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Dash
I also attempted to recover my dash but I'm not happy with this attempt at all. I knew that this would be a temp version, but I didn't know I would be this unhappy with it. While the vinyl that I am using works great for the door panels, it doesn't have enough stretch to conform to the curves that our dash boards have. Ultimately I will redo this with a completely new dash panel and graft in some additional pieces that I would like. Including mounting in a second "radio slot" above the glove box. This would house a HAM radio. At that time I may also modify the way the gauge bump flows back into the dash.
Anyway, I pulled off the dash cover, and then completely removed the factory vinyl. I then cut out any foam that was cracked, split or other wise damaged. I then filled those holes in with a two part foam:
I let that foam cure for a week and then filed and sanded it down and matched the shape of the dash. Interestingly enough the density of the 2 part foam matched that of the factory foam pretty well.
Once I had that all ready, I attempted to cover it. That's when it went bad. Not a total waste, as I learned quite a bit about the process and its livable for now.
You can see here the amount of folding I got on the edge of the gauge bump:
I also attempted to recover my dash but I'm not happy with this attempt at all. I knew that this would be a temp version, but I didn't know I would be this unhappy with it. While the vinyl that I am using works great for the door panels, it doesn't have enough stretch to conform to the curves that our dash boards have. Ultimately I will redo this with a completely new dash panel and graft in some additional pieces that I would like. Including mounting in a second "radio slot" above the glove box. This would house a HAM radio. At that time I may also modify the way the gauge bump flows back into the dash.
Anyway, I pulled off the dash cover, and then completely removed the factory vinyl. I then cut out any foam that was cracked, split or other wise damaged. I then filled those holes in with a two part foam:
I let that foam cure for a week and then filed and sanded it down and matched the shape of the dash. Interestingly enough the density of the 2 part foam matched that of the factory foam pretty well.
Once I had that all ready, I attempted to cover it. That's when it went bad. Not a total waste, as I learned quite a bit about the process and its livable for now.
You can see here the amount of folding I got on the edge of the gauge bump: