Reviving Dash Pads ?
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From: Richardson Tx.
Reviving Dash Pads ?
I having a hard time spending the $400+ for a new dash pad that I need. I know that you can buy the form fitted cover for around $110 but I hear that they don't look so good . Does anyone have a magic recipe for restoring an original dash or is a new one the only route to go? 
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St. Jude Donor '08
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/78-79...spagenameZWDVW
Here's the dash pad I got for around $44.00 including shipping, You just have to paint it to match.
Here's the dash pad I got for around $44.00 including shipping, You just have to paint it to match.
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Here is the form fitted cover I did on my Vet. I did one on my Z (old Datsun) first and it was very easy and fit perfectly so I decided to give the Vet a try. It did not fit very good at all. I had to pull the dash from the car and massage the cover until it fit correctly. It was not easy but it did turn out fairly good at ¼ the price. Not show quality but very good for a driver. Most people can’t tell it is a cover. If you want to save some money and are willing to do a little extra work and not planning on going NCRS or anything like that then I would recommend the form fitted cover.
Jim
Jim
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St. Jude Donor '08
Originally Posted by 79vetter
Gumpy, the link to that auction - is that just the black piece of the dash for sale or is it both the black piece and the rest of the entire dash pad?
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From: Richardson Tx.
Jim,
Man, that color looks good inside. The dash looks pretty darn good as well. I'm not the NCRS type so I may go with one of those if you think that they are fairly easy to install. My dash is currently out of the car so I assuming that it will be easier to install a dash cover..
Man, that color looks good inside. The dash looks pretty darn good as well. I'm not the NCRS type so I may go with one of those if you think that they are fairly easy to install. My dash is currently out of the car so I assuming that it will be easier to install a dash cover..
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Thanks on the color comment. Most people asy me why brown???
It seems that it is not a very popular color but I like it. All my cars are brown inside.
If you have the dash out you are already 1/3 of the way done. The hardest and most time consumming part is getting the dash cover to fit correctly. I had to sand some high spots on my old dash and kind of pull and clamp the cover on untel it fit good. Then I removed it cleaned everything up and then glued it down and taped/clamped/rubber banded it all together and let it sit until the glue dried.
I think these kind of covers get such a bad name is because people don't take the time to do it correctly.
By the way mine was less then $110.00 If I remember it was $89.00. It is made by "DASHTOP".
Here is a shot from the other side
It seems that it is not a very popular color but I like it. All my cars are brown inside.
If you have the dash out you are already 1/3 of the way done. The hardest and most time consumming part is getting the dash cover to fit correctly. I had to sand some high spots on my old dash and kind of pull and clamp the cover on untel it fit good. Then I removed it cleaned everything up and then glued it down and taped/clamped/rubber banded it all together and let it sit until the glue dried.
I think these kind of covers get such a bad name is because people don't take the time to do it correctly.
By the way mine was less then $110.00 If I remember it was $89.00. It is made by "DASHTOP".
Here is a shot from the other side