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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Trucks / January 2007Cracked Dash, Again !!!!
I got my Quad Cab new in 1999. New Years day 2004 I come out and find my dash cracked. Had dash replaced. Now my dash is cracked again (Jan 2007) in about the same place. Any ideas on what can be causing the dash to crack ? Most likely from heat. Years ago I purchased a dashboard cover and have never experienced cracked dash boards. Good luck. > I got my Quad Cab new in 1999. New Years day 2004 I come out and find my > dash cracked. Had dash replaced. Now my dash is cracked again (Jan 2007) > in about the same place. Any ideas on what can be causing the dash to crack > ? >Most likely from heat. >Years ago I purchased a dashboard cover and have never >experienced cracked dash boards. Good luck. Use STP Son of a Gun (not Armorall) as it peventate vinyl and keeps it soft prevents cracking. I decovered the qualities of Son or a Gun 25 year ago when I had a few boats. I tried Armourall and the next day ot two it looked like I had done nothing to them out is sune and spray. With Son or a Gun it lasted a LOT longer and never had a crack either. I have a vinyl dash in a SUV 18 years old that still looks like new with no cracks. When you apply it is can soak in dry vinyl so apply a couple of coats over a few days until it keeps its luster when vinyl is restored to proper chemical "moisture" level. ----------------- TheSnoMan.com OK I give up, what does peventate mean? beekeep >>Most likely from heat. >>Years ago I purchased a dashboard cover and have never [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >----------------- >TheSnoMan.com > OK I give up, what does peventate mean? > > beekeep Snojob makes things up as he goes. >Snojob makes things up as he goes. No you do becaue you only how to attack things you do not understand. If you want to make a big deal and act like a child about a mispelling of preventative, knock yourself out. Anything to make you feel better about yourself. ----------------- TheSnoMan.com >>Snojob makes things up as he goes. > > No you do becaue you only how to attack things you do not understand. > If you want to make a big deal and act like a child about a mispelling > of preventative, knock yourself out. Anything to make you feel better > about yourself. Never stopped you from opening yup about the V10 knock sensor did it? Now, why don't ya explain your answer. > ----------------- > TheWrongAnswerMan.com > >Snojob makes things up as he goes. > > No you do becaue you only how to attack things you do not understand. I just correct your errors so the unsuspecting don't go off track. (as do quite a few others) > If you want to make a big deal and act like a child about a mispelling > of preventative, Do you mean preventive? (one "t", no "a") > knock yourself out. Anything to make you feel better > about yourself. There is non so ignorant as those who refuse to learn... >> >Snojob makes things up as he goes. >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Do you mean preventive? > (one "t", no "a") Go to the head of the class! Preventive, NOT preventative! Mike >> knock yourself out. Anything to make you feel better >> about yourself. > > There is non so ignorant as those who refuse to learn... >>> >Snojob makes things up as he goes. >>> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Mike Hey Mike (and others) how about this one. PMCS >>> knock yourself out. Anything to make you feel better >>> about yourself. >> >> There is non so ignorant as those who refuse to learn... > Hey Mike (and others) how about this one. > > PMCS Be sure to follow the PMIC, applicable MIMS, and MRC's too.  SignatureKen >>> If you want to make a big deal and act like a child about a >>> mispelling of preventative, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Go to the head of the class! > Preventive, NOT preventative! Sorry, guys. From the American Heritage Dictionary: pre·ven·ta·tive adj. /& n/. Variant of preventive. -adjective serving to protect or hinder: /preventive measures/. -noun a preventive agent or measure Exactly what SnoMan meant by it in the original message, I'm not sure. But it is a valid word (after the spelling correction). SignatureKen > Exactly what SnoMan meant by it in the original message, I'm not sure. But > it is a valid word (after the spelling correction). If you swap 'preventive' or 'preventative' for "peventate" in his post, it still reads like the ranting of a lunatic coming unglued. >> Exactly what SnoMan meant by it in the original message, I'm not >> sure. But it is a valid word (after the spelling correction). > > If you swap 'preventive' or 'preventative' for "peventate" in his > post, it still reads like the ranting of a lunatic coming > unglued. Unglued? Maybe. I think the little snowball on top is beginning to melt. Effects of global warming? SignatureKen > >> Exactly what SnoMan meant by it in the original message, I'm not > >> sure. But it is a valid word (after the spelling correction). [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Unglued? Maybe. I think the little snowball on top is beginning to melt. > Effects of global warming? I heard from a reliable source that the snoball on top melted so much that the carrot failed the obscenity laws and Snojob got a big honkin' ticket from the cops... >>>> Exactly what SnoMan meant by it in the original message, I'm not >>>> sure. But it is a valid word (after the spelling correction). [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > much that the carrot failed the obscenity laws and Snojob got a > big honkin' ticket from the cops... That must have been what's going on in this picture. I was wondering what was happening. See: http://i13.tinypic.com/4clo5t3.jpg That cop sure has a set of snow-balls. SignatureKen > >>>> Exactly what SnoMan meant by it in the original message, I'm not > >>>> sure. But it is a valid word (after the spelling correction). [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > See: http://i13.tinypic.com/4clo5t3.jpg > That cop sure has a set of snow-balls. There ya go! If they show up missing, maybe Snojob will answer the question that Roy as been asking him for what, 4-5 months now. (we'll probably get some tired old story about when he drove dump trucks) >> >>>> Exactly what SnoMan meant by it in the original message, I'm not >> >>>> sure. But it is a valid word (after the spelling correction). [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > (we'll probably get some tired old story about when he drove dump > trucks) It wasn't my question originally, I think it was Tom L. or Chris Thompson that asked the first time. I sorta been wandering around with it. He ducked and avoided it again on the ford group yesterday. I think I'm due to get a "go for bigger gears to cure all problems", already had the "dump truck" deal.<VBG> Roy >>> >>>> Exactly what SnoMan meant by it in the original message, I'm not >>> >>>> sure. But it is a valid word (after the spelling correction). [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Roy Could have been either of us as we both had one (uh Tom may still have his, I cant afford as many toys as he can *poke*) Signature---------------------------- -Chris 05 CTD 06 Liberty CRD Real Trucks don't NEED spark plugs. >>>> If you want to make a big deal and act like a child about a >>>> mispelling of preventative, [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Exactly what SnoMan meant by it in the original message, I'm not sure. But > it is a valid word (after the spelling correction). alas, Ken, you are correct however preventative has only been recently accepted into the lexicon. It is a bastardization of preventive and is so commonly used that it is <sigh> now accepted by some. As Mrs Hightower (my old English teacher) would say... "Mr. Simmons if you wanted to keep something from happening, would you "prevent" it or "preventate" it? Hmmmmm....."? ;^) Mike > alas, Ken, you are correct however preventative has only been recently > accepted into the lexicon. It is a bastardization of preventive and > is so commonly used that it is <sigh> now accepted by some. As Mrs > Hightower (my old English teacher) would say... "Mr. Simmons if you > wanted to keep something from happening, would you "prevent" it or > "preventate" it? Hmmmmm....."? You could add an additive like a preservative to the preventative to prevent the preventable as preventive procedures. It sounds right to me in that sentence. How do you think Mrs. Hightower feels about the word "irregardless"? SignatureKen >> alas, Ken, you are correct however preventative has only been recently >> accepted into the lexicon. It is a bastardization of preventive and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > that sentence. > How do you think Mrs. Hightower feels about the word "irregardless"? Methinks she wouldn't like that either! :^) Mike Look it up in the dictionary. It is correct. Preventative is used at my work all the time. Larry Behold Beware Believe >>> >Snojob makes things up as he goes. >>> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> >> There is non so ignorant as those who refuse to learn... SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > Look it up in the dictionary. It is correct. Preventative is used at my > work all the time. > > Larry > Behold Beware Believe Larry: Inclusion in a dictionary doesn't signify "approval" of a word. Dictionaries merely "define" a word. Over time our language changes and thus new words are added constantly. That doesn't mean however that preventative is acceptable to an old fart like me. ;^) Mike >>>> >Snojob makes things up as he goes. >>>> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >>> >>> There is non so ignorant as those who refuse to learn... > OK I give up, what does peventate mean? > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >----------------- > >TheSnoMan.com Armor All, STP Sun of a gun, etc, liquids meant to preserve plastics. BDK Well, Fidel castro has been one for a couple decades, but only on his own island. SignatureChristopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. . > OK I give up, what does peventate mean? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > > >Use STP Son of a Gun (not Armorall) as it peventate vinyl and keeps >>Most likely from heat. >>Years ago I purchased a dashboard cover and have never [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > ----------------- > TheSnoMan.com What? In English please. Now some of you are just acting like a.sholes. SignatureIf at first you don't succeed, you're not cut out for skydiving > > > >>Most likely from heat. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > What? In English please. > Now some of you are just acting like a.sholes. I'm so sorry! Where should we send your royalties? > > Now some of you are just acting like a.sholes. > > I'm so sorry! Where should we send your royalties? Oh, so this is your normal way of acting. Nevermind. SignatureIf at first you don't succeed, you're not cut out for skydiving Damn Tom, he got you with that one! <VBFG> >> Now some of you are just acting like a.sholes. > > I'm so sorry! Where should we send your royalties? Yea, he did :>( SignatureIf at first you don't succeed, you're not cut out for skydiving > Damn Tom, he got you with that one! <VBFG> > > >> Now some of you are just acting like a.sholes. > > > > I'm so sorry! Where should we send your royalties? > Now some of you are just acting like a.sholes. They are answering the true a.shole here, sonwidiot. Or weren't you around for his never ending BS Roy >> >>Most likely from heat. >> >>Years ago I purchased a dashboard cover and have never [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> >> What? In English please. Well that may be true but in this case, he has a valid opinion and bashing him for that just makes people look immature. SignatureIf at first you don't succeed, you're not cut out for skydiving > > > Now some of you are just acting like a.sholes. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >> > >> What? In English please. > Now some of you are just acting like a.sholes. And you replying to to use for criticizing snojob makes you look like the biggest a.shole. > I got my Quad Cab new in 1999. New Years day 2004 I come out and > find my dash cracked. Had dash replaced. Now my dash is cracked > again (Jan 2007) in about the same place. Any ideas on what can be > causing the dash to crack ? My '99 has a cracked dashboard too. It cracked enough that a large piece fell out right above the instrument panel. Standing outside of the truck looking through the windshield into the hole, I can see that the instrument panel support is also cracked near the heater control panel. I suspect the cracked support is the cause of the dash-top problems. I also have a crack above the glove-box. I haven't looked at the dash supports under that area so I'm not sure if there is anything wrong there. I looked into getting a dashtop cover from Geno's garage but I haven't done it yet. If you decide to get one, let me know how it goes. See: http://www.genosgarage.com/prodinfo.asp?number=DASHTOP-998 If your dashboard isn't black do a search for "interior paint" on Geno's website. SignatureKen > I got my Quad Cab new in 1999. New Years day 2004 I come out and find my > dash cracked. Had dash replaced. Now my dash is cracked again (Jan 2007) > in about the same place. Any ideas on what can be causing the dash to crack > ? It seems like people who have cracked dashes almost always seem to have put some sort of "preservative" on the dash, probably starting some kind of process that causes the cracks. I haven't had a cracked dash since I stopped using armorall, STP, etc, on my dashes. Before that, every one cracked within 4 years. Now all I use is a damp rag, and it still looks new, 4 years later. BDK >> I got my Quad Cab new in 1999. New Years day 2004 I come out and >> find my dash cracked. Had dash replaced. Now my dash is cracked [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > BDK Your 2003 has a different dashboard. The only "preservative" that I put on my '99's dashboard was a reflective sun-blocker propped up behind the windshield in the summer. SignatureKen Likewise. Damp rag...2001 2500 QC and looks brand new almost. Signature------------------------------------------ Laszlo Almasi ----Cool Toys (formerly Carolina Watercraft Works) ----Mack Daddy Trailers ----Ice Angels >> I got my Quad Cab new in 1999. New Years day 2004 I come out and find my >> dash cracked. Had dash replaced. Now my dash is cracked again (Jan [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > BDK > Likewise. Damp rag...2001 2500 QC and looks brand new almost. Do you park outside? Do you have a security system, outdoor lighting, a gun, or a dog? Do you leave the truck unlocked? ;^) SignatureKen Richard, I have an '01 Quad 4x4 and my dash cracked pretty bad also...I left it that way until last year when I found a place called Coverlay Manufacturing (I believe their website is www.coverlaymfg.com). Anyway, they make a complete formed cover for your dash. All you do is clean your old dash and apply their supplied silicone-based adhesive and have a second person stand on the other side of the truck and lay this into place. If that's not the right website, let me know and I'll look it up for you on my receipt. You can get these in tan, grey or dark grey. It cost me $119.00 plus shipping, but it looks really good. I even bought a dash cover after that (better late then never) and now it looks great!! Charlie The OC > I got my Quad Cab new in 1999. New Years day 2004 I come out and find my > dash cracked. Had dash replaced. Now my dash is cracked again (Jan 2007) > in about the same place. Any ideas on what can be causing the dash to crack > ? |
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