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I think you should, the bigger the cracks get the more its going to cost to repair them. The biggest crack on my dash was about 3inch long right smack-dab in the middle, I ignored it and it grew an inch -_-. I blame the Texas heat for my cracks.
I wonder if it is a heat correlation to this. I live in the Northeast where it's mostly cold all year round, and my car is parked under covered parking most of the day. Like i said before, 150K miles..no cracks.
The Dealer wanted over $1500 for a new Dash and installation, Cover King Suede was the best alternative I could find. The Fit and Finish is pretty good. I would strongly recommend it at about $35 at Amazon.com.
The Dealer wanted over $1500 for a new Dash and installation, Cover King Suede was the best alternative I could find. The Fit and Finish is pretty good. I would strongly recommend it at about $35 at Amazon.com. Cover King Suede on 05 G35, Drivers side. Cover King Suede 05 G35 center area. Cover King Suede 05 G35 Center and Passenger area
Ha that is a deal! How is it in summer heat though .
My dashboard had a handful of cracks all over the dash. They bothered the crap out of me so much that I got them professionally repaired. I doubt the dealership would do anything about it, even in large numbers. They'll probably try to sell you a $3,000 replacement dash.
Yes, the stealership will rape you from the back with no lube. They wanted like $4k to replace my entire NAV/CD changer with a factory unit, when that thing is ancient! i found one in ebay for $350, and installed by the dealer for another $350.
I'm a fairly new G-coupe owner, and bought my 05 with about 3 small cracks spread across the dash.
I've had this same issue on one of my older cars, a 2000 Honda Accord coupe that had 130k miles when I sold it. I believe this is a material issue more than a Sun/heat/cleaner issue. I know some people recommend not using Armor all for your dash, but I used Armor all wipes on one of my cars in college exclusively (a 94 Celica Coupe with black dash) and it never cracked.
So it could be a combination of cheap material used by some manufacturers, and expedited by having your car parked in the sun for a long time (years). I accepted the fact that my G35 had this cracks already when I bought it and it doesn't bother me.
But now I will definitely invest in a good Sunshade.
The Cracking Dash was cause by a defective Infiniti Material. The cracks occurred on a car that was garage kept, Sun Shade when outside, and professional protectant keeping it moist. The car had only 15 K miles when the cracks started. None of my cars have done this before. Even my 99 Civic that lives in the sun still has a perfect dash.
Anyways the I'm very happy with the Cover King Suede Cover product. I've had it in the Central Florida sun over a year now and it lays down to conform to curves of the dash. Not as good as an Original Dash but a an affordable alternative.
The Cracking Dash was cause by a defective Infiniti Material. The cracks occurred on a car that was garage kept, Sun Shade when outside, and professional protectant keeping it moist. The car had only 15 K miles when the cracks started. None of my cars have done this before. Even my 99 Civic that lives in the sun still has a perfect dash.
Anyways the I'm very happy with the Cover King Suede Cover product. I've had it in the Central Florida sun over a year now and it lays down to conform to curves of the dash. Not as good as an Original Dash but a an affordable alternative.
Good to hear. I'm in the same area as you and the car has been parked outside since I've owned it.
I don't particularly like that dash cover, but I guess it will do.
I really believe it is the cheap inferior material that Infiniti uses, as I had a 95 GSR Integra for 12yrs until I got my G35 and the dash was perfect to the day I sold it.
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