fixing dash cracks...?

[roccnroll at hotmail.com (Drew Teague)]

>hey list,
>I was wondering if anyone knows about or has tried repairing dash cracks 
>with fiberglass? I was >thinking about maybe using some fiberglass on the 
>inside (back side) of the dash in essence holding >the crack closed and 
>then maybe using some vinyl or leather to recover the dash. Think it will 
>work?? >it would be a hell of a lot cheaper and easier than trying to find 
>a good dash and no one would know >unless you remove it. Any thoughts are 
>always welcome.
>
>adam lefevre
>south-central PA
>1986 8v (and its gonna stay an 8v)
>1993 ford escort daily (cuz i'm not walking)

I (and I think about everyone else) have thought about this before, and my 
take on it is that unless you had some kind of extremely stretchy vinyl, you 
wouldn't be able to get it around the scirocco's instrument cluster without 
seams somewhere, and that gets complicated...


**Drew Teague**
Harrisburg, PA

'84 8v Rocco --  "Bruise"
'85 BMW 318i

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