DALE#3

Sucks to hear about this issue.Has anyone given it thought about injecting a adhesive threw a Syringe? Around the vents would be the spot not noticed.
A small hole would be less noticeable than a wrinkle.
Got to be a strong high temperature adhesive out their.I would give it a shot especially if out of warranty.
A example of a possible injector

MMD

Jmhornz71

I have thought the about this same thing. When I get around to it Im going by the upholstery shop the dealer uses to see if this is possible. If it is I will post the results

Kenny94945

Will look forward to before and after if syringe is used.

FWIW
I would make a test panel.
Try the injection, compare the hole to the wrinkle, repair the hole noting color grain match.
A heat gun may aid the repair process.

DALE#3

Depending on the adhesive chosen you may not even see the hole.The more liquid like the smaller the hole needed. Their is some excellent bonding power out their.
Ever watch KANDIG Design's interior on the 57 chevy corvette?The dash was covered on the vette and their headliner jobs are spray glued.If spraying that could also be injected.Small holes on a spray can or gun.
Hope it works out!

MMD

DALE#3

I believe the front part of the c7 frame.The wheelhouse is glued together.Amazing with all the twisting,flexing that material was well thought.The simplicity of the dash screw up must be related to a poor maybe bad batch of the adhesive used.
How many? I bet the sub contractor knows.The garage queens may never know?
Until maybe that one to hot day
Wheel house is glued at 2 minutes in on the vid

Kevin A Jones

I tried this a while back on a 930 Turbo dash and even though the injected adhesive seemed to re-adhere the leather to the dash panel, there was still a raised bubble (or high spot) from the injected adhesive, even using a very thin adhesive and a small roller to roll it smooth. I thought I had a winner, until the adhesive dried.
As you say Dale, originally the adhesive is sprayed on evenly so leather lays smooth.

Jmhornz71

I wonder if a thin tube, like on WD40 cans could spray an adhesive under the leather and not leave any lumps. just a thought

Corvette ED

Complain to GM they know there is a problem with 3LT dashes.

Jmhornz71

If the past is any indication GM could care less. The 2007-13 Suburbans Silverados and their siblings all had a problem with dashes cracking. For the most of the cases which amounted to several hundreds of thousands of vehicles owners were stuck just like us with the 3LT dashes here and the replaced dashes cracked too. I know from experience

fsvoboda

Good idea.
I think that if you have to replace the dash out of warranty, the solution is a 2LT dash, which doesn't seem to have this issue.

Jmhornz71

If I had a car and paid all that extra for the 3lt I sure wouldnt want to go with the cheaper dash. GM if was an honorable company would find a permanent fix for this problem and fix the cars with the problem, but time and again GM proves to be less than honorable in dealing with customers.

joemessman

My son had this delamination issue with his dash twice in 27,000 miles with his 3LZ interior dash. The second time he paid for a 2LZ dash and had them install it. He was fed up and didn't mind the extra expense. I wish his story had a better ending, but it appears GM doesn't have a remedy except replacement.

tv_dir

That's why I opted for a dash cover ! It doesn't look great, but it don't suck either
Carpet on the the dash... What are you nuts? After I put a c7 emblem on the passengers side, over the glove box... It doesn't look bad at all. As a matter of fact, I've been told that it actually looks good, and was a smart idea Custom fitted from Corvette Mods.

tv_dir

A $3800 remedy !

AORoads

While I don't know what current or other models of GM or brands of cars have had the "delamination"/cracking problem, it's been around since cars went from metal dashes to something else. But more recently, 4LTs in C6s have also had the problem---not every one of them but enough to notice.

Between the material used and the glue itself, it seems as if there is no consistent, first-applied materials that work every time. I'm pretty sure that GM had a vendor-deal pass through on costs to replace/repair the dashes, but that doesn't really help owners going thru the process---once or twice!

Non-metal dashes have been cracking in AZ, NM, TX, FL, etc. for decades, and probably delaminating, too, if there was something like a leather or vinyl layer on top. Even the fluids used to treat the dashes have had some issues that I recall in hot sun (like 3M's vinyl treatment way back in '99 or so; I called them and told them about it---they eventually pulled the product).

All I know is that all that "stuffing" that goes into pillows, seat cushions, etc. eventually turns to dust in a relatively short time, even without sun exposure--I can only guess that no company has yet invented a glue interacting with heat, sun, UV, and material of some kind to last very long. Consistently.

dmaxx3500

biggest problem is,

not enough material to pull over the edge ,to get a good hold on the back-side,use an extra inch of leather on the backside ,and don't pull so tight on it

you don't see Rolls-Royce/Bentley dashes pulling apart

Kevin A Jones

But then if GM used the same materials/process that Rolls-Royce uses for their leather interiors then the 3LT/LZ package would probably be around $40,000 as opposed to the ridiculous $9,800 GM now charges.
Skid Row Joe, is probably the only one who would purchase the 3LT package at $40,000.

It takes several hundred hours to process/create-fit/install a RR interior. It takes hides from approx 12 steers (only male hides are used, as female are prone to stretch marks). Steers are specific breed, raised in special climates, and have special diets which helps keep skins/ interiors from drying out. Free range, no fences/bard-wire to reduce scaring. So you are correct, RR interiors don't dry-out, crack, pull apart.

Jmhornz71

Im not asking for RR material All that I and most other owners with this problem is for GM to put the car together so it stays together.If they cant do that then maybe they shouldnt put leather on the dash. Its sad that the once largest car company in the world cant build a high priced car that doesnt have dashes, trans, and windshield that cant stay working properly