G35 Cracked Dash Repair | $60 Total

The cracked dashboard in my 2005 Infiniti G35 sedan was driving me crazy! You know I just had to do something about it. So... I purchased some marine grade vinyl leatherette, contact adhesive, expanding spray foam, and disposable paint brushes, then went straight to work. The end result was exactly what I had in mind. This was a successful project for sure.
**Safety Warning**
Perform this dashboard repair at your own risk. I am NOT a safety engineer, nor am I a qualified safety expert. I cannot guarantee that your passenger airbag will function properly in the event of an accident/collision. You can make relief cuts on the backside of the material where the airbag is to deploy. However, I cannot tell you how to perform this step. Use thought and caution before proceeding. Again, proceed at your own risk.
Materials used:
VViViD Bycast65 Leatherette Marine Vinyl: amzn.to/3Jyt6DD
Weldwood Contact Cement Adhesive: amzn.to/3TelRnt
Great Stuff Expanding Foam: amzn.to/3Lp1Ska
#dashboard #infinitig35 #restoration #repair #driftsedan #g35sedan #4doorfun
**************THIS VIDEO IS NOT SPONSORED**************
All parts, tools, chemicals and equipment used in this video were purchased with my own money.

[@Inner_Sanctum]

***Safety Warning*** Perform this dashboard repair at your own risk. I am NOT a safety engineer, nor am I a qualified safety expert. I cannot guarantee that your passenger airbag will function properly in the event of an accident/collision. You can make relief cuts on the backside of the material where the airbag is to deploy. However, I cannot tell you how to perform this step. Use thought and caution before proceeding. Again, proceed at your own risk.

[@Scynime]

Glad I found your video. I bought a G35 coupe couple months ago, great car. Dash is starting to cracked. Never thought about doing this instead of trying to find a whole dash at a yard or taking it to some shop that does this. Looks like a simple DIY and very cost effective.

[@Beliefacy]

Great job man!

[@brainndropp]

Awesome video 👏🏼 Just removed my dash and started looking for options. Just ordered everything. Thank you for this.

[@marsgarage8217]

Cool tip..thanks for sharing..one day I'll do a video on my G..dash looks good.

[@savetheZENKIs]

This is so good! Wish my G had black interior.

[@NISMOntoya]

Came out 🔥🔥🔥

[@ilovengn]

Awesome find on the leatherette and great tutorial! I’ve owned my 06 since new, and somehow my dash cracked after only a few years and it’s always bothered me. I’ve always held off on repairing because I never liked any of the options available. This looks great, I think I’ll finally pull my dash and give this a shot. Again, great work man!

[@zetec]

Amazing work. Never expected to see how to fix something like this at such a great price. I think you're underselling your upholstery skills, though. Some of those folds look tough!

[@jonathanrojas4841]

Killer job dude, looks super good. I wanna try on my dash. As always thank you for the details on getting it done.

[@Inner_Sanctum]

Thanks!

[@52tippy]

Nice job!

[@goddrib3354]

Impressive. I have an M35 with the dash starting to crack. I would have loved to have seen a video of your removing dash. Great job!!

[@andrewmarrocco8021]

Completed mine and it came out mint! Thank you for this video and material list!

[@Inner_Sanctum]

Hell yeah!

[@datalaforge]

Excellent!

[@Alexbk007]

What i wanted to see thank you will buy the sheet soon thank you

[@adanarceo4636]

To me looks really nice my brother, you kil it.😎😎😎. New sub 👍🏻

[@PDofLA]

Damn that looks good! I hope you do my D-21 dash that good when I send to you to do it for me. 😄👍 The kid got skillz!

[@AngelSuarez-ig5vf]

You live next to a race track? Haha if you do, AWESOME

[@Inner_Sanctum]

I wish I was that cool! Haha Nah, it’s just a small town airport down the road. Piper Cubs, Cessnas, small twin rotor helicopters, and other small aircraft. Sound like liter bikes when sped up. 😂

[@isaacsimon6808]

I was planning to do this but then chickened out and hired a professional. He found the foam was deteriorated by humidity such that he had to rip the foam off and refoam. Apparently its just a plastic shell with a consistent 1" or so foam layer. So anyway, if anyone else's foam is too jacked to re-use, refoamimg is an option.

[@tcblackg35]

That’s nice and a good budget option. If anyone is looking to spend just a bit more you can order a plastic Coverlay cover, perfect fit, and you don’t have to pull the dash out.

[@cryptocomplete]

@tcblackg35 - There is no way I can pull the dash out. Do you have a link to the product that you mentioned?

[@tcblackg35]

@@cryptocompletejust Google G35 coverlay covers you’ll see it

[@cryptocomplete]

Wow! Beautiful work!! If I don't remove the dash (I really can't do that), then do you think the job would look pretty bad if I just tried to make perfect cuts around all the air vents, etc and glued it down while still in the car? I also was hoping not to peel off the existing seriously cracked vinyl. Do you think it might look even worse than doing nothing?

[@jasonpavlik4904]

I just put my s13 dash back too. I gave up on fixing it.

[@Inner_Sanctum]

The S13 dash is a subtle beast. The difficultly sneaks up on you because it’s seemingly simple. I’ve been down that road before a few times and truly understand your plight.

[@marathonlogistics9943]

When someone says they aren't something I assume automatically they are, like when someone says trust me 🤔 😄 good work

[@Inner_Sanctum]

😂 Trust me!

[@antonioflores4296]

I need your help how you do 2 phase to 3 phase on the weld machín to you generator

[@JamesLee-oy6nt]

Looks 800% better. Now replace the analog clock with literally anything that's always bothered me

[@Inner_Sanctum]

I like that little clock. 😑

[@TurboV8boi]

@@Inner_Sanctum Yeah the little clock is dope

[@ismaelsanchez6550]

For your steering wheel did you only get the steering hub or did you also get the quick release ?

[@413pl3]

How long did it take you to do the removal, repair and reinstall?

[@James-dy6zh]

what shift knob is that the tomei?

[@nola4130]

Did you use the 5'x54" size?

[@Nino-xn7gm]

Great video and good work. Planning on doing the exact same thing, but I’m concerned about my passenger airbag. Do you know if that new material will rip Or lift up if the airbag deploys? Big concern for me. Even considered making some very shallow pre-cuts with a blade on the back of the new material in a big X shape over the passenger side of the dash, (pre-install) just in case. Thanks!

[@Inner_Sanctum]

I’m not a safety engineer, and do not want to be liable if something happens. So I cannot tell you “Yes” or “No”. However, my opinion is that an airbag would punch straight through this stuff if you made the cuts on the back side. The strength of the material comes from the fabric backing. Without the fabric backing, you could probably push a hole in the vinyl with your finger. It’s pretty soft stuff.

[@Nino-xn7gm]

@@Inner_Sanctum My same thoughts. Do you think those pre-cuts would likely affect the overall look and outcome? How big of a risk?Would try not to get glue in those newly cut crevices, and obviously depends on how well you install, but again curious on your thoughts. Don’t want to apply all that time, glue and material just to end up with a big ugly X on my dash.

[@Inner_Sanctum]

@@Nino-xn7gm I think thin cuts with a razor knife, making sure only to cut the fabric backing, would turn out just fine. You’ll have to leave the fabric backing in place to not create a depth void on the surface. However, the glue will easily fill the cuts left by the knife and it won’t show through. Best thing to do is take a small sample piece and glue it down to cardboard or some other soft substrate and see if the cuts will be seen. Also, you can test how easy it is to punch through when it’s dry.

[@413pl3]

Did the vin plate stay on the dashboard when you removed it or did it stay on some structural piece below the dashboard? I'm considering doing this on my car.

[@Inner_Sanctum]

I drilled the rivets on the vin plate. Then reinstalled over the new material with new black rivets.

[@lawrenceleyvas2416]

just got one with 73k miles nice overall besides paint any tips on what i should do first?

[@Inner_Sanctum]

Nice! I would say the first thing should be overall maintenance, even with low miles like that. These things are getting pretty old and time has taken its toll on a lot of the rubber and plastic parts. Performance wise, I always start with brakes and suspension. No point in making it fast if you can’t control it. Lol

[@SiCaRiI_DaGgEr]

@@Inner_Sanctum GREAT video man! I just started seeing a fault crack along the ridge right above the silver strip recently on my '02 coupe. I'm really bummed because it only has 19k miles on, so it looks like I'll be taking on this project as well. Thanks for showing the process it was a big help.

[@breakingnews3192]

What size roll did you get?

[@Inner_Sanctum]

I bought the 10’x54”, but it was WAY too much material. I could have bought the 5’x54” and been golden.

[@timothydaniels5760]

I noticed that the video was cut out when repairing the center clock area. It showed you preparing it and then when it was finished . Can you provide any suggestions when doing that area?

[@Inner_Sanctum]

Leave a lot of excess material so you can stretch easier into position. Wait until the glue drys fully before cutting the excess. If you don’t wait, the stress from trimming the material and it wanting to return to its original position will pull the material off the dash. It’s all above relieving stress.

[@timothydaniels5760]

Thanks, I followed along with the video and purchased the recommended materials. Everything came out great.

[@beatbenderproductions5010]

How long did it take you to take the dash out?

[@Inner_Sanctum]

Since I have experience removing this dash already, it took me about 45 minutes to pull it out of the car. Could definitely pull it out faster, but I like bagging and tagging all the hardware I remove. Also, I try to be really careful when pulling panels to not damage clips.

[@beatbenderproductions5010]

Ok thanks

[@forthepeople8218]

Bro you could easily sell the g for 13k guaranteed its way to nice. If only my g was like this and manual

[@c-dawg2145]

What happened to the hardbody :(

[@Inner_Sanctum]

Still have it. It’s running and driving now. In the process of building my shop right now, then I’ll make videos again.

[@c-dawg2145]

@@Inner_Sanctum That's awesome to hear. Thanks man!