Dashboard Debate - Original Veneer or Carbon Fibre??

[PJ57]

That's done it......Carbon Fibre it is

Thanks for all the input guys. I love the Veneer, but the car is a daily, and I only intend re-furbing the dash once.

I like the Alloy dash on the earlier cars, but with the later silver bezels and cream dials, I think Carbon (and piano black), have a lovely contrast.

Will speak to the guys at TVR 101, and try to get some photo's once done

Thanks again

P

J400GED said:

How about this?

[CHIMV8]

What about piano black,like the door at 10 Downing Street

[TV8]

When you go for the carbon one, check the finish in advance to make sure it is the effect you want. There are some variations out there!

[J400GED]

PJ57 said:

Mine is 3M vynil on the original steel substrates. Cost £20 for the vynil.

[gmw9666]

on an old Chim I had, I used brushed stainless vinyl.....came out very nicely and actually looked like the real thing

[CHGRIFF]

Have produced these parts in carbon before but found the IP to be too flexible compared to steel allowing the guages and fittings to flex too much. Better off with stainless steel with carbon fibre aplique applied. Carbon looks very nice but dash but flexes due to small sectional areas in some places, this being particuarly worse with griffith installations that carry the radia panel as well. The lower smaller panels are okey.
My Griff still has carbon fitted but the radio had to be supported back to the inner dash to stop it falling out.
IMO cant beat stainless covered in material to choice.
SC Power are producing black coated stainless steel panels now which are very attractive.

[swanny71]

CHIMV8 said:

What about piano black,like the door at 10 Downing Street

Not quite as shiny as Number 10's front door but I'm still happy with my painted black dash.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=127...

[CHIMV8]

Not polished clean but you get the idea

[mk1fan]

The ones in the S's are going to be colour coded to the body (BRGreen).

Whilst I can see what they were going for [design wise] the excecution is wrong. 'Quick fix' for me.

[brett84]

carbon fibre but i'm biased