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Posted by: Eric_Shea Nov 12 2013, 10:58 PM
The dash in my -6 was blue. The one in the off-road car is green.
Anybody have insight as to how and why the dashes all have different colors?
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Posted by: Rand Nov 12 2013, 11:01 PM
If you mean under-dash, I think they just used whatever paint was left over in the guns since it was out-of-sight.
Posted by: rhodyguy Nov 13 2013, 07:37 AM
or pre-painted and the car got what was next in line. i've seen lots of dif colored dashes on cars i've parted out.
Posted by: mepstein Nov 13 2013, 07:42 AM
VW did it just to f... with our head 40 years later.
Posted by: reharvey Nov 13 2013, 09:34 AM
All seven of my cars had a dash frame that was a different color. Wonder if we'll ever know why.
Posted by: sbsix Nov 13 2013, 10:41 AM
I thought I was dealing with a wrecked car & replacement dash when I stripped my '70 six years ago and found a blood orange dash on a white car. I had no idea this was a common occurrence. Boy do I feel better now.
Thanks Eric!
Posted by: Eric_Shea Nov 13 2013, 10:44 AM
Damned happy to help. 
Posted by: Dasnowman Nov 13 2013, 02:40 PM
To much of this in the 60-70's 
Posted by: SirAndy Nov 13 2013, 02:45 PM
They were painted with whatever color was left in the paint guns at the end of the day, then thrown on a big pile.
The guys in the assembly line just picked whatever was on top of the pile ...
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Posted by: Racer Chris Nov 13 2013, 02:45 PM
"Always" just seems a bit overstated. 
This is in my shop right now.
Posted by: sfrenck Nov 13 2013, 02:51 PM
I thought I was dealing with a wrecked car & replacement dash when I stripped my '70 six years ago and found a blood orange dash on a white car. I had no idea this was a common occurrence. Boy do I feel better now.
Thanks Eric!
Thought that someone messed themselves up pretty good in my yellow car when I found the dash painted orange.
Posted by: Philip W. Nov 13 2013, 02:59 PM
so , does this mean my car is extra- rare since my dash is the same color? 
Posted by: Eric_Shea Nov 13 2013, 05:03 PM
OK... 99.9% of the time.
The guys in the assembly line just picked whatever was on top of the pile ...
Answer or guess?
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Posted by: SirAndy Nov 13 2013, 05:09 PM
So i was told by someone who used to work there at the time ...
Posted by: sixnotfour Nov 13 2013, 05:59 PM
the factory replacement dashes are painted all Black, I have had 2 of them, still have one..
Posted by: Rand Nov 13 2013, 06:33 PM
They were painted with whatever color was left in the paint guns at the end of the day, then thrown on a big pile.
The guys in the assembly line just picked whatever was on top of the pile ...
A better and more educated idea of what I said.
Hey Eric. Is there an actual thread on the new project that I missed? Or is it bits and pieces of teases?
Posted by: Rand Nov 13 2013, 06:39 PM
the factory replacement dashes are painted all Black, I have had 2 of them, still have one..
If I have one with yellow overspray, does it make me faster?
Posted by: Drums66 Nov 13 2013, 09:33 PM
"Always" just seems a bit overstated.
This is in my shop right now.
exactly!....Who cares?...as long as the rust is inhibited
(just a guess...lol)
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