REPAIR ALL CRACKED GM DASH. How To Remove Chevy Dash 2007-14. Tahoe, Silverado, Yukon, Sierra
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How to repair GM’s cracked dash. Today we repairs one of GM’s most faulty problems & that’s there upper instrument panels cracking. We will remove it & repair it correctly out of the truck on the bench. I’ll leave links down below for all the products used in the video. Thanks for watching & please subscribe.
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This is very informative. I was quoted 10 hours of labor to replace my 2010 Silverado dash. Thanks to this video I’m confident that with w few purchased tools and a trip to the junkyard, I can replace my dashboard myself. Thank you!
I gotta tell you, this is an outstanding tutorial. 95% of the DIY videos out there are a bit hit or miss when it comes to showing the ENTIRE process. You covered every screw and bolt! Amazing! Not that you make it look easy, but you made me want to do this myself. Great job, keep those videos coming.
Appreciate it that. Comments like this is the reason why I do them for you guys.
Wish you lived in the Atlanta area, I could watch a professional in action. I'm certain I could learn a lot. Keep up the awesome videos!
I love watching a true pro at work, who takes pride in what he does. Thank You very much!
Thanks for the kind words! I’ve definitely have done a few of these in my time 😉
All the other youtube video makers ought to watch this video to learn how to make a great instructional video!
You make a difficult project look so easy!
I had an unfortunate situation where I took my 2012 Silverado 2500HD to the dealer for a recall airbag replacement. They cracked the dash in the process and are denying it. I got them to pay for the new dash parts, but there is no way I'm letting them touch my truck again as I'm sure more would get broken.
Even though I am a trade pro (Plumbing/HVAC) I was reluctant to attempt this install myself. I was so relieved when I found your video! And you appear to be working on my exact truck!
I've watched countless "how to videos" on various topics and I have to say this is hands down the best one I've ever seen! Your thorough bolt by bolt, piece by piece explanation, and superb editing of time consuming repetitive stuff was perfect for watchability. I am now fully confident that I can do this job. Well Done Sir! I will be subscribing!....I may even take this opportunity to upgrade my radio to a modern info center!
Appreciate the great comment & support!
I watch a lot of how-to videos, as I like to do all the work on my '08 Tahoe that I can (and I rarely leave comments, but I felt compelled to leave you one). I have to tell you that this is one of the most informative and helpful videos I've ever watch watched. The camera angles, your commentary, and the thoroughness of the subject were all top notch. Kudos, brother. Well done.
I appreciate it all the kind words brother, guess my experience taking these out & repairing them has shown. 🙏🏻
Exactly what he /\ said!!
Ditto Matt and Jeff, from me 07 Tahoe, doing all the work I can manage without a shop, until I must. ( 238k miles, towing 6,200 lbs of Travel Trailer about 30,000 miles per year w/new engine and trans. It's not driven for anything but towing camper to races and shows etc). Anyway, JJ you made it look easy or at least masterfully doable.
I agree, you most definetly know what you are doing. Excellent video very informative. Your doing everything right.
This is the best dash repair jobs that I have seen on the Tube. Looks very tedious, but we'll worth the effort. Thanks.
This is the first of any of your videos I've seen, and I rarely comment on any. Great job here... the speed was perfect, lighting, video coverage/distance/focus, talking through the detail and continuing to the last screw (for those who absolutely must have closure!), and then a close-up review of the result. Well done! (A+)
Appreciate the great comment. 🍻
By far the best tutorial on this kind of repair on TH-cam. THANK YOU!!!!!
Appreciate it! Thanks for watching & the kind words.
One of the best, most detailed and informative videos I’ve seen. Hats off to you brother. Wish you were local for you to replace the dash in my 08 Suburban.
Appreciate bro!
After watching many videos about this type of repair, this is the best of all. You have made this job look easy and the details that you have provided are fantastic. Hats off to you sir. One question though, do you happen to know the part number for this dash?
thank you for doing this video. I was going to order a new dash but they are becoming scarce, plus the cost is astronomical. I've decided to keep my tahoe for the foreseeable future and will be using your video to help repair mine the same way
That’s great to hear, I’m glad this video gave you the confidence to try it yourself. Let me know how it comes out for you.
Bro, that was the best how-to video I've seen and you've encouraged me to repair mine in my '11 Tahoe. Outstanding job!
Great job. mine is a 04 envoy xuv. Thinking of removing the dash so I can get to the air mode actuator, and defrost actuator. Looks daunting. You make it look simple. Thanks for the video R.
Nice Job! Great video with all the details. Your voice is easy to listen to and understand. That was a work of art.
I wish I had seen your video when I started trying to repair my Dash your video simplified everything for me thank you so much
Awesome video straight to the point and the editing was excellent man 👍🏼
Appreciate it that bro! Glad it was helpful
Awesome job. These all crack in the same places and often cracks develop in sequential order. Great repairs but I think they will crack again in the next summer heat. I sprayed sound deadening on the underside of the panel. Stopped squeaks. Looks factory accept that the only thing holding it down is the sensor.
Great video for something that I need to tackle on my 2011. My dash is badly cracked up. I need that stapler - new tool purchase 🙂
I was literally about to order a new top part of my dash, not now... Thanks for the idea brother 🤝🤝🤝
Any time! 🍻
Awesome patience. I'll just use super glue. 🙂 You have it together. Keep it up.
😂, appreciate it!
This is great bro. My dash is pretty borked from a heater core and sound system install I had done a few years ago. I always wanted to fix it, but it seemed so intimidating. Now I feel lie I can do this myself as it doesn't seem that difficult to do
That’s awesome glad this video was helpful
Excellent production in every way.
I’d suggest anyone interested in producing a quality informative and to the point video of an auto repair first review and take notes of this video.
Appreciate it bro! Making a video like this definitely adds time to the repair but also benefits the viewer.
perfect video. im going from this LT style dash to LTZ swap in my single cab . i just pulled the LTZ dash from a Yukon to put in my Silverado . nice to know there is a couple different things to go over when removing this style dash vs the other thanks
Wow very impressed you're very precise on explaining things step-by-step you did an awesome job highly appreciated. I will definitely be subscribing thanks again
Appreciate it! Thanks for watching
Obvious this guy knows what he's doing, and the work looks good. I do have two questions... do you guarantee no dash rattles? And how did the dash crack up like that?
Definitely guarantee there won’t be any rattles & as far as the dash cracking it’s due to stress on those points from the manufacture & the plastic they use.
Amazing informative practical video, thanks, man.
Wow! You guys did a great job with this video! Probably the best I've seen! Very informative thanks!
Appreciate the great comment! 👍🏻
@@JJBanuelos Well deserved sir!
Fantastic video! I was thinking I'd have to replace mine, but this process looks doable!
Glad it helped!
The Tahoe dash is a bit different, but I am sure these hits most of the important parts anyway. Thank you!
Yes Tahoe dash are a little different but basically come out the same way.
Incredible ease of which you handled this repair. How much should i expect to pay for this repair by a professional. How do you compare this to a dash board skin?
Thanks, a professional will usually charge by how much the job pays to remove & install the dash which is 4hrs times the time for the repair so it may vary. I usually just charge a flat rate which can vary on the number or cracks. The dash board skins are ugly & don’t make it look any better, just my opinion.
Excellent Video!!! Exactly what I was looking for!!
Thanks, glad this was helpful
@@JJBanuelos For sure!
Great video. Very informative. Looks like you have done this many times before. Thank you !
Appreciate it that! Yes I have a few under my belt you can say 😁
Outstanding! I'm just wondering, how many of these trucks have you done?
I like the heat stapler…. Unfortunately on the Dodge dashes when they get to the cracked state, the rest is also brittle. I have had some success with epoxy glassing the whole assembly. Had to use an 80 grit to get the surface to take the epoxy resin and not pop loose.
Very nicely done, excellent, l need to repair my dash, has a lot of cracks, hopefully it comes out good, thanks for putting up such a informative video
Thanks, just take your time especially coming out not causing any more cracks that your don’t already have
whished i could get you to repair my dash. you know what you are doing.
I use 4 long bots to guide the dash when reinstall I just cut off the heat of the long bolts
Ditto the comment below, I usually skip ahead, but every moment of this was informative. My dash has cracks all over not sure this would fix, do you have a source for new one?
Appreciate it the awesome comments. As far as replacements go I usually go to the dealer to get them if they have them available. I know there’s a company that makes overlays but I’ve seen these before & don’t look great.
@@JJBanuelos What is the usual cost for a new dash?
Awesome video! Great technique and instruction. Where would you get replacement dash parts if chunks have completely fallen off?
If it’s missing chunks they don’t make pieces for that you have to replace the whole dash unfortunately.
I just wanna know where your shop's at
Chevy got jealous of Dodge's shitty dashes from the 90's and had to step it down in the later years.
Very well put together video!
Thanks!
👍👍👍 a real pro and a good one
Appreciate that 👊🏼
U did a good job I have the same truck even the same color my dash is also crack where r u located so u can fix my dash!
I’ve seen very few 2gen Silverados with a pristine dash. Mine has a single crack right next to the air bag. Ever wonder why dashes crack so easy near air bag placement? Hint-It’s on purpose.
Good job, unfortunately the repair is temporary as the material and the dash itself is the problem. You can continue to do this for the life of the dash as you are not addressing the real issue. An aftermarket dash pad is what is needed that will stand the test of time, not just a cap, but the dash itself and a OEM replacement is no better as you will right back here in no time, its a faulty product.
Thanks for the video, very good! My dashboard was replaced some years ago due to recall. Now it’s cracked again, I’m wondering if the dealership replaced it or repaired it!
That’s a good question but I doubt they would cover it
Okay, so I'm pulling mine now and a lot of the lower mounting holes are cracked and almost sort of crumbly, like it was cooked. Have you seen that before?
Yeah unfortunately when they get this brittle it’s almost better to just replace it. The dash will just fall apart trying to get it out.
@@JJBanuelos Uggh. I was afraid you'd say that. Is it possible to still buy a new OEM one or do you know of an aftermarket one? I know there's a guy in Houston who sells fiberglass ones made in Mexico for $525. He promises exact fit...
@@JJBanuelos Bueno. Okay, I'm going down to Houston in three weeks to pick up a fiberglass one. I'll let you know how well it fits.
What prevented the air bag from going off while you were shaking it around?!!!
Removed negative batt terminal, then by the time I reached to get the airbag out it had discharged itself. Typically you wait around 10min before you mess with it once it’s main power source has been removed.
just curious, what state are you located in?
You are a rock star dude. That was great! May try it myself but I'm thinking of bringing it to you since you make it look so easy. I'm in DFW but we come to Houston somewhat frequently to see some friends of ours. What is your shop name?
Thanks! I actually just work out of my garage no shop. Give me a heads up if you do decide you want me to fix it I’ll see if I have time when your coming into town.
Hot Staple - who would have thought !?
Yeah I know right! They actually work really well
Best tutorial bro 👌
Nice repair and nice camera angles!
First bump on the road and 5 more cracks will form. GM fix your crappy dash design AO`s!
Appreciate it!
AWSOME video man. Do you guys provide this service. I have a 08 yukon that needs this type of help….
How much is the cost for this labor?
It’s known that GMC/Chevy make cheap plastic parts. Is there anything you can recommend to layer on top of the dash once you have replaced it, to be able to extend the life of it? Any type of acrylic coating or perhaps a vinyl over-lay?
Are you able to switch from the “Luxury” dash to the one with two gloveboxes?
Great instructions. I’m planning to take mine out and get it wrapped in vinyl. Is it possible I can still connect the speedometer and the passenger airbag so it’s still drivable and won’t have any lights come on?
Yeah you should have any issues connecting any accessories back up since the vinyl is thin & wont keep them from going back in.
Did you glue before stapling the long cracks? (seems like there was a light blue line).
No the light blue line was the marker I used to highlight the crack. Once you insert a couple staples if you line the cracks up really good it’s hard to see we’re it is so I use a marker to highlight them.
Where is he located? I haven't got tools. But like to have him do mine.
Wow-great video! Where are you located? Wanna do mine?
Awesome video! Any idea if this application would work to repair cracks in the dashboard of a 2006 Silverado? Are you in the Houston area by chance? If not, suggestions on going about finding a place that performs a repair like this, rather than simply applying a plastic overlay?
Unfortunately the 2006 model is a little different but the concept of the repair is the same. I am in Houston, send me a email with some pics of the dash & I’ll see what I can do. JJbanuelos84@gmail.com
Jesus Chevy why is this so labor intensive
how long did it take you? if you remember by chance
I do this all the time so I can remove it, fix it & install it all within 2hrs total.
@@JJBanuelos i appreciate the reply. i’ve been debating if this was something i could do when i got off work one day. im busy 7 days a week and i’ve been putting off this repair for my truck.
i’ve done little bits and pieces of dash work (radio, airbag (takata recall), hvac) in the past but never pulled it completely before. but if it’s something i could do in a 4 hour time frame i’m game to order everything i need.
Nice video. Very helpful...but..... You went that far, you should have replaced it with newer one. It's going to crack all up again. It is the material it's made of. It gets brittle.
True but depending on how brittle the plastic is you can save most of them. It they start to crack when removing the screws then it best to just replace it.
@@JJBanuelos That particular material is going to fall apart. It breaks down in UV. I did same repair years ago....it was strong but the material was weak..it cracked in another place. I used that sticky back soundproof type mat on the underside to keep it from crumbling. I also made a front windshield dash cover part out of 1/8 plywood, as the plastic part once again just fell apart as you are picking it up. You had it out(the hard part)...Should have replaced it with newer one. Your video was great....It's all about the material that GM used that year.....I still own my 07 Burb 285,000 miles
I had my dash replaced some years ago due to a recall. Now it’s cracked again. After looking at this video I’m wondering if it was replaced or repaired!
What was the start/stop time to get the dash out? Curious… great video btw!
I can remove a dash out in about 25min
Nice job!
GM should be ashamed about all the cheap ass plastic they used in this era.
Are you in Texas....I need mine done!
Thanks! Awesome Video.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Thank you for the video. I have a 1995 silverado/c1500 that the bezel/instrument cover doesn't stay on anymore because the clip receiving pieces on the dashboard are all busted. so the clips on the bezel are fine, but have nothing to go into. Have you encountered this on vehicles you work on? are there universal kits available? I've looked everywhere. Thanks again for this.
Yeah usually when those break there’s not much you can do to make new mounting spots. If this is the case after I repair the cracks I epoxy the 2 panels together. If that doesn’t work they will have to be replaced unfortunately
I have a big chuck that broke off but I still have the piece. Can that be stapled back just like the crack one you repair in the video?
Yeah for sure, if you have the piece & there’s nothing else missing you can definitely staple it back together
great video
Glad you enjoyed it
you forgot to include the staple tool ....i like to know how much cost
It should be in my description below my video. There should be a link to it.
I see that, thank you I hope my dashboard looks like yours...question about where i can find the cover door ( driver side) to replace it... for a chevy thaoe 2003
Awesome video! I just got the dash put in after I fixed them all and my truck won’t crank now, any ideas? Thanks
I’d check to see if you plugged at the connectors behind the dash cluster
@@JJBanuelos the ones back by the windshield?
@@JJBanuelos would any of these connectors stop the truck from starting?
Bro, very pro.
It's those same spots.
If you don't mind, where are you located?
I live in Texas.
Trying to see if I can hire your services to get my suburban done fast like you did this Silverado.
I’m down in Houston bro.
@@JJBanuelos bro I'm in San Antonio.
If you don't mind hiw much would you charge to do this on a 13 suburban?
great video!
Thanks!
Awesome. Thank you. /John
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My take on the cracking dashes in all of these gm trucks and suvs is brittle cheap plastic and dead space underneath the dash. My dash only has 2 small cracks in the normal weak spots. Can the dead space be filled somehow?
Not to sure how much that would help honestly. The small crack the usually forms by the passenger airbag is supports from the bottom with a metal brace & it still cracks.
@@JJBanuelos thanks for the reply. Good to know about the support there. I just know that when I lightly press on the dash there's so much downward movement that no wonder it cracks, from vibration or pressure on it. I thought about reinforcing the cracks with a plastic welder, jb plastic weld or silicone the larger cracked dash to the smaller front dash.
I'm unable to find the links for the products you recommended
They should be below my video description. Let me know if your still having problems finding them
Where is your shop. Would like you to work on my Tahoe cracked dash.
Don’t have a shop just work out of my garage. Currently not taking in any side jobs at the moment. Tied up with other projects
excelente trabajo
Damm your good at that, you can do mine. Lol
Thanks! Yeah I’ve done so many I can prob do them with my eyes closed
Where can I find a replacement dash for a 2009 GMC Sierra sle?
Replacements are hard to find usually only the dealer has replacements
What city are you in?
Houston
Hoping you were in LA, I’d hire you to do my truck
@@jugglinB fly me out there bro 😎
Lol! If ur ever in LA and can spare a few hours… 😂
Have a small crack above my instrument panel. How much for u to repair it? On my 2011 Silverado LT
Something like this would be $200 for me to do.
@@JJBanuelos where u from??
@@StacyRNix I’m in Houston
where are you located? how much you charge to fix mine? has two 2-3" cracks 2014 Tahoe
I’m in the Houston area
@@JJBanuelos I’m in Richmond/Sugar Land.
2008 tahoe dash is cracked and vehicle makes a humming vibration noise ...on slow rolling out of the driveway..goes away when driving....help!
Not to sure bout the vibration noise could be motor mounts these are pretty bad about going out.
@@JJBanuelos the humming vibration noise is in the dash..not under the hood
Does it crack again
Not in the same place you repaired. Typically they all crack in the same spots
Are you still taking jobs on replacing dashboard? Have a gmc sierra that need to be replace.
Yup still am. Email me what you have. I’m in the Houston area
Iam in the houston area as well, what is your email?
@@reneramirez3482 trailblazerfilms1@gmail.com send me pics of the dash & wether you want it repaired or replaced.
Ok will do
What a farting nightmare, but excellent play by play.
I agree, thanks for watching
isn't it just going to crack again somewhere else?
Not really these are the same spots they all crack at.
mine aint even cracked im just trynna paint it black with white splatter
Well this video should help you remove it to get that paint job looking the way you want it
where are u located??????
Houston
Just get a dash skin so much easier a maintain factory look
Yo bro can you drive your truck if you take out the airbag
Yeah man you can
Where are you?
Houston
🥺I’m in California 🤫
Why not replace
gonna crack again
Aaaand right about 19:50 is where I would break the dash in a separate spot without having added any additional supports or strengthening the dash prior to installing it again.
Yeah it can be scary putting it back in but the right angles makes a difference. Hope this video was helpful