New dash?
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brakedust300

Original Poster:

1,059 posts

239 months

Tuesday 20th February 2007
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Hi people, well quick-fit managed to brake my dash during the MOT and are buying me a new one, the problem is i cant find one! i have the wood dash at the moment and would like a brushed aluminum one (if there is such a thing) any links of sites that do the dash would be ace...

oh and its a 1998 400

silverback mike

11,293 posts

283 months

Tuesday 20th February 2007
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www.leventechnology.co.uk/index.htm

I think this lot do replacement dashboards, only the wood trim though, not the actual faux leather hard bit on the top.

How on earth did they break it?

brakedust300

Original Poster:

1,059 posts

239 months

Tuesday 20th February 2007
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Idiots were trying to fix my hazzard switch and were removing the stereo and snaped the thing, bloody monkeys!

silverback mike

11,293 posts

283 months

Tuesday 20th February 2007
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grumpy Ham fisted sods, I've just done that job myself. Just in case you need it, the flasher relay is under the top bit of the dash...not the end of the world as a job, but typical tvr. rolleyes

brakedust300

Original Poster:

1,059 posts

239 months

Tuesday 20th February 2007
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they couldn't fix it in the end so i had to do it!

silverback mike

11,293 posts

283 months

Tuesday 20th February 2007
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rolleyes unbelievable. Have a gander on the leven site, I couldn't find any, but I do know they do a turned aluminium type dash....nice too.thumbup

oggs

8,817 posts

284 months

Tuesday 20th February 2007
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Leven do some nice SS ones

It's a shame no-one makes carbon ones...like mine





Could do with a valet tho!!

brakedust300

Original Poster:

1,059 posts

239 months

Tuesday 20th February 2007
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that looks ace mate....

markh

2,781 posts

305 months

Tuesday 20th February 2007
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oggs said:
Leven do some nice SS ones

It's a shame no-one makes carbon ones...like mine





Could do with a valet tho!!



Tim from ACT has just made me one in carbon

andy-w

1,987 posts

256 months

Wednesday 21st February 2007
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brakedust300 YHM...

p400pls

404 posts

257 months

Wednesday 21st February 2007
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Brakedust,

Yes there is such a thing as a brushed dash. I've got one in stainless steel and can let you have photos if you want them.

It was fitted by David Batty, but I don't know where he sourced it from. I do know that at the time the guys at Adrian Blyth hunted around to find a brushed finished dash and I believe ended up consulting David.

David is a really helpful guy so I expect he would let you know where to buy one.

I know it's a personal preference thing but my dash looks excellent and has not faded. tarnished over two years - which is impressive as I have never polished it, just dusted it down on occasions.

5LitreV8

1,261 posts

257 months

Wednesday 21st February 2007
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p400pls said:
Brakedust,

Yes there is such a thing as a brushed dash. I've got one in stainless steel and can let you have photos if you want them.
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I'd like to see some photos please.

CaptiV8ed

822 posts

241 months

Wednesday 21st February 2007
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The Leven stainless one looks like this.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k28

Very nicely made and a piece of cake to fit.

Nick

p400pls

404 posts

257 months

Wednesday 21st February 2007
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5litreV8

I'll dig some photos out / take some new ones and then see if I can post them here.

Failing that I can e-mail them to you.

Will not be today so please bear with me.

theaxe

3,571 posts

252 months

Wednesday 21st February 2007
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Some pics of the Leven Chequerboard Dash...

that daddy

19,457 posts

251 months

Wednesday 21st February 2007
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markh said:
oggs said:
Leven do some nice SS ones

It's a shame no-one makes carbon ones...like mine





Could do with a valet tho!!



Tim from ACT has just made me one in carbon

Markh,how much was it,oh and Oggs fancy making another, i only like the carbon look.

TimmyArt

1,425 posts

248 months

Wednesday 21st February 2007
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I need a new one too... The veneer had started coming up - I was going to stick it back down but the 'last time' I broke downwobble hhhhh, the AA guy snapped the veneer so I've got to get some kind of replacement. I dont want a Stainless one really, carbon looks good, or what about wood replacements?? TVR Car Parts siad £195+VAT I think plus fitting!!eek

oggs

8,817 posts

284 months

Wednesday 21st February 2007
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that daddy said:
Oggs fancy making another, i only like the carbon look.



Mate of mine made it, I bought the Carbon around £100 900x400 or 500.
And matches the inside of the targa roof smokin

Sorry dont think he'll make others

that daddy

19,457 posts

251 months

Wednesday 21st February 2007
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oggs said:
that daddy said:
Oggs fancy making another, i only like the carbon look.



Mate of mine made it, I bought the Carbon around £100 900x400 or 500.
And matches the inside of the targa roof smokin

Sorry dont think he'll make others

Thanks Oggs,cant blame him really,looks really nice too.

andy-w

1,987 posts

256 months

Wednesday 21st February 2007
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That Daddy...YHM!