Leather dash removal 1980. What's under that leather?
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Leather dash removal 1980. What's under that leather?
I'm fixing up an 80 928 that I just added to my collection. The brown leather dash pulled away in two places. I can see I have a black dash under the brown leather. I assume its a stock back dash under there. Anyone know what to expect when I remove the leather? Did Porsche have to cut down the stock dash at all -- to make the leather fit or could I potentially have a "perfect" dash under my shrunken leather?
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I'm fixing up an 80 928 that I just added to my collection. The brown leather dash pulled away in two places. I can see I have a black dash under the brown leather. I assume its a stock back dash under there. Anyone know what to expect when I remove the leather? Did Porsche have to cut down the stock dash at all -- to make the leather fit or could I potentially have a "perfect" dash under my shrunken leather?
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In addition, you may find other cosmetic flaws in the finish of the original dash underneath that have been repaired and smoothed over so they don't show through in the leather. I think the factory used their "seconds" from production to cover with leather.
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Brad W pulled all the crap leather from his '82 dash and underneath the vinyl dash was almost brand new. Thought that was pretty cool.
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So my leather cork dash is shot. I was going to use Rob and by a cork vinyl dash cover and do a self install. As they apparently did some trimming according to previous posts for the leather will I have issues replacing leather with vinyl?
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It will be a vinyl dash that looks like a leather dash.
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Car fund is getting pinched for wedding fund at the moment.
It will take me a little longer to stash the cash without drawing unwanted attention.
I did buy a dash mat a while ago. Maybe I can just claim some kind of magic trick and have a new dash "appear" under the cover.
It will take me a little longer to stash the cash without drawing unwanted attention.
I did buy a dash mat a while ago. Maybe I can just claim some kind of magic trick and have a new dash "appear" under the cover.