Dashboard
July 7th, 2010, 08:51 AM
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Dashboard
hello to all. i, like many others, am enjoying my Olds in these summer months. it took a while to get to this point, but i'm finally here. There is one small problem. My dash doesnt look as good as all other area of the car. I know that I can order new woodgrain trim, instrument dash bezel, and trim molding. However, the overall dash just doesnt have that "PIZAZZ"! What can I do? Should I just buy a complete new dash? If so, where can I find one? All suggestions welcome. Thanks guys & gals.....
July 7th, 2010, 09:33 AM
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Why not get a picture of it and post it? This way we can see what it needs.
Complete dashes are not reproed, but even if you get a complete used one, it will prolly need work.
Maybe some areas need cleaning, some paint. The trim bead is reproed, along with the control faceplates and woodgrain. The chrome trim around the vents and along the woodgrain areas can be added with silver metallic sharpie pens.
Remove the gauges and polish the lenses with plastic polish.
If the top pad is damaged, then the dash may need to come out.
After all my interior restoration, my dash needs a little attention, too.
"It's not a dashboard, it's an instrument panel! Dashboards are what the buggies had to keep horse S&!% off the driver when they ran fast."
- quote I saw in a magazine recently; funny but true!
Complete dashes are not reproed, but even if you get a complete used one, it will prolly need work.
Maybe some areas need cleaning, some paint. The trim bead is reproed, along with the control faceplates and woodgrain. The chrome trim around the vents and along the woodgrain areas can be added with silver metallic sharpie pens.
Remove the gauges and polish the lenses with plastic polish.
If the top pad is damaged, then the dash may need to come out.
After all my interior restoration, my dash needs a little attention, too.
"It's not a dashboard, it's an instrument panel! Dashboards are what the buggies had to keep horse S&!% off the driver when they ran fast."
- quote I saw in a magazine recently; funny but true!
July 7th, 2010, 09:36 AM
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