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My car is a full leather in white ('Leather to Sample' on invoice, including roof, horn push, sun visors) . I tried to protect the leather dash with a home made cover in whats called marine carpet - 1/4" pile, with a light backing, which I got to a pretty good fit, except the pod cover was not attached, it just sat there. After a few months when I lifted the cover I found mould on one end of the dash leather, which was a bit of a surprise - its not all that humid here in Southern Oz, but apparently enough to do this. So in humid climes, I would be careful covering leather dashes. These days I just make sure I have a sun screen I put up when its parked outside. Attachment 1344509 From Brian Long book.
jp 83 Euro S AT 57k
A word to the wise about the dash cover warping - I am told that inferior vinyl (too thin, poor quality, bad materials) is only one of the reasons for warpage. The other is the gluing at installation. It is important that the vinyl cover be attached to the existing dash every few inches with the special glue they provide. When an installer places glue points too far apart it has been shown that the cover can warp between adhesion points. So, follow the instructions, and use the glue they provide, and apply glue every two inches along the dash as instructed to make sure it will not warp in the heat.
If it is going to be parked outside for long on sunny days, consider a foil-faced windshield screen to keep your dash nice. Just like you would if you had a good original dash that you want to keep from cracking and warping.
I fitted mine without gluing it in. Thank god i did. It won’t go in w/o removing the pod. Instructions say it will. It tore on drivers side where it lays on the dash. With the dash & pod cover in, your ability to adjust steering wheel in very limited. The rubbing would cause one to move, even if it were glued
My dash and pod were typical, with large gaping cracks, and leather that looked more like cardboard. I bought the car for almost scrap money, and wasn't sure how much life was left in it, so decided to try this alternative before splashing down cash for a leather version. The original dash had the leather removed, and an attempt had been made at patching it up, but it still looked like crap.
My car was completely disassembled, so the dash and pod were already out. I filled the cracks with a hard spray foam, sanded everything down nice and even, then test fitted the pieces a couple of times, making minor trimming adjustments to get a better fit. And these were minor, the fit was really good out of the box. The hardest part was coming up with enough clamps, etc., to hold everything in place while the glue dried.
I haven't put the interior back in the car yet, so I can't say how it will wear once installed, but the dash and pod have been sitting in my garage under towels for almost two years, and the glue is holding well. Now I know this doesn't look as good as a quality leather covering, but to hide the ugly split dash, I am happy with the results for the price.
My dash and pod were typical, with large gaping cracks, and leather that looked more like cardboard. I bought the car for almost scrap money, and wasn't sure how much life was left in it, so decided to try this alternative before splashing down cash for a leather version. The original dash had the leather removed, and an attempt had been made at patching it up, but it still looked like crap.
My car was completely disassembled, so the dash and pod were already out. I filled the cracks with a hard spray foam, sanded everything down nice and even, then test fitted the pieces a couple of times, making minor trimming adjustments to get a better fit. And these were minor, the fit was really good out of the box. The hardest part was coming up with enough clamps, etc., to hold everything in place while the glue dried.
I haven't put the interior back in the car yet, so I can't say how it will wear once installed, but the dash and pod have been sitting in my garage under towels for almost two years, and the glue is holding well. Now I know this doesn't look as good as a quality leather covering, but to hide the ugly split dash, I am happy with the results for the price.
I checked my invoice, and this is the kit I bought from 928 Motorsports back in August 2018. Carl can verify if there was another kit, but that is where this one came from.
Question on dashes. My 84 has different windshield defroster vent cut-outs than the 82 I'm parting right now. The 84 has three "oval" ended slots with a small space between while the 82 has longer cut outs that almost connect with snap in inserts. Looking at the pictures it appears that the later models used a continuous slot. I could be wrong. How many different versions were there and how interchangeable are they?
Hymodyne here, home bound and finally working on Lili again. I picked up my recovered dash and pod from Exotic Motorsports, in Salisbury, MD where I had the work done. I'll post some pictures of both pieces later today.
Pasquo's pics have me sold. The fit looks good to me and I may use a little more adhesive across more of the cover to prevent long term warping and squeeks.
09-25-2018, 10:04 AM
