Keep dash board from CRACKING - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Howardwei · 08-17-2013, 07:16 PM

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!

Curtis · 08-17-2013, 09:53 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, 10:30 PM

ordered from dashcare.c om

retrosmiths · 08-17-2013, 10:58 PM

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

SliverBrz · 08-17-2013, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by White64Goat

ordered from dashcare.c om

kool!

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

White64Goat · 08-18-2013, 11:36 PM

No

m.box.design · 08-19-2013, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by White64Goat

ordered from dashcare.c om

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

suaveflooder · 08-19-2013, 03:14 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, 05:49 PM

#51 black velour

Gunman · 08-20-2013, 08:07 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, 08:47 PM

You could always park your car in here during the daytime....

charged86 · 08-20-2013, 10:36 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, 04:28 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, 06:06 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.

08-17-2013, 07:16 PM	#1
Howardwei Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: Houston Posts: 165 Thanks: 17 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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!

08-17-2013, 09:53 PM	#2
Curtis Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ, 2005 Chevy Halfton Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 144 Thanks: 14 Thanked 25 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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 __________________ 2013 BRZ Sport tech, Saskatchewan

08-17-2013, 10:58 PM	#4
retrosmiths Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Scion FR-S Whiteout Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 962 Thanks: 297 Thanked 241 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 22 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Get a UV-blocking tint (3M Crystalline, Color Stable, etc). __________________ 2013 Scion FR-S

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charged86 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: whiteout gt86 2015 IS350fsport Location: northern kentucky. cincy Posts: 1,931 Thanks: 2,154 Thanked 697 Times in 437 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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 __________________ INSTAGRAM @Rcf_700 www.youtube.com/boostindub Last edited by charged86; 09-06-2013 at 09:17 PM.

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SpeedyJay Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: '13 WRB BRZ Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 156 Thanks: 24 Thanked 46 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	+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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