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[nazri]

i just refurbished my '77 924, it's all black now. the thing is the stupid dash is till brown with the carpet thing on top which i cant get rid of cos the dash's cracked. are there dash kits for 924's? thanks in advance for your help

[Peter_in_AU]

depends on which side of the car the steering wheel is on.

Have a look at the FAQ. I've seen a few US companies like AutoAtlanta (are they a hiss-boo this week?) and Automotion offering covers which I suppose basically look like covers.

Here in Australia (where the steering wheel is on the "other" side) there a few companies specialising in recovering dashes, it's on my list to get mine done some time.

Really, a dash re-cover should not be a very involved process. You would use the same process you use when vaccum-bagging fibreglass or carbonfibre molds. Basically, you take the dash out, slap a lot of slow setting glue on it, lay a thin vinyl skin over it, stuff everything into a plastic bag and suck the air out until the pressure in the bag is enough below 1 bar to force the new skin to form to the dash. That's probably how they do it in the first place.

I suspect that the classic car restoration industry might not be up to speed yet in Malaysia so if you really really want your dash recovered, email me and I can send you a list of companies here in Aus that you can contact. Then you have to decide whether it's worth the cost plus the freight charge

[nazri]

thanks a lot i will check the FAQ.
oh yeah, there isn't a classic car restoration industry in my country