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> Why are 914 dashes always a different color?
Eric_Shea
post Nov 12 2013, 10:58 PM
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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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post Nov 12 2013, 11:01 PM
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If you mean under-dash, I think they just used whatever paint was left over in the guns since it was out-of-sight.
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post Nov 13 2013, 07:37 AM
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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.
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post Nov 13 2013, 07:42 AM
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VW did it just to f... with our head 40 years later.
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post Nov 13 2013, 09:34 AM
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All seven of my cars had a dash frame that was a different color. Wonder if we'll ever know why.
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post Nov 13 2013, 10:41 AM
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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!
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post Nov 13 2013, 10:44 AM
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Damned happy to help. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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post Nov 13 2013, 02:40 PM
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To much of this in the 60-70's (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif)
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post Nov 13 2013, 02:45 PM
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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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post Nov 13 2013, 02:45 PM
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"Always" just seems a bit overstated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

This is in my shop right now.
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post Nov 13 2013, 02:51 PM
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QUOTE(sbsix @ Nov 13 2013, 11:41 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!


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Thought that someone messed themselves up pretty good in my yellow car when I found the dash painted orange.
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post Nov 13 2013, 02:59 PM
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so , does this mean my car is extra- rare since my dash is the same color? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Nov 13 2013, 05:03 PM
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OK... 99.9% of the time.

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hey 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 ...


Answer or guess?

The facia is always usually painted black. why not just squirt them all black?
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post Nov 13 2013, 05:09 PM
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QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Nov 13 2013, 03:03 PM) *
Answer or guess?

So i was told by someone who used to work there at the time ...
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post Nov 13 2013, 05:59 PM
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the factory replacement dashes are painted all Black, I have had 2 of them, still have one..
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post Nov 13 2013, 06:33 PM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Nov 13 2013, 01:45 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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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?
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post Nov 13 2013, 06:39 PM
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QUOTE(sixnotfour @ Nov 13 2013, 04:59 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?
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post Nov 13 2013, 09:33 PM
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QUOTE(Racer Chris @ Nov 13 2013, 12:45 PM) *

"Always" just seems a bit overstated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

This is in my shop right now.
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exactly!....Who cares?...as long as the rust is inhibited
(just a guess...lol)
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