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Posted by: smooth_eddy Jun 25 2005, 08:20 PM

I have a perfect dash and want to keep it that way. I was wondering about these custom sun shades http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7981616762&category=42612 that I saw on eBAy. These shades can be custom made for any car. I don't want a cardboard POS. Eddy

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Jun 25 2005, 08:32 PM

Those shades help keep direct sun and heat from the cabin which is a good thing, but the real culprit on dash cracks is the COLD from the winter. They are shrinkage cracks. Heat expands, cold shrinks. Same with the outside plastic lenses...they crack from exposure to cold. If you car experiences cold, or abrupt changes from hot to cold (like a high altitude setting) it will crack.

Posted by: fuch toy Jun 25 2005, 08:55 PM

Don't have sex on them in a snow storm.

Posted by: Eddie914 Jun 25 2005, 11:25 PM

SmoothEddie,

Your car looked great at the Greenwood car show today.

Sorry I couldn't stop and visit.

Eddie

Posted by: 9146986 Jun 26 2005, 08:30 AM

Here ya go!

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Posted by: smooth_eddy Jun 26 2005, 09:34 AM

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Your car looked great at the Greenwood car show today.

Sorry I couldn't stop and visit.

Eddie

Thanks Eddie914

Posted by: ejm Jun 26 2005, 10:33 AM

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but the real culprit on dash cracks is the COLD from the winter.

That can't be the only factor...my '74 has a perfect dash and has had unheated winter storage at least since '82 with temps to -25. It also has an unfaded heater knob and seat belt "press" buttons so it's been stored out of the sun. I think the sun has a lot to do with drying out the material.

Perry's cover is the way to go