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Given that the dash pads are smaller due to shrinkage, etc., as referenced below, what does the end result look like. Does the pad look normal or does it look stretched somehow ? I've also seen hard plastic ( or perhaps fiberglass ) dash covers. I've got a 68 Squareback with a badly cracked dash pad and am interested in others advice on this topic. Thanks! -----Original Message----- From: Jim Adney [mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org] Sent: Sunday, December 12, 1999 3:46 PM To: type3@vwtype3.org Subject: Re: [T3] Help! Dash Installation is not easy! On 11 Dec 99, at 18:46, MlongbOARd@aol.com wrote: > Am I missing something? Do I need to remove the gauges? Yes, you need to remove the gauges. It is helpful to remove the steering wheel first. Then remove all the gauges, the old dashpad, any chrome trim and screws. clips, etc, and the panic handle. Install the new one panic handle first then install the three gauges, then the rest of the stuff. I think the replacement pads are all made from molds made from old pads. The old pads have shrunk from age so are undersize to start with, plus the new pads shrink as soon as they come out of the mold and cool. Unfortunately the molds need to be oversize, but that would be hard, so they don't do it. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org