dashboard renewal

[red tasmin]

Hi, decided to strip off the veneer from the dash board and glove box and cover in a leather look vinyl. Maybe not the best job in the world but in my opinion looks ok. What do you guys think?

[grahamw48]

It looks neat and tidy...nice job.

My veneers were replaced 3 years ago and are already peeling at the edges, so look grubby.

I fancy Carbon or similar...after the supercharger.

[Transmitter Man]

Yes, tidy job indeed.

Wish I had my handbrake there.

Phil
420 SEAC

[peaktorque]

Getting rid of all my crap wood soon and changing for brushed Ali.

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

As soon as I get the time, going to finish the CF dash off.

[JVaughan]

peaktorque said:

Getting rid of all my crap wood soon and changing for brushed Ali.

wait until you drive it with the sun behind you and you forget to take yrou sunglasses

[gsx600]

Never had that problem but I got my dash done in black chrome on the 350

[Transmitter Man]

Some pictures of all these dashboards please.

Still going for new wood next week but lighter and deeper grain, like a roller

Phil

[Gixamora]

I have same challenge! My dash looks like the interior of an Amsterdam brothel. Any advice where I can get a really good job done on the dash?? (I'm thinking brushed aluminium/carbon fibre effect or similar). Any advice gratefully received. Thanks Dave.

[GV]

Doesn't look to bad as it goes. I've done the same thing but used 1/8 scrim foam and then stretched vinyl into place to give it a nice tight - even feel,

[gsx600]

Well finished painting the dash parts the same colour as the car now

Honda supersonic blue, but with out the metal flakes the body has

[grahamw48]

Gixamora said:

I have same challenge! My dash looks like the interior of an Amsterdam brothel. Any advice where I can get a really good job done on the dash?? (I'm thinking brushed aluminium/carbon fibre effect or similar). Any advice gratefully received. Thanks Dave.

Well, here's my peeling maple dash:



and here's the only type of girly bar I patronise...Philippines...just to keep on topic, you understand.



I'm sure that's my mate in the yellow and green.

Edited by grahamw48 on Monday 16th March 23:14

[gsx600]

Some of mine recently painted

Edited by gsx600 on Tuesday 17th March 19:18

[B@man]

Oh C&@p

There I was deliberating between replacement veneer or CF and now I have another option.... Paint it..... Looks good !

Anyone got a pic of a CF dash for comparison ?

My peelin dash looks nowt like that pic, if it did I may have to leave it... hmm, 4th option !

Edited by B@man on Tuesday 17th March 19:32

[Waynester]

gsx600 said:

Some of mine recently painted

Edited by gsx600 on Tuesday 17th March 19:18

Clock surrounds on the 'squiff' a bit isn't it, is it also body-paint matched Paul?

Looking good.

[gsx600]

Waynester said:

gsx600 said:

Some of mine recently painted

Edited by gsx600 on Tuesday 17th March 19:18

Clock surrounds on the 'squiff' a bit isn't it, is it also body-paint matched Paul?

Looking good.

Yep not actually attached yet as need more velcro !! plus some clear perspex for the light panel on either side and another sticker to remind me what the air is supposed to be doing

Dash is now the same as body - supersonic blue but without the flakes in the laquer

Anyone got a spare ciggie lighter as lost mine, and seeems a strange size

Edited by gsx600 on Tuesday 17th March 20:51

Edited by gsx600 on Tuesday 17th March 20:53

[lewis_sharman]

Slightly different i know but i thought i may be of some help. I got some silver carbon fibre (with adhesive backing) from Stewarts F1 ([e-mail] ) and that cost £20 for the whole lot to do my two dash parts on the Chim. He sells it by the square inch i believe and he also does loads of different weaves and colours. He also sent me samples of all of his carbon fibre sheeting before i ordered.

He does have a website as well, but it appears to be down at the moment.

With regards to fitting it cut very easily with a sharp stanley blade.





His services would definately come very highly recommended from me

[grahamw48]

That looks really nice.

What adhesive did you use ?

[lewis_sharman]

it came with a 3M self adhesive backing, so was dead easy to fit