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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 10:21 AM
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Hi Everyone!!

For the last year or so I have been led to this forum several times when doing research on Google. I have always found the forum very helpful and thought it was time I finally joined. I own an 05 TL which I love, despite a few minor flaws... and some not so minor. Yes, it has the infamous cracked dash issue . Anyway, thank you for having me!
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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 10:29 AM
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Sorry to hear about the dash.
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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 10:29 AM
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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 10:39 AM
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Welcome aboard. Have you tried looking at junk yards to see if they have an undamaged dash that you can buy from them?
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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by guitarplayer16
Welcome aboard!

Sorry to hear about the dash.
Thanks! The dash thing sucks, but it's not the end of the world. I just began what will probably be a long battle with Acura on it. I just posted a long comment about my progress and plan on one of the cracked dash threads.

Prior to my TL I had a Lexus ES300 and realized I'm not yet an old man so why drive an old man car? The TL is much more my style.

Originally Posted by mn2trance
Welcome aboard. Have you tried looking at junk yards to see if they have an undamaged dash that you can buy from them?
Thanks for the suggestion. I had thought about that but then someone on this forum had a good point. Since this is a common issue on this model, buying the same old dash from a car that's been baking on a junk yard lot might not be a great thing to do. I would hate to go through the trouble of installing it only to have it crack a few months later.

Last edited by Steven Bell; Nov 12, 2011 at 01:04 PM. Reason: Merged Posts.
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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 11:03 AM
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Welcome!! Care to share pics of said vehicle??
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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 11:49 AM
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welcome aboard, im a Nikon fan too
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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 01:05 PM
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Welcome N-fan, enjoy your new TL.
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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by BigPZ
Welcome!! Care to share pics of said vehicle??
Thank you! I'm at work right now but will do that when I get home. Can you tell I'm working hard?

Originally Posted by ch1zo
welcome aboard, im a Nikon fan too
You like Acura's and Nikon's. You are A-OK in my book! In addition to my desk job I have a photography business. I love anything to do with photography so feel free to chat with me about that anytime.

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Welcome N-fan, enjoy your new TL.
Thank you very much! I have had it a little over a year, but it still feels new to me.
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 09:26 AM
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by BigPZ
Welcome!! Care to share pics of said vehicle??
I just realized I got to busy this weekend and never uploaded pics like I promised. My bad!

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Welcome aboard
Thanks Ralph!!
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 12:16 PM
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Welcome. About your dash, its not worth it in my eyes unless your dash is horrible or if you got into an accident. I have one for sale, but the dash is being sold with the air bags and it will be pretty expensive.
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