I couldn't keep up covering the cracks with electrical tape in my original dash. I'd cover one crack and another just kept appearing. I finally broke down and ordered a 914Rubber replacement dash and I just finished installing it. It was about a half a day job. Yes, it was a PIA and my big hands are scraped up to prove it.
If I could give Mark one tip on his dashes (like he needs my help), it would be to make the dash studs out of metal and the nuts out of nylon. The replacement dash comes with nylon studs molded in and metal nuts supplied. If you are not ever so careful, with your hands in the dash upside down and backwards, you can easily cross thread these nylon studs. Ask me how I know.
Even inserting the new dash into initial position can scrape the threads on the studs as they pass through the sheet metal dash support slots. If the studs were made of metal and the nuts were nylon, then if you cross thread, at worst you would just mess up a nylon nut. It would also be a lot easier to start the nuts properly on metal stud threads too. Just my two cents......
Old Dash:
New Dash:
Can you remove the plastic studs or are they glued in.
Looks great and wondering the same thing on the band to the right of the pod as Tom T
I don’t have it on my dash pad from 914rubber so I bet it is a shadow.
Very nice, but why does the back part dip down in the middle over the radio?
Looks great.
When 914 Rubber comes out with a Ash Tray delete version then I am a customer for sure.
That looks great! Its cool to see a company thats dedicated to 914's
Amazing!!
FWIW, you'll have the same problem with metal studs and plastic nuts. 6 of one, a half dozen of the other. I would like to see metal/metal AND taper the studs a bit. This would ensure an easy start when threading on the nut. As to imperfections on the 914rubber dash: there was only one which Mark pointed out to me. And judging from the pics, it looks as if that has been corrected. Nice job!
We use locktite to "secure" the studs. So yes they can be removed fairly easily. It might even be possible to thread the stud into the receiver in the part. There are a few places on the windshield side that the depth is minimal, so we didn't want to have the studs over tighten and press it up showing where the mount tabs are. So yes you can, but just be careful on the back side.
Patience is the most important tool to removing and installing a dash. Don’t be afraid to walk away for a break if you are frustrated.
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