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Posted by: seanery May 21 2003, 08:06 PM

Here are some pics of one of our members' dash.

We see pics of the interior of this car on occasion, but not this detailed.

Posted by: 72Signal914 May 21 2003, 08:20 PM

Pictures weren't done loading yet, but could you have been any closer to it. I could see the atomic structure of leather in these pics

Posted by: Mockmaw May 21 2003, 08:28 PM

You know Mike, if you had waited 15 seconds for the pictures to load you'd notice they aren't all close.

I can appreciate the close-ups; they really show off the high quality craftsmanship. Couldn't have been inexpensive but definitely beautiful work!

Posted by: Aaron Cox May 21 2003, 08:32 PM

factory 6? so whats up w/ the bogus late model tach (no silver center)?

Posted by: KaptKaos May 21 2003, 09:03 PM

JHC - what did that cost?

Posted by: Carrera916 May 21 2003, 09:15 PM

Whoa! that looked reallllllly nice! I have wondered about doing something with the cracked dashboard and really hate the plastic slip on...its like putting condom on!

The work looked superb and I assumed its leather, huh? hope you wudn't mind my asking for the cost and time involved of having it done?

again, it looked real good!

j

Posted by: VegasRacer May 21 2003, 09:31 PM

It looks very nice.

But not nice enough to stop me from taking a cheap shot (out of jealousy).

Dust on the steering column. -3 concours points.

Posted by: campbellcj May 21 2003, 09:32 PM

Gorgeous That puts a 911-variant with "full leather" option to shame.

I personally would've gone with a black steering wheel, but it's not my car, so hey.

Posted by: Lawrence914-6 May 21 2003, 09:46 PM

Pic size reduced for the bandwidth impaired.

-Lawrence

Posted by: campbellcj May 21 2003, 09:48 PM

Thanks Lawrence. I have a fast 'puter with good bandwidth, but I still think it's "nice" (to the dialup guys) to post a smaller pic or thumbnail with a way to optionally link to the fullsize version.

It might actually not be that hard to write code for the BBS to provide an option to automatically thumb/reduce pics upon uploading or linking. That would be cool.

Posted by: markb May 21 2003, 09:54 PM

Awsome! Now I have dash envy. I'm thinking of doing the red car with maroon and white leather for dash, backpad & seats. I better start saving my pennies.

Posted by: Elliot Cannon May 21 2003, 09:54 PM

Fantastic job!! Didn't the 916 have a dash like that
Cheers, Elliot

Posted by: Aaron Cox May 21 2003, 10:14 PM

yes...the 916 did have a leather covered dash/kneepad. also had leather "night and day" sunvisors (white and black)

Posted by: meursault May 21 2003, 10:31 PM

That's a racing tach there, bud. "I can rev my engine much higher now. The tach goes to ten grand!"

Posted by: krk May 21 2003, 11:03 PM

seanery,

Thx for posting the pics. That is a very nice piece of work!

kim.

Posted by: Brad Roberts May 22 2003, 12:30 AM

He is missing the screw on bezel for the ignition. The material just "ends" there.. it should have a black bezel around it.

I told you I was sick.

B

Posted by: 914Timo May 22 2003, 12:48 AM

Thanks. Those pics are great. This is just why I love this board.

I have discussed with one leather guy here about covering my dash. I have to show him these pics. I am sure they will help him a lot. Many thanks again.

Posted by: Curvie Roadlover May 22 2003, 04:56 AM

I need this dash!!

Posted by: rhodyguy May 22 2003, 06:10 AM

one thing i think looks so cheesy on our cars is the dash face, the embossed vinyl. has anyone ever made up thin gauge metal pieces that you could paint to match your car's color?

kevin

Posted by: JmuRiz May 22 2003, 07:19 AM

Kevin,

I'd be all over that too...a Ravenna green dash face would be fun...since my car is very much not original it could look cool.

Oh yeah, the leather dash is a neat touch...I'm sure it was a ton of work.

Nathan

Posted by: Mountain914 May 22 2003, 08:31 PM

Thanks!! I'm not worthy!! Some quick answers/comments to the above:
1) As much as I'd like to take credit for the dash (and seats) it was a retirement project from a man who made interiors for Mercedes. Cheap labor but the opposite end of the spectrum from Kathy Lee !!
He even embossed the Porsche emblem in the firewall access panel cover - but don't let Porsche AIG know - they'll want royalties !!
2) The shelf (in front of the leather dash to the windshield) is suede. When you see pics of the entire interior, you'll see the theme extends well beyond the dash.
3) It's not finished - I still need to do the ignition bezel, do something with the ash-tray (it's just a plug), and I keep thinking about removing the heat/vent controls, as they are non-functional. Decided a radio would be useless.
4) I have a 3.0L and yes - I do need the 10k tach.
5) The dust? Oh man... you know how to hurt a guy. Guess I'll have to go dust-bunny hunting - but they're now getting "big game"!

These pictures are posted at http://gallery.rennlist.com/gallery/Mountain914 for Lawrence as he is talking about doing a project similar to this - He wanted 'close ups' so by gosh, that's what he got !!

Posted by: Britain Smith May 22 2003, 08:39 PM

I actually noticed the missing bevel around the ignition...but I didn't want everyone to know I was sick with Brad.

The dash is kick ass!

-Britain

Posted by: Lawrence914-6 May 22 2003, 09:06 PM

Lee,

Thanks for taking the time to post these... and I'm glad that everyone got to see them!

-Rusty

Posted by: need4speed May 23 2003, 10:51 AM

I've actually been contemplating a similar project for my late-model Ghia.

The thing I hate the most about late model Ghias is that butt-ugly plastic steering wheel without the elegant chrome horn-ring, and the black-vinyl dash, which gets cracked with age. (especially in a convertible).

For those of us inbetween LA and SF in California, there's a leather wholesale store in Buellton/Solvang, called Siegels. I priced the leather to do the dash job, and it's about $35. Then there's the cutting and sewing.

The stitching work on the 914 in the pics is pretty amazing. The contours of the 914 dash are much more complicated than what I'd have to do in my Ghia.