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| Qarl |
 Nov 27 2003, 10:01 PM
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Shriveled member  Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None   |
I took the basketweave of the front of my dash.
As I suspected in my previous post, the '75 car has the metal plate "inside" the vinyl covering. There is no metal plate behind it, just the dash frame. This metal impregnated vinyl covering is adhered with double-sided tape. I want to recover the dash with earlier basketweave (which I have) and do away with the fasten seatbelt light. So I am thinking I can just glue the vinul directly to the dash frame (being sure to overlap on all the edges so the upper and lower dash bad can hold it in. But, you will notice in the picture below that the vinyl covering provides covering for the steering wheel column. (i.e., the dash frame does not surround the column). So what do I do? I am thinking I can take some aluminum sheet metal and make a small piece in the area where the steering column is and epoxy that to the frame before I recover with new vinyl? Anyone else done this and have an alternative solution? Attached image(s) 
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| boxstr |
Nov 27 2003, 10:08 PM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I covered this area with a solid piece of sheet carbon fiber. I was able to elimnate the lighter, radio, glove box hole, seat belt warning light hole, etc. Why not cut a piece of sheet metal (aluminium or what ever works), then glue the weave material to that, then double side tape that piece to the dash, or glue it directly.
The reason I would not glue the material directly to the dash is you have holes and indents that will show when glued down. Does this make sense?? CCLINJUSTDASHES |
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Qarl More dash face recovering questions Nov 27 2003, 10:01 PM
Qarl yuii Nov 27 2003, 10:01 PM Qarl Also note...
Dash is red, car is yellow. Nov 27 2003, 10:02 PM sj914 Just cut the piece that covers that covers the col... Nov 27 2003, 10:09 PM Qarl That's what I am thinking.
Nothing is every e... Nov 27 2003, 10:10 PM Howard R I did what Craig did. Set off some carbon fibre o... Nov 28 2003, 01:27 PM Qarl Anyone got pics? Nov 28 2003, 01:48 PM Chris914n6 This is the early factory setup. Piece of sheet st... Nov 28 2003, 05:52 PM SirAndy <... Nov 28 2003, 06:06 PM Qarl I can't take the old material off the metal pl... Nov 28 2003, 10:25 PM boxstr Any chance you could cut a new metal piece and glu... Nov 28 2003, 10:29 PM Qarl Yes.. that's what I plan on doing.
I was just... Nov 28 2003, 10:30 PM redshift Yeah, don't let a German tell you anything, th... Nov 28 2003, 10:39 PM tracks914 Can you not find an older dash metal plate ('7... Nov 28 2003, 11:20 PM
meursault I think you'll find that the earlier basketwea... Nov 29 2003, 12:29 AM |
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