RE: RE: [T3] Aftermarket Padded Dashes

[mfuhriman@fugro.com]

I too have LARGE cracks--one over the speedo, and one on either side of   
the speaker grille (the kind with holes).  One day I plan to try   
something like this: fill the cracks with a urethane foam   
(insulation-like stuff that I've seen in hardware stores), trim the   
hardened foam even with the dash top, and then add the textured grain   
using a vinyl dash repair kit (I think Eastwood has one).  I figure that   
we can't depend on the aftermarket suppliers to always be there with   
whatever we need, so sometimes we need to try creative and unconventional   
things to keep our cars up.
 -Mark
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>Tom & Toby wrote:
>Tom, what about taking it to an upholstery shop and having them
>fill the cracks then vinyl, leather or cloth cover the pad?  This would
>allow you to keep the pad, making reinstallation easier, and give it
>a custom touch to match your car.
   Toby Erkson
    

>>-----Original Message-----
>>  Well, I can't stand the Grand Canyon sized cracks in my padded dash
>>anymore. I'm considering purchasing one of those reproduced padded
>>dashes (urathane?) I see in the vendors ad's of HVW's....
>>My dash is so bad, it can't be repaired.  

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