My wife has a daily driver 96 Firebird, despite being a daily driver we've kept it pristine and after owning it almost 10 years she still loves it (ok, we both do). It's usually parked outside (using a sunshade in the summer), but after 20 years the plastic dash pad finally gave out and now has two large cracks in it (the top pad that's closest to the windshield). The rest of the car is too nice to just leave the dash cracked, so I am looking at what my options are, so far I've got:
With option 2 the big problem for me is that the ABS overlays only seem to come in black, but (like most?) my dash is dark charcoal gray. The sellers online say that these overlays can be painted - anyone had any luck with that? If so, what paint and color code did you use?
- Buy an NOS replacement on Ebay - with shipping and the Canadian exchange rate this is way more than I want to spend.
- Buy one of the ABS plastic overlays sold online and install. - This still isn't exactly cheap.
- Try to find a used but non-cracked dash pad locally from a wrecker or parts car
With option 2 the big problem for me is that the ABS overlays only seem to come in black, but (like most?) my dash is dark charcoal gray. The sellers online say that these overlays can be painted - anyone had any luck with that? If so, what paint and color code did you use?
Not what my wallet wanted to hear, lol.
