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post Dec 8 2014, 11:44 AM
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Has anyone used "Just Dashes" to recover a dash pad? If so, can you provide an opinion. Quality of work and match of material to stock.

Has anyone used anyone else?
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post Dec 8 2014, 12:09 PM
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Has anyone used "Just Dashes" to recover a dash pad? If so, can you provide an opinion. Quality of work and match of material to stock.

Has anyone used anyone else?



I know this will be a unpopular reply, but I bought a recovered dash pad and knee pad from Automobile Atlanta. Both look great and the work was very well done. I didn't have any problem with purchase, shipping or anything else.
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post Dec 8 2014, 01:19 PM
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post Dec 8 2014, 01:57 PM
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Weird. I talked with at least three different people about recovering dash at the SF Bay Area Breakfast last weekend.

I don't know of anyone besides Just Dashs doing the work. AA is probably sending them to Just Dashs and reselling them.
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post Dec 8 2014, 02:05 PM
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I've seen Just Dashes' work on other classic makes & their workmanship was very good & the owners said their materials were a very close to exact match (on 50's-70's US makes' materials).

But I can't say how close their black vinyl will be to the 914's Porsche/VW OEM vinyl texture.

You might want to clip a small bit from the back of your dash where it's usually hidden behind stuff when mounted (assuming you have it out or access up there), & send it to them for a matching sample(s) to check.
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post Dec 8 2014, 02:10 PM
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AA is probably sending them to Just Dashs and reselling them.

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post Dec 8 2014, 03:07 PM
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QUOTE(Tom_T @ Dec 8 2014, 03:05 PM) *

I've seen Just Dashes' work on other classic makes & their workmanship was very good & the owners said their materials were a very close to exact match (on 50's-70's US makes' materials).

But I can't say how close their black vinyl will be to the 914's Porsche/VW OEM vinyl texture.

You might want to clip a small bit from the back of your dash where it's usually hidden behind stuff when mounted (assuming you have it out or access up there), & send it to them for a matching sample(s) to check.


Thanks Tom. I do have it out and will send them a piece.
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post Dec 8 2014, 03:11 PM
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Just dashes uses padding under the vinyl so it doesn't look or feel identical to stock but seems to be the best choice out there for now.
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post Dec 8 2014, 03:24 PM
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post Dec 8 2014, 03:34 PM
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QUOTE(McMark @ Dec 8 2014, 11:57 AM) *

Weird. I talked with at least three different people about recovering dash at the SF Bay Area Breakfast last weekend.

I don't know of anyone besides Just Dashs doing the work. AA is probably sending them to Just Dashs and reselling them.


Hey Mark! It was nice meeting you at the 914 breakfast on Saturday! Funny
you were just telling me about Just Dashes and here it is on the board 2 days later!
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post Dec 8 2014, 03:40 PM
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Check this thread for Just Dashes.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...p;#entry2021949
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post Dec 8 2014, 04:07 PM
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Somebody said $600-700 for a 914 dash.
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post Dec 8 2014, 05:43 PM
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I paid much less than that for my dash, but it's been 8 or 9 years since I had it done.

Total cost for my entire interior was about $1,600 cash. That was the dash and knee pad, A and B pillars, passenger door rest and driver door rest and map compartment.
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post Dec 8 2014, 05:48 PM
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I think I paid just under $1100 for lower and upper dash. They also fixed the common sag over the instruments. About 6~8 weeks lead time cause of back orders. I think it's a 2 week process.

Here are some pictures of the more critical areas. The grain is not exact, so I'm glad I did both upper and lower dashes. As mentioned above, the dash seems to have a "puffier" look than stock.

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post Dec 8 2014, 06:16 PM
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That's why I did everything at once so that it matched. I couldn't find NOS pieces and the cost of a NOS dash at that time was incredible. Not sure you could even find one now.
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post Dec 8 2014, 08:02 PM
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QUOTE(Highland @ Dec 8 2014, 03:48 PM) *

The grain is not exact, so I'm glad I did both upper and lower dashes. As mentioned above, the dash seems to have a "puffier" look than stock.


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To my eye the more pronounced grain is what is most noticeable. It's very subjective, of course, but I prefer the smoother grain of the factory vinyl.
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post Dec 8 2014, 08:45 PM
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Sure,the production tooling of the method Porsche used back then was state of the art.
The puffiness you refer to is the perception of the part's radii.
The tool used was chemically etched with acid to remove material from the mold surface.
Likely a silkscreen technique rather than a photographic method.
Anyone with automotive trim experience would know that.
It is a very nice result and the ashtray delete option is convenient.
Again,labour intensive.
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post Dec 8 2014, 09:01 PM
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Sure,the production tooling of the method Porsche used back then was state of the art.
The puffiness you refer to is the perception of the part's radii.
The tool used was chemically etched with acid to remove material from the mold surface.
Likely a silkscreen technique rather than a photographic method.
Anyone with automotive trim experience would know that.
It is a very nice result and the ashtray delete option is convenient.
Again,labour intensive.

Or the puffiness is from the 1/8" layer of foam they(just dashes) use to cover the dash under the vinyl. Not stock, so it looks different. The rest I have no idea what you're talking about.
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post Dec 8 2014, 09:09 PM
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How could you?
It's technical.
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post Dec 9 2014, 10:28 AM
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How could you?
It's technical.

Wow. Nice response.

It's just a dashboard, not an Atlas V rocket.
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