New dash for a Griff 400
Discussion
All, my Griff dash is on its last legs with cracks and peeling veneer everywhere.
I've found two places that could do replacements:
http://www.classical-dash.co.uk/tvr.html (£225 +vat)
http://www.walnutdashcompany.com/shop/index.php?ma... (£125 +vat)
Does anyone have experieince of either of these companies' products? If I have to take a wild punt I might as well go for the cheapest. As well as looking good when I get it - I'd like it to last some years too.
Cheers,
Neil
I've found two places that could do replacements:
http://www.classical-dash.co.uk/tvr.html (£225 +vat)
http://www.walnutdashcompany.com/shop/index.php?ma... (£125 +vat)
Does anyone have experieince of either of these companies' products? If I have to take a wild punt I might as well go for the cheapest. As well as looking good when I get it - I'd like it to last some years too.
Cheers,
Neil
Update: Having now removed the old dash it has a sticker on it saying it's from.....Well I won't say who on a public forum but not TVR.
I have never seen anything quite like it in my entire life. It's all based on huge blobs of glue, bent lips of metal, bits of wire used as spacers because the lips aren't accurate enough. I couldn't bring myself to refit anything of this kind of standard. I sense the problems really relate to trying to mount the gauges flush rather than inset using their natural "lip".
Also venerring just a sheet of thin mild steel would almost certainly lead to cracking I would have thought.
So I'm thinking that somehow it would be better to inset the gauges - but some of th buttons and trasnsparent indicator strip look difficult to figure out.
I sense a major problem here in doing a good job of this :-(
Help Help!
N
I have never seen anything quite like it in my entire life. It's all based on huge blobs of glue, bent lips of metal, bits of wire used as spacers because the lips aren't accurate enough. I couldn't bring myself to refit anything of this kind of standard. I sense the problems really relate to trying to mount the gauges flush rather than inset using their natural "lip".
Also venerring just a sheet of thin mild steel would almost certainly lead to cracking I would have thought.
So I'm thinking that somehow it would be better to inset the gauges - but some of th buttons and trasnsparent indicator strip look difficult to figure out.
I sense a major problem here in doing a good job of this :-(
Help Help!
N
Yep, that sounds like a TVR dash alright.
I'm about to embark on a project to build my own dash, and I seem to recall someone had the idea of fitting plastic ducting (or household drainpipe perhaps) to the back of the dash allowing the pre-cat clocks to just slide into position (they were given a surrounding of foam to make them a tight fit and wouldn't 'eject' into your lap under acceleration).
So I'm going to have a search for that thread and see how they did it.
There are other dashboard tips threads knocking around such as this Clicky
I'm about to embark on a project to build my own dash, and I seem to recall someone had the idea of fitting plastic ducting (or household drainpipe perhaps) to the back of the dash allowing the pre-cat clocks to just slide into position (they were given a surrounding of foam to make them a tight fit and wouldn't 'eject' into your lap under acceleration).
So I'm going to have a search for that thread and see how they did it.
There are other dashboard tips threads knocking around such as this Clicky
Barreti said:
Yep, that sounds like a TVR dash alright.
I'm about to embark on a project to build my own dash, and I seem to recall someone had the idea of fitting plastic ducting (or household drainpipe perhaps) to the back of the dash allowing the pre-cat clocks to just slide into position (they were given a surrounding of foam to make them a tight fit and wouldn't 'eject' into your lap under acceleration).
So I'm going to have a search for that thread and see how they did it.
There are other dashboard tips threads knocking around such as this Clicky
Guess who's idea that was????I'm about to embark on a project to build my own dash, and I seem to recall someone had the idea of fitting plastic ducting (or household drainpipe perhaps) to the back of the dash allowing the pre-cat clocks to just slide into position (they were given a surrounding of foam to make them a tight fit and wouldn't 'eject' into your lap under acceleration).
So I'm going to have a search for that thread and see how they did it.
There are other dashboard tips threads knocking around such as this Clicky
In fact, I think LG bought a set from me in nylon....
Ha ha, I might have known Ant.
Where did you get the nylon and how did you propose to fix it to the back of the dash?
I'll be making a completely new panel out of wood so I'm assuming fixings will adhere a bit better - well, the ones where I don't countersink a fixing through the panel before veneering.
My apologies to the OP for hijacking this thread a bit.
To make amends here is some information for you:
I had a dash refurbished by TVR MADS Clicky and everyone who has seen it comments on how nice it is. I haven't fitted it to the car though because the clock hole was cut the same size as the other gauge holes (60mm) but its actually only 56m (52mm body) but I'm keeping it in case I ever decide to ditch the clock and fit another gauge.
There are also ideas you might be interested on these threads
clicky
clicky
Where did you get the nylon and how did you propose to fix it to the back of the dash?
I'll be making a completely new panel out of wood so I'm assuming fixings will adhere a bit better - well, the ones where I don't countersink a fixing through the panel before veneering.
My apologies to the OP for hijacking this thread a bit.
To make amends here is some information for you:
I had a dash refurbished by TVR MADS Clicky and everyone who has seen it comments on how nice it is. I haven't fitted it to the car though because the clock hole was cut the same size as the other gauge holes (60mm) but its actually only 56m (52mm body) but I'm keeping it in case I ever decide to ditch the clock and fit another gauge.
There are also ideas you might be interested on these threads
clicky
clicky
Barreti said:
Ha ha, I might have known Ant.
Where did you get the nylon and how did you propose to fix it to the back of the dash?
I'll be making a completely new panel out of wood so I'm assuming fixings will adhere a bit better - well, the ones where I don't countersink a fixing through the panel before veneering.
My apologies to the OP for hijacking this thread a bit.
To make amends here is some information for you:
I had a dash refurbished by TVR MADS Clicky and everyone who has seen it comments on how nice it is. I haven't fitted it to the car though because the clock hole was cut the same size as the other gauge holes (60mm) but its actually only 56m (52mm body) but I'm keeping it in case I ever decide to ditch the clock and fit another gauge.
There are also ideas you might be interested on these threads
clicky
clicky
I just had the nylon turned to the O/D of the small gauges , with a recess in side to allow the gauge to sit in it. Ask LG if he bought some from me.Where did you get the nylon and how did you propose to fix it to the back of the dash?
I'll be making a completely new panel out of wood so I'm assuming fixings will adhere a bit better - well, the ones where I don't countersink a fixing through the panel before veneering.
My apologies to the OP for hijacking this thread a bit.
To make amends here is some information for you:
I had a dash refurbished by TVR MADS Clicky and everyone who has seen it comments on how nice it is. I haven't fitted it to the car though because the clock hole was cut the same size as the other gauge holes (60mm) but its actually only 56m (52mm body) but I'm keeping it in case I ever decide to ditch the clock and fit another gauge.
There are also ideas you might be interested on these threads
clicky
clicky
Araldite fixes them the dash and grubscrews grip them through the nylon.
As fitted to my much improved Griff now for sale in the classifieds.....
Ant. said:
Guess who's idea that was????
Where did you get your inspiration from?...http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...
?? ;-)
griffter said:
Where did you get your inspiration from?...
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...
?? ;-)
Maybe, cant remember seeing yours matehttp://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...
?? ;-)
when are you coming back to Tvr????????
Edited by Ant. on Sunday 15th April 14:31
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