AWESOME. My Mother stopped driving at AGE 92 AND GAVE ME HER CAR ! ! This is the project I have ahead of me as the front edge of the dash has receded a LOT, but not as bad as my own hair line. Thanks to YOU.
Thank you so much for these videos. I bought a 2002 Lesabre with only 11,000 miles, great condition except the dash curling up. Now I know how to fix it. Good job. Thanks
Fantastic video series. Thanks! The Buick dealership wanted over $600 just to remove and put back the dash while I went to an auto upholstery place to get it fixed. With the help of these videos I did it myself. The only difference was my 2002 had a push-in clip for the piece under the defroster vent. The push-in part was toward the window.
Very helpful video! Thanks. My mother-in-law has a 2003 LeSabre. Same issue. I was able to just remove the left vertical trim piece and the front vent cowling and was able to screw down the warped dash piece using an angle drill.
First off, excellent video series, Buickmikee! I began the repair today. Note: 12:25 of Part 1 video: My ambient light sensor was different than the one shown. I have a limited with CJ2 option. The connection is a large bayonet plug and the sensor itself has a large hump that faces the front of the vehicle. You will need to approach it from above this point with a very small flat blade screwdriver to depress and release the bayonet on the plug. Apparently there are two styles. You will not be able to see this unless you have a small inspection mirror. I couldn't find mine, and I ended up breaking the sensor during removal. Just a heads-up. Thanks for these great videos, Buickmikee!
Thanks! This video gave me the confidence to repair the dash on my 2004 Buick LeSabre. Other than dropping a bolt down the back of the dash everything went smoothly. I would have never thought to start at the defroster panel.
Thanks for the video. Sun and extreme temperatures cause this. Got a 04, garaged since it was new. Interior looks like new, other than driver seat and buttons, wear and tear.
Solid cars! Got 1 & would like another. Fix the intake manifold & plastic tubes on the water pump & I would not be fearful of a cross country trip. They're near bullet proof. Such a good presentation however an update would be nice 😀 Cheers!
Great video ... i seen a 2004 Buick Lesabre with 82k miles for $1,000. car has a warped dash pad & needs some window motors ... but other then that it's a very clean an car ... thanks for sharing
This is a good idea switch your trunk switch from the dash to driver side. And pick up one of those $10 inverters from Walmart at the auto department then you riding with AC and DC
excellent video...i have a 2001 buick lesabre i have the exact same problem...it looks bad with your video i think i can handle replacing it...Way Cool
cool video,mine is popped up also on a 2000 lasabre,im gonna take mine out and use some urethane that they use on windsheilds and then put rivit heads underneath then put it back in,Thanks for the info!
Vernon, thanks for watching.I only got one chance to make this so the pictures were a little dark, and it was slow going. Thanks again and good luck. Mike
I am having this issue with my wifes 2000 lesabre. It looks like the adhesive on the pad just breaks loose, causing the buckling. Would it just be easier to get an adhesive and glue it back down?
Mines the same way, I think I'm gonna try to just fix the one I have , window regulators have been replaced on all 4 doors haha. Now to fix this and I should be good.
seems like a problem they all have those damn window regulators break....all mine broke was able to find the regulators on walmart webstie for 30 bucks each. just did the front two...
GREAT video... thanks for making it. I do have a question tho. I pulled a used dash pad from a car a donor car at the bone yard. It was near perfect when I started but by the time I got it home it had pulled away little on D/S. How did you "pull: the dash pad downward in order to align it correctly before rivets? Did you use a heat gun to soften it? thanks in advance..
Robert, Thanks for the inquiry. The dash pad I took out of the donor car was perfect. It did NOT lift at all.The reason I put the rivets in, was so that it woudn't even begin to raise later. I don't have a good solution to "pulling it back". You might have to get another one. But before I did that, I would try heating it up ,and streching it. If you get it to move, you may have to work fast to rivet it. This material does not seem user friendly.I ended up getting 2 dashes because the first one I got was great, but had a tab broken off on the drivers side because the air bag was deployed and broke it. By the time I got the the second one out of a bone yard, it was a piece of cake.No lifting, no air bag deployment etc.I had my rivets ready to go and got it secure before it thought about liting.I hope this helps. Mike
Hi I'm Harold. How many Buick dashes did you destroy at the junkyard figuring it out.. took me like five. I didn't believe I was going to get it back together. Lol got to love that built china 3.1v6. I just got one bone stock White just over a hundred thousand miles about a month ago.
My first one was good except a plastic piece was broken off underneath. So I had to get a second one . So 2 because of a plastic piece but not because it was warped.
I love my 2001 lesabre with 262,000 on it but hate that this happened years ago dashpads would crack but these actually shrink I looks at one I considered purchasing but in that in a the entire thing was up from one end to the other the guy said he knows someone who will fix it for fifty bucks he thinks it can be glued down.
I looked at a 2004 Buick Lasabre today with 60,000 miles on it. However, it had this exact same issue. I told the man I would first need to price this dash cover. Then, about noon today, he called and informed me he had sold the car. So, I was just hoping someone could tell me how much this dash cover cost new? Thanks to anyone who can answer.
I once looked up costs on the internet. The dash was going for about $ 600 new and installation was about $ 900 at the dealer. Again this was info. off the internet....not an actual quote. Not sure whats avail. today and costs.
I have one of these LeSabres and will never buy another Buick again. In addition to the faulty design of the dash, the window regulators will last about 2 years and brake due to a cheap plastic pulley wheel that will snap off requiring the entire regulator to be replaced due to it mangeling the cable.
AWESOME. My Mother stopped driving at AGE 92 AND GAVE ME HER CAR ! ! This is the project I have ahead of me
as the front edge of the dash has receded a LOT, but not as bad as my own hair line. Thanks to YOU.
Hope the project goes well for you. Sorry, hairlines I cant help with.
Thank you so much for these videos. I bought a 2002 Lesabre with only 11,000 miles, great condition except the dash curling up. Now I know how to fix it. Good job. Thanks
Glad it helped
Fantastic video series. Thanks! The Buick dealership wanted over $600 just to remove and put back the dash while I went to an auto upholstery place to get it fixed. With the help of these videos I did it myself. The only difference was my 2002 had a push-in clip for the piece under the defroster vent. The push-in part was toward the window.
Very helpful video! Thanks. My mother-in-law has a 2003 LeSabre. Same issue. I was able to just remove the left vertical trim piece and the front vent cowling and was able to screw down the warped dash piece using an angle drill.
First off, excellent video series, Buickmikee! I began the repair today. Note: 12:25 of Part 1 video: My ambient light sensor was different than the one shown. I have a limited with CJ2 option. The connection is a large bayonet plug and the sensor itself has a large hump that faces the front of the vehicle. You will need to approach it from above this point with a very small flat blade screwdriver to depress and release the bayonet on the plug. Apparently there are two styles. You will not be able to see this unless you have a small inspection mirror. I couldn't find mine, and I ended up breaking the sensor during removal. Just a heads-up. Thanks for these great videos, Buickmikee!
I was not aware of that, but I only did my model. Good job.
Thanks! This video gave me the confidence to repair the dash on my 2004 Buick LeSabre. Other than dropping a bolt down the back of the dash everything went smoothly. I would have never thought to start at the defroster panel.
Thanks for the video. Sun and extreme temperatures cause this. Got a 04, garaged since it was new. Interior looks like new, other than driver seat and buttons, wear and tear.
Thanks for making a very informative video, just fixed my 2000 Lesabre today with the help of this.
Your welcome. Glad to have shed some light on this subject.Buickmikee
Solid cars! Got 1 & would like another. Fix the intake manifold & plastic tubes on the water pump & I would not be fearful of a cross country trip. They're near bullet proof. Such a good presentation however an update would be nice 😀 Cheers!
Great help thanks! I'll use this to fix my Mom's car.
Great vid my Friend. I've gotta do the same thing to moms car. This video is a great help. Thanks a million!
Dam good explaining. Thanks
Great video ... i seen a 2004 Buick Lesabre with 82k miles for $1,000. car has a warped dash pad & needs some window motors ... but other then that it's a very clean an car ... thanks for sharing
Explaining it very well have same problem and gave me good ideas
The daylight sensor in the center can be rotated and just dropped out.
I was NOT aware of that. Thank you for the TIP.
Very good instructions amigo good job.
Thank you for making this video.
Your welcome...hope it helps.
Awesome job and great explanation
This is a good idea switch your trunk switch from the dash to driver side. And pick up one of those $10 inverters from Walmart at the auto department then you riding with AC and DC
excellent video...i have a 2001 buick lesabre i have the exact same problem...it looks bad with your video i think i can handle replacing it...Way Cool
cool video,mine is popped up also on a 2000 lasabre,im gonna take mine out and use some urethane that they use on windsheilds and then put rivit heads underneath then put it back in,Thanks for the info!
Vernon, thanks for watching.I only got one chance to make this so the pictures were a little dark, and it was slow going. Thanks again and good luck. Mike
Buickmikee My 2004 Lesabre Limited has peeled off at the identical location. I used crazy glue and it worked!
My 00 and 03 both have this problem, as do many in my city, its almost the first thing i look for on these
I am having this issue with my wifes 2000 lesabre. It looks like the adhesive on the pad just breaks loose, causing the buckling. Would it just be easier to get an adhesive and glue it back down?
They have formed dash pads.
Mine is coming up right there were the glove box is. Above the trim
Mines the same way, I think I'm gonna try to just fix the one I have , window regulators have been replaced on all 4 doors haha. Now to fix this and I should be good.
Had that happen to us too. Those damn regulators are a common issue.
seems like a problem they all have those damn window regulators break....all mine broke was able to find the regulators on walmart webstie for 30 bucks each. just did the front two...
GREAT video... thanks for making it. I do have a question tho. I pulled a used dash pad from a car a donor car at the bone yard. It was near perfect when I started but by the time I got it home it had pulled away little on D/S. How did you "pull: the dash pad downward in order to align it correctly before rivets? Did you use a heat gun to soften it? thanks in advance..
Robert, Thanks for the inquiry. The dash pad I took out of the donor car was perfect. It did NOT lift at all.The reason I put the rivets in, was so that it woudn't even begin to raise later. I don't have a good solution to "pulling it back". You might have to get another one. But before I did that, I would try heating it up ,and streching it. If you get it to move, you may have to work fast to rivet it. This material does not seem user friendly.I ended up getting 2 dashes because the first one I got was great, but had a tab broken off on the drivers side because the air bag was deployed and broke it. By the time I got the the second one out of a bone yard, it was a piece of cake.No lifting, no air bag deployment etc.I had my rivets ready to go and got it secure before it thought about liting.I hope this helps. Mike
Thanks for getting back tp me. I ended up giving up on that dashpad... going to look of another in the spring. Thx for making the videos. VERY helpful
Hi I'm Harold.
How many Buick dashes did you destroy at the junkyard figuring it out.. took me like five. I didn't believe I was going to get it back together. Lol got to love that built china 3.1v6. I just got one bone stock White just over a hundred thousand miles about a month ago.
My first one was good except a plastic piece was broken off underneath. So I had to get a second one . So 2 because of a plastic piece but not because it was warped.
Anyone know a good PN to try and buy if can't find one at junk yard?
If you put rivets or screws in the top of the dash, what happens when the cover wont go up as fast in a air bag explosion?
I love my 2001 lesabre with 262,000 on it but hate that this happened years ago dashpads would crack but these actually shrink I looks at one I considered purchasing but in that in a the entire thing was up from one end to the other the guy said he knows someone who will fix it for fifty bucks he thinks it can be glued down.
I looked at a 2004 Buick Lasabre today with 60,000 miles on it. However, it had this exact same issue. I told the man I would first need to price this dash cover. Then, about noon today, he called and informed me he had sold the car. So, I was just hoping someone could tell me how much this dash cover cost new? Thanks to anyone who can answer.
I once looked up costs on the internet. The dash was going for about $ 600 new and installation was about $ 900 at the dealer. Again this was info. off the internet....not an actual quote. Not sure whats avail. today and costs.
If you can find a good uses one they're going for about 400.
I screwed it down with a small screwdriver
3/16th Rivots not 3/8 s
I have one of these LeSabres and will never buy another Buick again. In addition to the faulty design of the dash, the window regulators will last about 2 years and brake due to a cheap plastic pulley wheel that will snap off requiring the entire regulator to be replaced due to it mangeling the cable.
Julia Ventura seems like you hit the sour one of the bunch they are not that bad. currently own a 2001 buick and a 97
Agreed