Bubbling leather dashboard DIY replacement

[IdahoKTM]

Not all dealers operate an online Mopar eStore. When I was shopping for Mopar power boards, I only found one participating dealer in my area and it wasn't the closest. Shop around online and you should be able to find one.

 

[XSTNKT]

No, I ordered online. Interesting that it doesn’t give you the free pickup option because it’s still there for me to select right now. View attachment 162720
Might be something to do with your location if there’s no participating dealer nearby. Not really sure how that part of it works but I’ve used the site a bunch and done the pickup option multiple times without issue.

You shouldn’t have to pay freight if ordering at the dealer either so that may be your best option. Hopefully they can match price too though.

Yeah I tried dealers in MI and IN and IL…. Even specifically tried Zeigler dealers (largest in all three states). Won’t let me drop ship to a dealer. Bummer. I’ll have to see what my local dealer says. Thanks!

 

[clawdog97]

So, @OnTheReel motivated me to finally do the dash replacement. My dash was on back order for 10 months. I received it last month and did the dash swap this week. His post was very helpful along with a few videos on YouTube.

I don’t have the service manual so I paid close attention while disassembling and removing everything. My recommendation is to take several photos while removing the dash so that when it’s time to install the new dash you won’t forget some of the details.

Overall it wasn’t too difficult but for me it was time consuming. I spent almost 8 hours removing everything and swapping parts from the old dash to the new dash. And another 10 or so hours installing the new dash. I prefer to work slowly and get it right the first time.

The end result is my interior looks almost new again and everything works. Oh, and no rattles!

 

[Rammit]

You did a great job on that. Seems like a major undertaking. I definitely wouldn’t want a Chrysler tech doing that as I’m sure they would scratch and gouge everything in the interior and you’d have a bunch of rattles.

 

[Porkie]

You did a great job on that. Seems like a major undertaking. I definitely wouldn’t want a Chrysler tech doing that as I’m sure they would scratch and gouge everything in the interior and you’d have a bunch of rattles.

My dealer cracked the HUD screen and it came back with 2 different "sounds" that weren't there before. There was a whistling noise that started at 45 mph that changed tone with speed. I swear I was getting an air leak from the vent. After 4 days of them driving it around found that a mount in the A pillar was loose. Once they resolved that, I could hear a crackle sound from the other side. This is when they cracked the HUD screen. So off it came again...... They couldn't find that crackling noise, but fortunately for me it only appears after 75 MPH and at that point the engine noise is over-powering it, so not a big deal, much better than the whistling noise pretty much all the time........ If I only had the time or patience .....