Repairing broken dashboard panels

look around for someone that does plastic welding.

There are companies around that do dashboard restoration that may be able to help. Also companies that do plastic welding to repair the existing unit.

Shane

these guys are mobile

plastic welding

This is what I would do if I was you ( I'm tight)

If you can take the dash out, I would firstly try welding it with a soldering iron to hold it together. If you can get the same type of plastic to cut into strips to use as welding rod / filler, then even better ( maybe even cut a few strips from the back of the dash from bracing ribs for example.). Weld it from the back would be best visually.

It should work, but the join will be more brittle due to the heat. I would then use Sikaflex Technique sealant adhesive ( clean surface with solvent, and roughen with coarse sandpaper.) to stick pieces of thin aluminium over the back of the joint to support the welded joints.

Sounds dodgy, but I reckon it would be worth a try, and you haven't really haven't lost anything....worst case you have to get another dash, which you are already looking at anyway.

Hopefully someone else comes up with an easier alternative, otherwise......good luck

Shane, I reaalise your in QLD, however there is a company in Sydney called The Department of Interior, Carlton suburb they do dashboards and consols, they maybe able to steer in in the right direction.

Regards .......jeff

I'm surprised that the louisville dash lasted that long, all ours were cracking at 400km
Cheers
Dave

hi shane
bostik titan bond it is a great product but may not be suitable for dash material
also sikaflex have a large range of versatile adhesives there might be 1 thats suitable as well
so if you google both types it will give you the details of each product
when i first saw the pics i thought the vehicle must have been rolled
there must be a lot of movement in the body to break a dash like that
excuse my limited knowledge but is it a toyota
have you tryed wreckers in other states
hope imfo is of some help
cheers
barry

Do a search of Patrol4x4.com. I saw a bloke that fibreglassed his facia panel to turn it from a double din into a single din to mount a normal stereo and some switches..turned out better than I was expecting.