[Mgs] Mostly quiet

[Steve Shoyer]

The replacement dash pad is Moss part 453-796, and as Bob said is a much 
bigger project than installing the cap (453-905) that Sarah 's got.

--Steve

On 5/8/2020 4:28 PM, Robert's New iPad wrote:
>    There was the “cap”, that Steve writes about, but at one time some 
> vendor offered a vinyl that would cover the entire dashboard.
>    Caps work well and install pretty much as Moss’s instructions said 
> to do.  Dry-fit it first, however, before adhesive.
>    The vinyl cover, if still available, is an instruments-out, 
> vents-out, etc project, that requires cutting away or smoothing the 
> old plastic material, then re-covering with new. It was not a 
> one-afternoon job.
> Bob
>
>
> On May 8, 2020, at 2:18 PM, Steve Shoyer via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net 
> <mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>
>> There was one installed on my 1980 MGB when I bought the car.  It 
>> looked OK, a lot better than the dash it was covering.  I swapped 
>> dashes a couple of years ago and removed the cover - it looked like 
>> it had been held on with thick beads/smears of flexible adhesive, 
>> like a silicone. Looking at the cover panel there isn't any sign that 
>> it was trimmed.  Since the adhesive on mine was pretty clearly not 
>> applied only at the outside edges, the PO of my car might have bought 
>> a different cover, or just ignored the instructions.  Whatever the 
>> case, it fit well enough to look like a nice, smooth dash.
>>
>> --Steve (1980 MGB)
>>
>>
>> On 5/8/2020 1:37 PM, S.Carr via Mgs wrote:
>>>
>>> Hmmm --  definite difference here between your comments and the 
>>> instructions that came with the Moss panel (“Dash top pad covers,” 
>>> 453-905). The pad is meant  to be glued _over_ the old pad, once all 
>>> of its cracks and lumps have been smoothed down.
>>>
>>> Anyone else have experience with this item?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Sarah
>>>
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>>>
>>> *From: *PaulHunt73 <mailto:paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com>
>>> *Sent: *Friday, May 8, 2020 3:51 AM
>>> *To: *S.Carr <mailto:britfan1 at epix.net>; mgs at autox.team.net 
>>> <mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>
>>> *Subject: *Re: [Mgs] Mostly quiet
>>>
>>> Ideally it's done with the screen out as it tucks under the apron 
>>> seal, but you can probably get round that - once you have the 
>>> old cover off.  Also the dash crash rail removed, which probably 
>>> needs the dash to be removed or again you have the edge facing you 
>>> to deal with.  I did my 73 as part of a restoration so all that was 
>>> out of the way anyway.
>>>
>>> Remove the screen vents.
>>>
>>> Then it depends on how easily you can get the old one off, and how 
>>> smooth it leaves the surface.  Use spray adhesive to fix the new 
>>> one, and cut the slots for the screen vents afterwards.
>>>
>>> That's by memory from 32 years ago anyway.
>>>
>>> PaulH.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>
>>>     We need to install the replacement dash cover on a 1980 MGB. 
>>>     Any tips from those who have already done it?
>>>
>>>
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