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Finally installed a new dash!, After 20 years of ownership.... |
oakdalecurtis |
Apr 16 2018, 01:24 PM
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Oakdalecurtis Group: Members Posts: 1,310 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California |
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. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif)
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. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) 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...... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif) Old Dash: New Dash: |
mepstein |
Apr 16 2018, 01:30 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,142 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Can you remove the plastic studs or are they glued in.
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Tom_T |
Apr 16 2018, 01:47 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
Curtis, Well now you can use the tape for your scraped knuckles, & enjoy a purdy crackless dash! I should've known that you'd have a yellow shifter, Yellow steering wheels & a friggin' YELLOW radio Curtis! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) LOL You & Andy T./SoCalAndy are the Yellow Kings! He even did the Yellow Optima battery - which is their deep cycle RV battery IIRC - in his 72 914/4 & IIRC in the -6 now too! Did you do the yellow battery thing too!? .... or did you miss that one? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) My question on the dash for Mark W/914Rubber is: What is that line next to the instrument Pod on the right, looking like a belt of something? ... some sort of reinforcement under the skin?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Mark W - I'd also agree on the SS studs on the dash. .... unless there's some overriding reason to stick with nylon? Mark E - I'd think that the studs are "Tee-topped with a flat plate - so not removable ... just like Mark did on his 1st bumper topper design (before he went with the full length stiffeners). Cheers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
mb911 |
Apr 16 2018, 02:22 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,750 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Looks great and wondering the same thing on the band to the right of the pod as Tom T
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mepstein |
Apr 16 2018, 02:38 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,142 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I don’t have it on my dash pad from 914rubber so I bet it is a shadow.
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windforfun |
Apr 16 2018, 03:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,766 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None |
Very nice, but why does the back part dip down in the middle over the radio?
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Coondog |
Apr 16 2018, 04:31 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,089 Joined: 24-September 15 From: Apple Valley Calif Member No.: 19,195 Region Association: Southern California |
Looks great.
When 914 Rubber comes out with a Ash Tray delete version then I am a customer for sure. |
oakdalecurtis |
Apr 16 2018, 04:36 PM
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Oakdalecurtis Group: Members Posts: 1,310 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California |
Curtis, Well now you can use the tape for your scraped knuckles, & enjoy a purdy crackless dash! I should've known that you'd have a yellow shifter, Yellow steering wheels & a friggin' YELLOW radio Curtis! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) LOL You & Andy T./SoCalAndy are the Yellow Kings! He even did the Yellow Optima battery - which is their deep cycle RV battery IIRC - in his 72 914/4 & IIRC in the -6 now too! Did you do the yellow battery thing too!? .... or did you miss that one? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) My question on the dash for Mark W/914Rubber is: What is that line next to the instrument Pod on the right, looking like a belt of something? ... some sort of reinforcement under the skin?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Mark W - I'd also agree on the SS studs on the dash. .... unless there's some overriding reason to stick with nylon? Mark E - I'd think that the studs are "Tee-topped with a flat plate - so not removable ... just like Mark did on his 1st bumper topper design (before he went with the full length stiffeners). Cheers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// Hey Tom, The band on the dash is a shadow, here's a pic with a little better light. I couldn't find a yellow Optima battery configured the way I wanted, maybe I did miss it. But here's my engine compartment with yellow wires, cap and coil, does that count? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Btw, I thought the yellow shifter, radio and Momo wheel were rather tasteful! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) When I changed out the dash I did not try to redo the vinyl behind it. It has shrunk a little around the vents. And no, I think the studs in the dash are molded in. |
Joemo5 |
Apr 16 2018, 05:20 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 54 Joined: 1-April 18 From: Charlotte, North Carolina Member No.: 22,011 Region Association: South East States |
That looks great! Its cool to see a company thats dedicated to 914's
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gothspeed |
Apr 16 2018, 07:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,539 Joined: 3-February 09 From: SoCal Member No.: 10,019 Region Association: None |
Amazing!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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76-914 |
Apr 17 2018, 08:35 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,455 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California |
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! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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mepstein |
Apr 17 2018, 08:48 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,142 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
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! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) As Rory pointed out on another thread, factory installation had a mix of metal and plastic nuts. I wonder if the plastic was supposed to act like a locknut of sorts. If Mark confirms the studs are removable (I think they are) then I might look for a tapered metal stud to replace. I think it’s better to cross thread a plastic nut instead of the stud. |
Mikey914 |
Apr 18 2018, 09:26 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,625 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
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.
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mepstein |
Apr 18 2018, 09:38 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,142 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
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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