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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 1,152
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From: Miami, FL
Yeap, remove and recover. There's some good leather ones on eBay now, or take it to a shop and have them do it. I would stay away from the plastic cap covers, they all start warping in less than a month....and creak like hell
Administrator
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 27,527
Likes: 3,082
From: Up Nort
Previous owner of my 87 glued down one of those vinyl dash covers & it was wavy so I had to remove it. He spread on so much glue / silicone the dash underneath was ruined. Upon close inspection he was "covering up" a few very minor cracks that didn't warrant what he did to it.
Right now I have one of these installed on the dash & pod:
http://www.dashdesigns.com/i-3007816...sh-covers.html
For less than $50 it's a stop gap until I'm able to have a permanent cover made. I've been asked many times by other Porsche owners where I purchased my nice cover, thinking it's there to protect my dash.
This is what I'm covering up:
https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...-overlays.html
Right now I have one of these installed on the dash & pod:
http://www.dashdesigns.com/i-3007816...sh-covers.html
For less than $50 it's a stop gap until I'm able to have a permanent cover made. I've been asked many times by other Porsche owners where I purchased my nice cover, thinking it's there to protect my dash.
This is what I'm covering up:
https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...-overlays.html
Rennlist Member
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 1,431
Likes: 215
From: Under Cruella's Thumb
Previous owner of my 87 glued down one of those vinyl dash covers & it was wavy so I had to remove it. He spread on so much glue / silicone the dash underneath was ruined. Upon close inspection he was "covering up" a few very minor cracks that didn't warrant what he did to it.
Right now I have one of these installed on the dash & pod:
http://www.dashdesigns.com/i-3007816...sh-covers.html
For less than $50 it's a stop gap until I'm able to have a permanent cover made. I've been asked many times by other Porsche owners where I purchased my nice cover, thinking it's there to protect my dash.
This is what I'm covering up:
https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...-overlays.html
Right now I have one of these installed on the dash & pod:
http://www.dashdesigns.com/i-3007816...sh-covers.html
For less than $50 it's a stop gap until I'm able to have a permanent cover made. I've been asked many times by other Porsche owners where I purchased my nice cover, thinking it's there to protect my dash.
This is what I'm covering up:
https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...-overlays.html
Administrator
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 27,527
Likes: 3,082
From: Up Nort
Yup, it was actually pure silicone. So thick there was no way to remove it. I ended up using a razor blade and by hand "shaving" the dash to make it smooth so the $50 cover would sit flat.
Had I known the install was that bad, I would have simply cut the wavy part and glued that back down. It still would have looked bad but good enough for now and would have saved me a crap load of work.
Had I known the install was that bad, I would have simply cut the wavy part and glued that back down. It still would have looked bad but good enough for now and would have saved me a crap load of work.
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 2,355
Likes: 188
From: Oakland CA
Remove and recover. It's easier and cheaper and a good investment. Every time you get into your car it's the first thing you see. I think I spent at least a few hundred bucks fooling around with various covers and none were all that great.
