furtive Posted December 31, 2001 Share Posted December 31, 2001 What options do I have with my dash? I want to make the speedo and rev counter visible from the driving seat as well as make the whole thing look a bit better. Any suggestions welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 Hi, I had the same problem as you, tatty dash etc and opted for carbon effect ABS plastic ( it is cheep at £25 for 600 x 1340mm& you can form it with a heat gun and weld it with a soldering iron) It is a bit prone to scratching but a cheep alternative and looks good. One word of warning, remember the scuttle cross tube is there when cutting out your holes for clocks and switches. I didn’t and Knackered one ½ of the sheet. Also plan where you want to put everything, I have a CAD package for my pc which helped tremendously. If you want any help please e-mail me dave@westfield730.fsnet.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess.hurchist Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 Redid mine in 1.5mm alloy sheet and got a reasonable layout (lots of work with a jigsaw). Just finishing ver 1.0 in same with veneer cover( more lots of jigsaw work). Now I fancy a range of plastic ones so I can change with mood/day of week etc... Where did the carbon effect plastic come from?? cheers damianc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cravenma Posted January 21, 2002 Share Posted January 21, 2002 I am looking to rebuild my dash with proper dials (bought the car with Fiesta dash in yuck !!. What's best, plastic or alloy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick M Posted January 21, 2002 Share Posted January 21, 2002 Alloy is ideal as it's cheap enough that you can try a couple of layouts without any worries. The plastic ones may well be a bit flexible - proper carbon is *much* stiffer than the fake stuff, but it's also more expensive. Try Lightning Looms web-site - Lightning Looms - for some prices of dash boards and blanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cravenma Posted January 30, 2002 Share Posted January 30, 2002 Thanks, time to start planning a layout and dials I want. All I need to do then is igure ot the wiring in my car :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furtive Posted January 30, 2002 Author Share Posted January 30, 2002 And learn to type without boxing gloves on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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