Author Topic: Dash Cluster Hood re trim photos  (Read 1675 times)

swood1

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Dash Cluster Hood re trim photos
« on: June 19, 2020, 22:31:12 »
Hi all,

I was wondering does anyone have any photo showing the steps for retrimming of the dash hood panel?


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Steven
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Re: Dash Cluster Hood re trim photos
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2020, 15:53:50 »
Here's a good video of a craftsman re-covering a dash panel, if that's what you are looking for
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaSm3zoWrAo
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Re: Dash Cluster Hood re trim photos
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2020, 07:02:19 »
Hi,

Sry I dont‘t have what you‘re asking for, but here is my advice.
If you are looking for a perfect result, let a professional with relevant experience do the upper dash pad. There are a few reasons for why it‘s close to impossible for an amateur to get this 100% perfect.

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Re: Dash Cluster Hood re trim photos
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2020, 07:44:20 »
Quote from: hkollan
.../... There are a few reasons for why it‘s close to impossible for an amateur to get this 100% perfect
Precisely so. And remember, the leather must be skivvied in order to become real thin and pliable.
From factory, the leather in our cars was only 0,5mm in thickness, at least towards all edges
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Re: Dash Cluster Hood re trim photos
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2020, 15:17:57 »
Cheers all,

Thanks for the feedback.  I was more trying to understand if the original part had scrim between wood and the leather.  Does anyone have sight of this?  The part I stripped didnt but it's hard to tell if this had been re-wrapped.


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Steven
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