# 2011 Toyota Camry - Need a new dash **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota\ **Created:** [February 11, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-camry-need-a-new-dash/189090 "2023-02-11T22:39:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elenitagaribay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@elenitagaribay](https://community.cartalk.com/u/elenitagaribay)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-camry-need-a-new-dash/189090/1 "2023-02-11T22:39:26Z")
looking for a good dash board … that is not sticky ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-camry-need-a-new-dash/189090/2 "2023-02-11T23:08:37Z")
Ask your shop to check the auto-recyclers’ car-parts database, pretty good chance there’s a used unit from wrecked Camry available. Lots of Camry’s out there, so there may be aftermarket new dashboards for a Camry as well, don’ know, Google would likely tell you. Another idea, it is sometimes possible to repair a damaged dashboard, esp if the main problem are surface cracks that are widening w/time. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-camry-need-a-new-dash/189090/3 "2023-02-13T15:47:37Z")
Lexus had recalls related to the dashboard getting sticky. It seems reasonable that Toyota might have had the same issue, so I suggest checking with your dealer to see if there might be any recalls that apply to you. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-camry-need-a-new-dash/189090/4 "2023-02-13T16:02:15Z")
> [@lion9car](#): > > Lexus had recalls related to the dashboard getting sticky. It seems reasonable that Toyota might have had the same issue, Toyota did, And 2011 Camry was one of the covered ones, But - Toyota’s primary coverage extended the warranty for any owner of one of the listed vehicles, regardless of mileage or when the vehicle was first used. **The primary coverage ended on May 31, 2017.** > **[Melting Dashboards Turn into Shiny Goo](http://www.toyotaproblems.com/melting-dashboard/)** > > One of the automotive world's worst science projects is coming to an end. Toyota dashboards have long been known to melt under the heat of the sun. The melted dashes warp and extrude a strange, goo-like substance that is oddly shiny and sticky; like... ---
**Author:** ![TXdealer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TXdealer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TXdealer)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-camry-need-a-new-dash/189090/5 "2023-02-13T16:05:35Z")
You are likely looking at ± $2000 for a new dash. A dash overlay is an almost as good repair, and much cheaper. [Dash overlay](https://www.carparts.com/details/Toyota/Camry/Coverlay/Dash_Cover/2010/CVL11711LLMGR.html?TID=gglpla&origin=pla&gclid=CjwKCAiA3KefBhByEiwAi2LDHPz6OPeAUr4NEpA1LD5QFURcG-3U4yfTCxk-JQb4mxqWLwFXxm_BhBoCcdQQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-camry-need-a-new-dash/189090/6 "2023-02-13T16:16:19Z")
You might talk to a detailer and see what they recommend, how much they charge, and how effective the cleaning will be. Also of interest is how much like an undamaged dashboard the finished product will be. It’s 12 years old now and you shouldn’t expect it to look like new, but with a single color reasonably like the original and similar feel. Once you fix it, keep the dash cool. I use a windshield cover to prevent overheating the dash in my 2017 Accord and it looks and feels like new. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-camry-need-a-new-dash/189090/7 "2023-02-13T17:29:28Z")
I’d seriously consider the cap/overlay, both to save money and to avoid potential issues created by all the work needed to replace the dash, it could be a pretty involved process. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-camry-need-a-new-dash/189090/8 "2023-02-13T17:56:26Z")
> [@texases](#): > > I’d seriously consider the cap/overlay, both to save money and to avoid potential issues created by all the work needed to replace the dash +1 IMHO. spending a LOT of $$ to replace the dash in a 12 year old car does not make good economic sense. An overlay would be much more practical.