever check what a new one would be from a dealer? A post above said OEM was less than $100 but I don't think they meant New Old Stock, I think they meant a 20 year old used one.

Post by **Bullitt_S13** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:37 pm

the pricw listed is just for a new dash pad....i say go with coverlay!!!

http://www.trademotion.com/par...gid=2

Post by **ANVIL** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:16 am

weak. tried to order mine today and theres no option for Alaska for a state. Gotta call them on Monday...

Post by **ghx407** » Sun May 04, 2008 11:28 am

I saw a coupe the other day with the Coverlay dash cap... First time I see it in person; I was VERY impressed.

It looks great!!!

Post by **StandardProspect** » Sun May 04, 2008 5:49 pm

id say the coverlay looks great! when my dash cracks im gettin one for sure. imo it makes the interior look newer.

Post by **Flicktitty** » Sun May 04, 2008 7:22 pm

Not bad, but for the $100 i paid for my dash and the 3 hours it took i'll keep the oe dash.

Post by **gregfarz78** » Mon May 05, 2008 7:32 am

I was wondering about those overlays but now after seeing this I'd rather refinish the cracked dash instead sure it will take more time but it will probably look better. I found a guy locally selling a mint dash for $100 if you are lucky enough to find on at a junkyard I know a yard around here its under $20 for a dash

Post by **illusivesouls** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:10 am

Sorry for bumping an old thread, but is this offer still valid for Nico club members? Just thought I'd ask before I called and had them go, "WTF are you talking about?"

The $161 shipped offer?

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