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I noticed this week that mine has also split. The cold certainly does make a difference because the lower edge had curled up and split up to the alarm led.
Yesterday however, due to the sun, it had returned to a "flat" state, although split, so the damage has been done but not noticeable on a warm day.
I'll try and stick it down, as my damage is quite minor at the moment.
Bob
Yesterday however, due to the sun, it had returned to a "flat" state, although split, so the damage has been done but not noticeable on a warm day.
I'll try and stick it down, as my damage is quite minor at the moment.
Bob
Daren, I have replied on the TVR car club forum too but you can get a new dash from here:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/288411.htm - Phone up and talk to James. I got both panels for £200 and the quality is excellent.
As for fitting, it is a DIY job. Its not difficult but it is very time consuming. It too me about 10 hours over 2 days (see below) but I did take my time as I did not want to risk scratching the new panels when fitting them.
You will need to remove a couple of support and mounting brackets which are fitted to the existing panels and fit them onto the new panels. Obviously glue needs a good while to set so please bear this in mind. I removed my panels and glued what I needed and left overnight for the glue to set before refitting the following day.
Provided your fairly competant with tinkering, its not difficult, just time consuming.
If your interested, I am undecided on what to with my old dash panel. I will either polish and lacquer it to give a high shine, polish it and finish off with 1000 wet and dry to give a brushed stainless effect or simply to veneer it but NOT stain or lacquer it and give that option to whoever wants it. 3 options - either way, it will end up on classifides or fleabay. Please give me a shout if your interested.
Cheers,
Lee.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/288411.htm - Phone up and talk to James. I got both panels for £200 and the quality is excellent.
As for fitting, it is a DIY job. Its not difficult but it is very time consuming. It too me about 10 hours over 2 days (see below) but I did take my time as I did not want to risk scratching the new panels when fitting them.
You will need to remove a couple of support and mounting brackets which are fitted to the existing panels and fit them onto the new panels. Obviously glue needs a good while to set so please bear this in mind. I removed my panels and glued what I needed and left overnight for the glue to set before refitting the following day.
Provided your fairly competant with tinkering, its not difficult, just time consuming.
If your interested, I am undecided on what to with my old dash panel. I will either polish and lacquer it to give a high shine, polish it and finish off with 1000 wet and dry to give a brushed stainless effect or simply to veneer it but NOT stain or lacquer it and give that option to whoever wants it. 3 options - either way, it will end up on classifides or fleabay. Please give me a shout if your interested.
Cheers,
Lee.
schmokin1 said:
L33 said:
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please post how easy it is to get off the old veneer to leave the metal base panel - i am thinking about stripping my wood and refinishing the metal in brushed/turned effect with lacquer too...cheers
schmo
bigdods said:
If I was to take the veneer off and rub down the mild steel dash backing what sort of laquer should I apply ? Just something out of a spray can like you would spray as a top coat on a modern car body or something different ?
That'd do it. I would also make 100% sure that any traces of rust had been removed beforehand though as you wouldn't want it coming back through the lacquer! You could also spray to match the colour of your bodywork???
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