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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 01:30 PM
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Has anyone ever had their dash pad re-covered by an upholstery shop? Mine has a awful crack going through it and I was thinking about taking it to my local upholstery shop to see if maybe they could do a nice leather covering or something. Thanks
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 04:28 PM
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I used vinyl spray dye on an 87 dash pad so I guess an upholstery shop would work too.
I made the mistake of changing the color to tan which reflected too much sunlight so make sure they do use something with a dull finish.




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Old Aug 16, 2015 | 11:59 PM
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That looks very nice. I'm considering fixing several cracks in my dash pad. Is it difficult to take out?

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They are very easy to remove, just two screws in the defrost vents and two more above the center A/C outlets. It does take a pretty good yank to free up the clips in the front corners by the speakers though. I think some vendors sell complete pads for a few hundred bucks.
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Old Aug 19, 2015 | 12:12 AM
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I have a used black 1 with no cracks I will sell cheap.pm if interested
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