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Re: dash cover

To: Gary Gerding <ggerding@tconl.com>
Subject: Re: dash cover
From: Kathy Troxel <KTroxel@BENSON.MCKENNA.EDU>
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 09:05:43 -0800
We put a later model one (for a '70) on without removing the
windshield/frame.  Had to remove some glue from the window with a
razorblade, but it came out ok.

wyatt & kathy


On Thu, 4 Mar 1999, Gary Gerding wrote:

> 
> 
> Ian Miller wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone have any experience with Fairlady Products' reproduction
> > dash cover?  $59 seems cheap to me.  What are they made of?  How hard
> > are they to install?  Do they need to be covered with vinyl? Can I do
> > that myself, with some glue and an exacto knife?
> >
> 
> Hi Ian,
> 
> I bought one and installed it myself.  It took me about 1/2 day.
> It was not a perfect fit but Dean told me they are better now.
> I told him that even with the small flaw in size, I'd pay $59.00
> again in a heartbeat.
> 
> They are made out of black plastic that has been vac-u-formed, I
> think.  There is no need to cover it with anything, but you should
> fill it with some kind of foam rubber.  The hardest part of the
> installation is the removal of the windshield and its frame.
> 
> Gary Gerding, 1967 SPL311, Omaha, NE
> 
> 
> 



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