Anyone got a walnut main dash and a steel radio section?

[finestjammy]

Hi All

I'm thinking of replacing the walnut radio section with stainless steel but leaving the main walnut dash in place. Anyone done this? Pictures?

I'm slightly unsure of how it will look.

Thanks

[anonymous-user]

Bumping this as I would like to see also.

[TVRinBFG]

It will look crap. I had this in my Griffith 400, but I've literally (on Friday) just taken the stainless steel lower heater panel out to have it veneered to match the wooden top dash.

[DHUDD]

Just do both Guys

[Silver]

finestjammy said:

Hi All

I'm thinking of replacing the walnut radio section with stainless steel but leaving the main walnut dash in place. Anyone done this? Pictures?

I'm slightly unsure of how it will look.

Thanks

I considered replacing both with stainless but was dissuaded because I saw a few pics and thought the colour didn't look right with the biscuit interior but that's a personal taste thing. A couple of people also told me that you can get a lot of glare off the stainless in bright sunlight.

Currently mine has walnut (badly cracked) on the dash and carbonalike around the radio but I have bought 2 new walnut panels to replace them. Personally, I think they look better matching and I don't think walnut and steel will look right but that's just me.

[V8 OWL]

I agree I would not mix the two materials, they would clash and it would not look right.
I am looking for the lower walnut section (the radio area) if anyone can help, or a small piece of walnut trim from the top left hand side of the same section, as a local garage (not tvr specialist)took a 2cm piece out for me and lost it.

Personally I prefer the walnut to stainless and want to keep with it

Paul

[roysum]

Traditional walnut for me, everyone to their own.......you know it makes sense !

[finestjammy]

Thanks for the responses. I think you are all right, it needs to be all the same material. Probably a job for the winter now.

[Bassfiend]

Silver said:

Currently mine has walnut (badly cracked) on the dash and carbonalike around the radio but I have bought 2 new walnut panels to replace them. Personally, I think they look better matching and I don't think walnut and steel will look right but that's just me.

I'd probably be interested in your old dash if it's going and it's the right version for mine? Mine's cracked and I'd like to get it re-veneered but I don't want to have to take mine off the road (it's a daily driver) or have to take the dash apart twice if I can help it.

Phil

[Silver]

Bassfiend said:

Silver said:

Currently mine has walnut (badly cracked) on the dash and carbonalike around the radio but I have bought 2 new walnut panels to replace them. Personally, I think they look better matching and I don't think walnut and steel will look right but that's just me.

I'd probably be interested in your old dash if it's going and it's the right version for mine? Mine's cracked and I'd like to get it re-veneered but I don't want to have to take mine off the road (it's a daily driver) or have to take the dash apart twice if I can help it.

Phil

Sure thing, if you want it as I'd be just chucking it away. I don't know yet when I'll put the new one on but drop me an email and I'll make sure I remember to keep it for you.

[Bassfiend]

Silver said:

Sure thing, if you want it as I'd be just chucking it away. I don't know yet when I'll put the new one on but drop me an email and I'll make sure I remember to keep it for you.

Thanks - I'll PM you outside of here over the next day or so but in the same light I'll be happy to roll my "old" dash out to anyone else for the same purposes when I do mine...

Phil

[DHUDD]

A friend of mine took the laminate off and covered his in a high quality carbon fibre decal.

Also Looks the part!

[earthian]

Hi,

I have the steel radio part available. The hazards switch is broken, however. Also it is the new style as in the "carbon fibre" one above^.

Oh and the most important part - it is not exactly with me at the moment, but with my car which is in a different country ;o I am going to drive back at the beginning of May.

Cheers!
Andy

[raceboy]

Does anyone have a source for upgraded dash bulbs or the lights that sit behind the lower dash warning panels?

[russ turner]

I'd be interested in knowing about where to get replacement bulbs from as I'm in the process of changing my old cracked walnut dash for a shiny new stainless one. Looking for red bulbs as opposed the clear ones currently fitted


Also, got the old dash and radio panel, minus the veneer which just peeled away as I started to dismantle it.

Off a 95 model if anybody wants them

[V8 OWL]

Russ did you manage to salvage any veneer at all as I ned a piece about 2cm long

Paul

[russ turner]

Hi Paul

Unfortunately wife binned it and the Bin man took the lot this morning..........













.......apart from a little bit still stuck on the main panel very roughly 2cm square


Let me know if this will be any good for you

Russ

[russ turner]

found a bit off the radio panel as well- roughly 4 x 0.7 cm if that helps