Re: [T3] Aftermarket Padded Dashes

[Douglas_Brashear@mail.amsinc.com]

Hmmm...I think mine was from SoCal...I accidently ordered the hard ABS
plastic dash cap from RMMW (which, BTW, I have for sale...this thing would
probably be a good substitute if it included the full holes for the
gauges...the cap doesn't go under the gauges, just on top.  As for the new
dash pad, it really looks great.  I think if you can get it in there and
fitted appropriately, it will probably adjust its fit over time.  Don't get
me wrong, it was a hassle to install (probably 4 hours, and that was with
the old dash already removed) but the finished product is well worth it.
Another complaint with the design of the new dash - there should be a metal
strip inside the lower lip that you screw to the dash face...my screws kept
pulling out at first.

-Doug
69 auto FI square
73 FI fasty
98 NB
douglas_brashear@mail.amsinc.com




                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 



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Subject:  Re: [T3] Aftermarket Padded Dashes




I bought one from So Cal Imports I tried to install it. It didn't fit at
all I
thought it was me. So when the uposterer came to install my headliner, I
had
him take a crack at it he had no luck either (he specializes in VW's) when
I
took it back to So. Cal Imports I got the guy behind the counter (the short
tubby one) to admit to me that they don't fit.  I talked to Bill of Bill
and
Steve's, and he said that most vendors are getting their dashes from the
same
place and they generally don't fit well.

Lisa Mitchell
Los Angeles, Cal.
1963 Suicide door Sunroof Notch

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