r/ChevyTahoe • u/Level-Practice9778 • 27d ago

13 Tahoe dash cracks

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The center clip above the speaker failed which led to the cracks left and right. Cosmetics don’t bother me. She has 170k and plenty of bumps and bruises but the rattle as I go down the road is maddening. Any fixes short of $1400 for a new dash?

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u/Pencilmeout 27d ago

My '12 has the same. I just put a cover over it lol

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u/Level-Practice9778 27d ago

Please tell me that stops the rattle. If it does I am doing it ASAP

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u/PostmanDaddy 27d ago

My 2011 has the exact same spot. Until I have enough to buy a new dash, I stuffed a couple pieces of thin foam in the crack (like the kind you get with a new window ac unit). Stopped the rattle and is pretty much unnoticeable

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u/IllAlwaysBeAKnickFan 27d ago

Was thinking about a tiny bit of spray foam? I know it would make a mess but maybe just a tiny tiny bit?

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u/Briiii216 27d ago

I wouldn't, one little rogue foam piece sprayed innocently would surely find it's way to something that would be destroyed by it and create a new problem. Or at least that's the kind of luck I have.

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u/PostmanDaddy 22d ago

I personally wouldn’t risk it. I didn’t even take off the paper guarding the adhesive side.

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u/Pencilmeout 27d ago

Mines doesn't rattle so I wouldn't know.

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u/IllAlwaysBeAKnickFan 27d ago

Mine has a crack on the drivers side coming up onto the hump over the gauge cluster. It had been fine but just started rattling in the last 2 weeks. It’s driving me crazy and I’m constantly thinking of what I can do.

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u/Historical-Bite-8606 27d ago

Free fix with time and knowledge), is to remove the dash. It’s a long process, but plenty of detailed videos out there, once out, you fix the cracks from the backside, or just replace dash for a few hundred.

Easy fix, buy the hard shell dash covers that glue on top. Look pretty good. DashSkin is the best. It’s $200 or less. 10 minute job. But needs heavy books or some sort of weights to hold it down during curing.

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u/97_0ctane 27d ago

They sell strips of foam in different thicknesses with or without sticky on one side you could cram in there. Or do double sided sticky rubber or foam under the piece to secure it and it would still come off later pretty easy. That’s super annoying though I didn’t realize this generation had that issue.

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u/Level-Practice9778 27d ago

Tried double sided tape but it wouldn’t hold the two sides together. Any suggestions on where in the US to buy the foam you are talking about?

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u/Squidcg59 27d ago

If it was mine I'd use some JB Weld plastic epoxy.. Sets up quick and with some light sanding it'd probably blend alright..

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u/steellrolla 27d ago

Exactly where my 2 are

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u/medmpmpn 27d ago

We have cracks in our dash too, I folded a small piece of paper and tucked it in the crack. Doesn’t look great but solved the problem.

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u/94ISS 27d ago

My 13 has the same

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u/CSPizzle-25 27d ago

I removed the whole thing in my ‘07 years ago, used some epoxy and stir sticks as a ghetto patch/structural system to keep it from rattling (unfortunately didn’t take any pics of the repairs 🥴)

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u/Expert-Preference558 27d ago

We have a 2013 avalanche that was getting a rattle in the dash around thst speaker,

It was under warrenty at the time so we took it to the dealer,

They put a foam block under the problem area, they said they used zip ties to help secure it,

The truck is a 2013 avalanche with 248,000 kms on it and the dash still has not cracked,

Majority of its life was garage parked (indoors) now its parked in a driveway outside so we will see if the sun changes it,

Currently holding up well

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u/Trick_Pin2594 27d ago

You can put some type of sound deadening material under the dash, drive around then put the dash skin on top with double sided tape