yardpro

i will post my pics of my dash recover

i dont know how to add text between pics.. sorry.

these are after i removed the plastic cover the PO had installed.

then i show after i ground out the cracks with a dremel and a abrasive cone

yardpro

these are after i filled and sanded with bondo.

I also trimmed the edges of the old stock defroster vents to fit the new dash vents as per robs instructions

yardpro

here i am installing the foam supplied by rob.
I will have to honestly say that the directions he supplies are missing some points that i felt were important. I don't know if i did the right thing where there were gaps in the info...

yardpro

here i am installing the cover

yardpro

here are a few more.
i will finish tomorrow and post the rest.

a few of these pics are showing the cover folded back. you are supposed to glue one half at a time

yardpro

these pics do not do the alcantara justice.. it looks SWEET in person

yardpro

here are some pics of the practically finished dash. i still have to finish some of gluing the fabric inside the side vent ports, etc...

The dash came out pretty good. there are a few small errors, but i am happy with the finished prouct..

Fr e the vents were the biggest headache. I misunderstood the directions and did not cut out large enough for the vents. i had to pea back the material and enlarge them... MAJOR pita...

pcar928fan

That looks AWESOME! I love Robert Budd's dash fixes...even the kit seems to be working for folks as well!

ALKada

Nice job, looks great! Thanks for taking the time to take the pictures and posting.

Mrmerlin

I like what your doing here the dash should look great,
how much does the kit cost?

Hilton

Ahh.. so for Bob's kit, and per the instructions, the vents are supposed to recess into the holes once the dash holes are cut larger?? (at least, thats what it looks like in our pic?).

Bob recently sent me some better pictures of how to cut the dash than the ones in the instructions - much clearer. What did you use to cut the dash?

Ladybug83

For me too.

That looks real sweet

Mike Frye

Nice work. I really want to do this.

Thanks for posting and I'm looking forward to the finished pics.

yardpro

i did not realize but the vents go down into the dash and cover, NOT sit on top.

I thought that the flange at the top of the vent sat on top and covered the cover, so when i initially trimmed i left the recommended 1/8" gap around the area UNDER the flange... BIG MISTAKE...
with the foam and cover the bottom lip will not catch the metal on the dash.

I did not figure this out until i went to install the covers. It was a major pita to pull back the cover and shave back the foam and original vinyl and not damage the new cover.. it took me twice as long to do that as to install the cover....

as for pricing, i cant remember the cost.. it was pretty expensive for the alcantara, but it looks great.
the pictures don't do it justice they fail to show the grain.

upstate bob

If I ever do mine (still looks pretty good) I will fill the concave surfaces to make them straight to eliminate the possibility of a future pull-away. The original leather has a tendency to do this from shrinkage.