88-98 Aftermarket Dash Manufacturing

[josephmichael09]

So I purchased a 94 1500 from an auction... the dash wasn’t in the best shape and decided to rip it out. Come to find the they don’t make a replacement... I should have look into replacement parts before ripping it out. I did, however, find a replacement on eBay. It is a used dash and I doubt it’s in perfect condition and just as fragile as everyone elses. The dash is selling for $600 roughly. I spent an entire day searching 3 junk yards and one of the very last vehicles I checked happened to have the dash in it and about 90% entact. I lucked out.

I feel bad for those who wish to replace their dash and have to rely on those carpet liners in the dash or molded plastic ones. I find it to be tacky but there’s no other option.

My question to you guys is this:
If my wife and I were to manufacture these dashes how well do you think they’d sell?

What would be different from OEM is the texture will most likely not be matched... I’ve looked into dash repair and seen how they repair the vinyl dashes and could possibly get close, but, nonetheless, I won’t be able to match the texture.

Would you guys be willing to pay for a part like this? I would like all of your input. I am not selling anything nor do I have the equipment for it yet, but I know how I want to do it.