Chim dash veneer

[kriss5154]

Still trying to find someone to fit too bottom dash veneer, near Portsmouth, my problem is coming from France need to do the job in the day, as need to return 8.30 pm at night. I can either supply or who ever fits can supply ferry arrives 8.30 in the morning.

Does anyone know who can help

[BIG DUNC]

As in your other thread, Southways can help.

Looks like you will be keeping them busy for a day.

[kriss5154]

Hi Tried them they can’t help thanks any way for the suggestion

[Steve_D]

The problem is not being able to do the job it is the time constraint.

Remove existing dash and strip all electrics. Remove dials. carefully remove 7 lamps which are glued in without breaking the LEDs. Remove the mounts for the 7 lamps which are held in with spring clips that are very very difficult to remove without breaking them.....and so it goes on.
The newly veneered dash will have varnish in all the holes which will need to be very carefully filed out without damaging the new veneer. refit everything. rewire everything. hope that all the 20 year old instruments and electrics you have disturbed work again.

And on top of that no time for lunch.

It will only take one thing to go wrong or one LED to fail and the customer can't go home.

Steve

[kriss5154]

Steve

Also all reading this it’s me not steve company, he has been honest my only wish steve can you email me cost of supply install

As I said my problem is ferry costs if I stay more than day they rocket by over £150.00, I understand fully

Because above being retired Money is always tight, especially as pound is like lift up and down, which effects our pension every month. You were best option being so close to Portsmouth

Everybody reading this Steve company apppear very very honest it is me not them so please do not take bad press from this, it’s me as I keep saying

[ianwayne]

I think it being a Sunday wouldn't have helped either. Some people like a day off!

I did mine myself by removing it and chipping off the old cracked veneer and using 3M carbon fibre effect wrap onto the steel. There are plenty of threads on here showing the results. As explained, it takes ages. It took me many hours anyway! And I haven't put the dash top back on yet until I've had a few test runs to check everything is working OK.

The heater dial illumination diodes are the most fragile but they survived.

[Oldred_V8S]

kriss5154 said:

Steve

Also all reading this it’s me not steve company, he has been honest my only wish steve can you email me cost of supply install

As I said my problem is ferry costs if I stay more than day they rocket by over £150.00, I understand fully

Because above being retired Money is always tight, especially as pound is like lift up and down, which effects our pension every month. You were best option being so close to Portsmouth

Everybody reading this Steve company apppear very very honest it is me not them so please do not take bad press from this, it’s me as I keep saying

Kriss
A shame you cannot stop over. Southways are very honest company and an excellent one to do business with. Steve (and Richard) treat the cars as they would their own. A measure of their honesty is Steve telling you the risks of trying to do the job in a day.
Less reputable companies would have taken the chance and you might have been left with an extra nights costs.

Southways every time for me

[blaze_away]

Save the ferry costs. Buy a complete new dash set from eg DG Sportscars, Redditch. Have it sent over and do it yourself or get someone to do it there without the time consyraint.

[TVRinBFG]

How far is http://www.theoldwinemakershouse.co.uk
from you? Carl who owns it could fit a dash set for you.

Edited by TVRinBFG on Sunday 25th February 13:03

[kriss5154]

Regarding Steve that’s what I am saying I appreciate how honest they are without knowing them, need somebody to fit we are near Chateaubriant in France nobody will do the job it’s too big for me so kind of lost, have asked Steve give me price so we can consider what to do, real problem stay more than 15 hours ferry price goes through the roof

[ianwayne]

Channel tunnel can be pretty cheap when they have offers on. And DFDS were cheap the last time I used them.

[wseed]

kriss5154 said:

Regarding Steve that’s what I am saying I appreciate how honest they are without knowing them, need somebody to fit we are near Chateaubriant in France nobody will do the job it’s too big for me so kind of lost, have asked Steve give me price so we can consider what to do, real problem stay more than 15 hours ferry price goes through the roof

I'm not massively handy with the spanners and I managed it in a few nights and a weekend Taking my time. You don't need many tools and once you have the dash top off GUIDE HERE you'll see how easy it is.

I thought I'd posted a thread about doing mine but can't find it. There's someone else's here. you just need to take your time and take pics as you remove things. You're only an hour and a half from my in-laws I'll ask if they know a garage that might be up for that kind of job or I'd be happy to lend a few hours if I was over and you'd started and got stuck. No trip planned at the mo other than going to Le Mas classic.