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Howardwei 08-17-2013 08:16 PM

Keep dash board from CRACKING
 
Hi,

I was wondering if you guys have any tip to keep the rubber ish or leather ish dash board from cracking. My gf car with a similar material cracked pretty badly.

Thank you. You guys are awesome!:D

Curtis 08-17-2013 10:53 PM

I know cars with black and cheap interiors are likely to crack,

honestly only thing i can think of would be to get a sunblock/cover for the windshield and/or park it in the shade

something like this? http://www.dinodirect.com/car-window...Fe9aMgodCCoAGQ

White64Goat 08-17-2013 11:30 PM

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/attac...3&d=1372536957ordered from dashcare.c om

retrosmiths 08-17-2013 11:58 PM

Get a UV-blocking tint (3M Crystalline, Color Stable, etc).

SliverBrz 08-18-2013 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by White64Goat (Post 1148585)
ordered from dashcare.c om


kool!

does it affect the auto on/off ability of the brz?

White64Goat 08-19-2013 12:36 AM

No

m.box.design 08-19-2013 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by White64Goat (Post 1148585)
ordered from dashcare.c om

did you get the suede? and what color is that..

suaveflooder 08-19-2013 04:14 AM

I use aerospace 303. Heard nothing but good things about it and so far I LOVE the product. Used it on both my cars

White64Goat 08-20-2013 06:49 PM

#51 black velour

Gunman 08-20-2013 09:07 PM

I had Suntek UV/IR blocking film put on the windscreen, use Aerospace 303 on the dash, and I have a sunshade I put up there.

Overkill maybe?

White64Goat 08-20-2013 09:47 PM

You could always park your car in here during the daytime.... https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/i...jNqlVcn2KSG94P

charged86 08-20-2013 11:36 PM

Use leather conditioners or armour all. Or take to dealer when it cracks. This isnt 1955. It may crack in 20years. You should be gtg

kuhlka 08-21-2013 05:28 PM

My 05 STI has no cracks whatsoever and I almost never use any leather conditioner on it. It's been in 100+F Texas and California sun without a visor and close to 0F in Ohio. Assuming Toyobaru used the same source for the BRZ's interior, we should be just fine.

I DID notice my rear speaker panel in my BRZ has discolored after using interior wipes. I'd be more worried about the plastic bits than the leather.

SpeedyJay 08-21-2013 07:06 PM

+1 for 303 Aero space, I've used it for years its great.

However it does take many years for the dash to crack in my experience. I've heard armour-all actually degrades the plastic and makes it crack faster... but we are talking like 20 years for a dash to crack.


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