Destroyed 93 dash.

[Chris Wiggins]

I just acquired a 93 chevy 3500 dually diesel, Texas Stagecoach edition. The body is straight but the dash Is trashed. Completely falling apart so I dont think I could use a coverlet. Any ideas without having to call the salvage yards?

 

[Eveready]

I don't see where else you can go. Most of the plastic can likely come from any truck and at least you are pre-airbag so that won't be an issue. You will need a diesel specific instrument cluster if yours is trashed. If it is transplantable then you have a long day or two moving parts that are not trashed. Let us know how you come out.

Is the Texas Stagecoach edition somethings special? Unusual trim? I confess ignorance about that. If all else fails, dash components from a stock '93 will likely fit.

 

[ima93chevyguy]

You can find dash cores online or at the yard assuming that's all you need. Hopefully all your trim pieces are intact and you can just stick those onto a new dash?

I ordered mine from this guy https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html/?_saslop=1&_sasl=tjsoff He usually goes through a good amount of interior pieces for these trucks.

My dash was basically non existent and the dash I got looked practically brand new.

 

[98chevy2500SS]

Texas Stagecoach edition, nice, I need pics of this, if you don't mind lol.

 

[KRS1]

They aren't too bad to remove, but I guess at the u-pull yards in Texas a lot of the 88-94 dashes are damaged by the heat and sun? I removed mine and re-installed but luckily there are still 88-94's still around up here (but starting to reduce in #'s) I used this guys video to take apart the dash..

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[someotherguy]

1992-1994 are your only direct-fit options. 1988-1991 look the same from outward appearance, but there is a major difference where the connector for the cluster attaches.

You can make a 1988-1991 dash work, but to end up with a rock-solid reliable connection on those little "finger" style contacts the 1992-1994 cluster has, you'll want to do a little hacking to transfer the raised area of the plastic behind the cluster over to the replacement dash. It's totally do-able, just some extra thought and work.

Richard

 

[Stumpy]

You can find dash cores online or at the yard assuming that's all you need. Hopefully all your trim pieces are intact and you can just stick those onto a new dash?

I ordered mine from this guy https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html/?_saslop=1&_sasl=tjsoff He usually goes through a good amount of interior pieces for these trucks.

My dash was basically non existent and the dash I got looked practically brand new.

Makes me appreciate my local junkyard, after seeing those prices. I got a complete dash, steering wheel, and kick panels out of a '96, for $90. Since I pulled the dash myself, it helped me learn the best way to do it, when I got ready to swap it with my beat up one.
Took me 2 hours to get the junkyard dash out, I cut that in half taking my dash out, and I might could cut that in half if I did another soon. The hardest part for me, was getting the steering column out, but it wasn't bad at all.

 

[KRS1]

Ah yes the 88-91 are the "moon style" they switched to the more traditional style from 92-94

 

[Chris Wiggins]

I don't see where else you can go. Most of the plastic can likely come from any truck and at least you are pre-airbag so that won't be an issue. You will need a diesel specific instrument cluster if yours is trashed. If it is transplantable then you have a long day or two moving parts that are not trashed. Let us know how you come out.

Is the Texas Stagecoach edition somethings special? Unusual trim? I confess ignorance about that. If all else fails, dash components from a stock '93 will likely fit.

The Texas Stagecoach has skirts around the seats, woodgrain panels applied to the interior. And a custom horn cover with a stagecoach embroidered in it. Best I can tell it was a package that was made by a company down in Houston.

 

[Chris Wiggins]

You can find dash cores online or at the yard assuming that's all you need. Hopefully all your trim pieces are intact and you can just stick those onto a new dash?

I ordered mine from this guy https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html/?_saslop=1&_sasl=tjsoff He usually goes through a good amount of interior pieces for these trucks.

My dash was basically non existent and the dash I got looked practically brand new.

I saw one on ebay a couple weeks ago and didn't buy it. It sold for $225. I'm kicking myself now for not pulling the trigger. I emailed him asking how often he gets his hands on those. Hopefully he can find me one.