Where can I get a wooden TVR Chimaera dashboard repaired

[gattonero]

A few years' ago, wrongly or rightly, the dash in my TVR was changed from the original wooden fascia (as it had split) to an aluminium one. I might wish to replace the dash back to the wooden one (I actually prefer it!) - does anyone know where I could get a new wooden dash made or repair the old one? It is a TVR Chimaera 4.5 year 2000 (with the new phared lights)?

[V8 GRF]

TVR Mads sell them

www.tvr-mads.co.uk

or get it repaired at

www.london-carriage-craft.com/tvr.htm

[KSV]

Another alternative.

Colin

[Malcster]

Sure I saw a bloke selling them on PH (classifieds -> Parts & Plates -> TVR Parts?
The were fairly cheap if I remember, but he required your old one?

Seems to have disappeared.

[gattonero]

I had heard that the old one is often required to make a template

[vaurien]

How you wish it ...with new basis-plate from stainless steel ? which style of wood veener or other veener
for example stone, lether, carbon and so on. How strong the veerner 0,8 - 1,0 - 1,2mm. By wood you want
a special tint and with how many layer varnish (uv stable like by boats) glossy or mat ?

Regards

Gregor

[gattonero]

The original was a walnut veneer about 1mm, with a gloss finish

[V8 GRF]

gattonero said:

The original was a walnut veneer about 1mm, with a gloss finish

The ones that James sells (TVR-MADS) are very good quality and fit perfectly.

[vaurien]

yep it was 1,0mm gloss finished on steel plate which mostly now rusty. But if not now when would be the moment to get this dashboard design what you wish ??!!

For example now with a wood steering wheel which mostly are tint in mahagony would be the perfect moment to tint
the walnut wood veener with a mahagony glaze....this loos like nice.

Not of the rod...let´s make it for you

Regards

[vaurien]

[EGB]

Where can we buy a sheet of Burr Walnut veneer and instructions on sticking it to the steel facia panel. Hope to do it myself.

[vaurien]

It is not so easy how it´s looks like. Mostly you get it in small parts and has to put toghter like a mosaic, to tape it over clean and flat dashplate, transitions grinding, and in 5 to 7 layer to set the varnish and between all
layers to polish. It´s need some days (weeks)to be ready and we hope nice.

But if you have luck you can find in as one pices. But that this will have a nice structur/surface is not shure.


Regards

Gregor

[EGB]

Thanks Gregor. A winter job for me. Patience and hard work. Burr Walnut veneer sheet is available in the UK, its finding the good supplier. Need to inspect before buying.

[TVRinBFG]

gattonero - We have walnut veneer rhd dash and radio panel sets in stock for your car. Or can make lhd; or reveneer your existing set, in 10-14 days. Regards James TVR MADS

[gattonero]

TVRinBFG said:

gattonero - We have walnut veneer rhd dash and radio panel sets in stock for your car. Or can make lhd; or reveneer your existing set, in 10-14 days. Regards James TVR MADS

thanks for your help - am still wrestling whether and when to ditch the stainless steel one , but if i do will certainly contact you. Cheers

[Mark.]

TVRinBFG said:

gattonero - We have walnut veneer rhd dash and radio panel sets in stock for your car. Or can make lhd; or reveneer your existing set, in 10-14 days. Regards James TVR MADS

Can you PM me with a price for both parts? I did look on the website but couldn't see anything (maybe looking in wrong place!)

[TVRinBFG]

Hi Mark - Yeah, I'm just not that bright at marketing myself. £240 for dash and radio panel inc UK postage. (Whopping extra £40 for overseas postage.)

[Mark.]

TVRinBFG said:

Hi Mark - Yeah, I'm just not that bright at marketing myself. £240 for dash and radio panel inc UK postage. (Whopping extra £40 for overseas postage.)

Thanks - do you have any pictures of them? Also do you require the old ones in return?

[TVRinBFG]

Hi Mark - looking at your profile I think I would need your old one. I have in stock dashes for Chims built after Oct 96. I don't have any photos, as they tend to look different on different PC monitors. I usually attend the bigger TVR functions so can bring along one to show, or the samples of wood we can do.

[Mark.]

James, to get this thread back on topic I'll PM you - Cheers!