Rocket Man's 2008 Bagged CC Silverado Build AKA "THE MACHINE"

[Rocket Man]

Reinforce it then wrap it in leather or leather grain-embossed vinyl. This is the plan for mine. Actually, I plan to buy a used one for cheap from a part-out and fix it (cuz it's sure to be cracked), wrap it and swap it in in the same day to minimize downtime.

I want to see it after it's wrapped. I'm not doing that at this time to mine. If it doesn't look good when I'm done, I'll splurge for a new one and reinforce it before I install it.

 

[01Konvict]

Post pics of the repairs

 

[Rocket Man]

Post pics of the repairs

Will do. The first one is one page back , I did it today. If you go back further you can see the before pic. It had a piece broke off and 2 more cracks.

 

[iamdub]

I want to see it after it's wrapped. I'm not doing that at this time to mine. If it doesn't look good when I'm done, I'll splurge for a new one and reinforce it before I install it.

No doubt I'll post before, during and after pics. I know there are some compound curves to contend with, but I'm thinking starting on the hump over the gauges will help everything else pull and stretch into place more easily. There just aren't many '07-'14 SUVs being parted out around me. I've been eying one, but I'm never in the area. I painstakingly, but successfully wrapped the headliner in my XJ with it's speaker pods, so I'm optimistic about wrapping the dash.

Said XJ headliner:

 

[Tonyrodz]

No doubt I'll post before, during and after pics. I know there are some compound curves to contend with, but I'm thinking starting on the hump over the gauges will help everything else pull and stretch into place more easily. There just aren't many '07-'14 SUVs being parted out around me. I've been eying one, but I'm never in the area. I painstakingly, but successfully wrapped the headliner in my XJ with it's speaker pods, so I'm optimistic about wrapping the dash.

Said XJ headliner:

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I had to wrap one of those XJ headliners, and those pods def suk to get all those curves to stay down. Came out amazing.

 

[Rocket Man]

That's an awesome job but have you looked at a dash out of one of these? I don't see it happening but who knows.

 

[Tonyrodz]

That's an awesome job but have you looked at a dash out of one of these? I don't see it happening but who knows.

Have plenty of good adhesive available.

 

[iamdub]

That's an awesome job but have you looked at a dash out of one of these? I don't see it happening but who knows.

I haven't studied one as much as the SUV dash. To me, it looks like it'd be easier. I think the problem area would be the tight radius around the gauge hump. That might call for a separate stitched piece. I'll have to check out my bud's Sierra next time he's over cuz I'm sure I'll be working on that dash eventually.

 

[iamdub]

Have plenty of good adhesive available.

Yes- that stuff from an aerosol can ain't shit, especially if you're hanging weight like poly-backed vinyl over head and want it to hold up in Southern heat.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Yes- that stuff from an aerosol can ain't shit.

I use that spray in the can all the time. It's ok if you're just doing areas of the headliner, not the whole thing. I use 3M and Permatex in the orange can.