Check with "Just Dashes For Classic Cars" in Califorinia. They
remanufacture dashes and our '69 2000 dash looks brand new. Not cheap,
~$750, but truly a remanufacture. They strip the dash down to the metal
carcass and then put it in a mold and---make it a new dash.
I'm betting they have the molds for all the 1500 and 1600s.
By the way, this is who does all the dashes our vendors sell. You will be
without the dash while they do the job, which takes a couple of weeks. Our
vendors service is that you send them your dash, and they send you one that
is already re-manufactured. Ie. no wait.
Alex
At 07:58 PM 8/23/01 -0400, datsunmike wrote:
>Personally I'd have it recovered at that place that shrink wraps it which
>advertises in Hemmings. Dean @ Fairlady and maybe another vendor sell new
>reproduction ones. I've seen many dashes that were covered by upholsterers
>and they never seemed to come out right because of the way the originals
>were constructed.
>
>Sorry to disappoint you but I did want to be honest and not see you
>disappointed.
>
>Mike
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Cookie Smith" <whrubeen@yahoo.com>
>To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 4:34 PM
>Subject: Original Dash Material
>
>
>> Can someone help me out.
>>
>> I have a 1965 1600. The original dash is in ok shape
>> but I'm going to have it recovered and my trimmer was
>> wondering what the name of the original finish was
>> called by Datsun (pebble grain finish).I spoke with a
>> vendor who mentioned either Pebble, Seville or
>> Moroccan, he wasn't sure and suggested I get on this
>> list and ask (how great is that).
>>
>> Help!
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Cookie Smith
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