Leather Dash. Has anyone fitted.

Fastededdie

Fastededdie

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Has anyone fitted the Leather dash they have advertised on ebay. They cost 299. Obviously you'd have to take the dash out but the big question is are they a decent fit and has anyone done this?

Thanks
 
arcdef

arcdef

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There is a detailed write up on hybridz forum (worth searching on there).

From what I remember yes it fitted but required alot of hours of heating and shrinking to get it to look good. May be worth asking a professional upholsters to quote on fitting it.
 
Fosworth

Fosworth

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Fastededdie said:
Has anyone fitted the Leather dash they have advertised on ebay. They cost 299. Obviously you'd have to take the dash out but the big question is are they a decent fit and has anyone done this?

Thanks
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Yes I have one of those leather dash covers fitted. See photo ( sorry for the poor quality ). I fully repaired the cracked dash top first to make a nice even surface to work on and yes, the whole dash had to come out for it to be worked on. I had it fitted by a professional upholsterer who said what a b.....d it was to do. I think the leather item is very good but the shape of the dash is always going to cause problems. Datsun 181.JPG
 
arcdef

arcdef

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Fosworth said:
Yes I have one of those leather dash covers fitted. See photo ( sorry for the poor quality ). I fully repaired the cracked dash top first to make a nice even surface to work on and yes, the whole dash had to come out for it to be worked on. I had it fitted by a professional upholsterer who said what a b.....d it was to do. I think the leather item is very good but the shape of the dash is always going to cause problems. View attachment 48181
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Looks good, out of interest what sort of cost was it to have it fitted? I am in 2 minds if i should go this route or try to repair the cracks to oem finish in mine.
 
Fosworth

Fosworth

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I think it was about £150 to have the leather fitted. The reason I went down the leather route was that trying to repair the original vinyl was not successful. When I repaired the cracks the repair was fine but the vinyl itself was brittle so the bits between the repaired cracks started to crumble when touched.
I like the idea of the fibreglass cover as it will cover and protect the whole thing but I didn't find those until after I had had the leather fitted.. I have seen videos of people laminating the whole dash with fibreglass matt/resin but I think that will get too messy for me and it would take a huge amount of sanding to try and regain the shape.
I see that complete, new dashboards are available in the USA but cost several thousands of pounds so out of my grasp.
 
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