Re: [T3] Repop dash (and other reproduction parts)

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 26 Jun 2007 at 7:19, Chris Slaymaker wrote:

> I got the reproduction dash cover from ISP yesterday.  It looks OK, but the
> speaker grill is molded in with the rest of the dash.  I was thinking that I
> could use the original speaker grill, but no-o-o-o-o-o-o!
> 
> Does anyone have any experience with this?  The installation instructions
> are sparse, but it LOOKS easy enough to install.  Do I need to take the
> gauges out?

It sounds like the one I got from J C Whitney many years ago. I think that one 
was a second, it had a small blemish, which explains why it showed up there. 
They don't look quite right if you know what the OG ones looked like, but they
are better than a rotten original.

You'll have to take the gauges out to get the original out, so it's easiest to 
just leave them out until the job is done. For extra room, take the steering 
wheel off, too.

Nothing out there is as nice as the OG dashes were, so I recommend that you 
save your old one in case you someday decide to get it recovered. There are 
places who will do that, but they are pricey.

> Does anyone make a rear floor mat in gray?

Didn't ISP have those, too?

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI USA

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