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Looks very nice.
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aren't you glad you asked ? :D my '73 has something like Crachian's although it appears to be leather. i may go that way for the '69 if i can find a good kit. anybody know who makes these ? cheers jerry |
$1100... whoa. That rules me out. My car is nowhere near concours-worthy, and I can't see spending that kind of coin. And I thought $400 for a Corvette dash pad was expensive!
A lot of American musclecar enthusiasts use a company called Just Dashes. You send your dash to them and they patch the cracks, etc. and then they re-cover it. I would assume that they do leather as well as vinyl. That said, I don't know how much they charge for this service. Just a tidbit I learned from reading Car Craft magazine. |
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cheers jerry |
I was wondering about that removing the windshield requirement - how much does the swap cost if you have the new dash in hand? My dash has one crack over the speedo, the problem is that the lip over the guages kind of sags on that side. I was contemplating getting a used dash in good condition if I could find one from a dismantler, but I'm not about to take out my windshield to make the swap.
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p.s. don't hold your breath waiting for a nice one to show up @ a dismantler :D cheers jerry |
There are a handful of small sheet metal screws that hold the front (relative to the car) lip of the dash down, and these are inaccessible if the glass is in. The screws go through the thin vinyl covering, not the foam part of the dash, so I suppose you could try to hold the dash down by the studs only.
Taking the windshield out is not that hard (I admit that I broke it the first time I did it--go slowly), and it isn't costly to have it reinstalled. Or replace it and you'll realize how pitted the old one was. |
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forgive the obvious question, but i can't tell if the material on your cover is vinyl or leather or ?? also, did i miss who produced the kit ? (sorry, i'm still a little low on coffee) thanks for a great post! best jerry |
Hi Jerry:
The material is ultrasuede with a thin foam backing. A local trim shop made it for me, and since it is small marginal effort to produce several once the pattern is cut (and I had the fabric), I had a couple extras made. I also figure that this would be a good way to cover a hard plastic or fiberglass dash such as those available for about $200 from Damon at Series900 and others. For less than $300 and a little effort, you would have a nice, permanent replacement dash that will probably outlast a justdashes recover or a stock unit. |
Has anyone tried this place? -> http://www.1aauto.com/1A/Dash_Pad_Cover/Porsche/911
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Quick report on the dashtop cap... I got one for my 73 a couple of months ago and was really happy with the fit, except around the defrost air vents. I never glued it in place as it fit in place very well well without any glue and I hated the thought of ruining the dash below for sure with the glue.
Well, after 2 months of florida sun, the dash top is unrecognizeable, it's a sculpture of modern art of sorts, totally warped 6 ways from sundays. Maybe it would have fared better had it been glued... Maybe not if the glue had not been unifform, I'll never know. So that's just an FYI, not a judgement on the product - glue it thoroughly or lose it ;-) Back the to the cracked dash for me, which somehow does not bother me as much as before, it's got patina ;-) |
Greg, what was the brand you used? Cost? Would the same thing happen in Marin, or are you guys that much tougher there? :)
Pics! ianc |
I used : http://www.dashtop.com/ See the porsche selection. The fit was pretty damn nice IMO... I think if you commited to glueing it correctly and let it sure with stacks of books on it etc, you may be OK !
The sun in FL is pretty damn harsh ! Harsher than MArin for sure ! Cost? $80 or thereabouts... |
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