Making your own dash.

[BliarOut]

Anyone ever done it? What sort of a job is it and if you went for something a bit different could you post piccies up. I've just got a thought bouncing around inside my head that needs satiating.

[dnb]

I presume you mean cutting a new stainless steel plate and making holes (in different places) for different dials?

I'm doing this at the moment - well, I'm doing the drawing and giving it to a friend of a friend who has a water jet cutter...

[BliarOut]

Nope, everything in the same place, just using a different material. I haven't necessarily decided on the car for definite yet but one potential car has a stainless dash and I'm not keen on it. I prefer the classic wooden look, but with a slight twist to it... Just wondering how much of a job it is.

[Griff Boy]

Hi Blair,

One of the guys in the 'S' forum has had a really nice job of having his V8S's dashboard revennered in a pale timber, maple maybe?

I am sure he will be happy to give you details of the guy who did the job for him, I have seen it and it is very good. real wood veneer, not wood effect.

his name is Mike Smith, aka V8Smith

[markh]

Just a thought but Tim at ACT made me a really nice carbon fibre one

[Wildfire]

Griff Boy said:

Hi Blair,

One of the guys in the 'S' forum has had a really nice job of having his V8S's dashboard revennered in a pale timber, maple maybe?

I am sure he will be happy to give you details of the guy who did the job for him, I have seen it and it is very good. real wood veneer, not wood effect.

his name is Mike Smith, aka V8Smith

Mike's Dash was done byt London Carriage Company. Around £200 or so IIRC.

[BliarOut]

Thanks guys... The car I was looking at doing this on has now sold but it's still quite a reasonable price if another on in the colour combo I want comes along.