[Mgs] Metal dash in a later car

[Max Heim]

Actually, I do not believe that it is a simple bolt-in. It can be done but requires modifications. I am sure someone knows the details.


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Max Heim
'66 MGB

> On Oct 27, 2021, at 8:56 AM, William Killeffer <wkilleffer at epbfi.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone, 
> 
> My car is a 1974 CB roadster. A couple of years ago, I replaced the foam portion of the dashboard because it had several deep cracks in it, and was looking worse than shabby. My efforts to spiff it up weren’t satisfactory. So, I stripped off the old pad except for the firm foam that’s riveted to the metal dash plate and replaced it with a new dash pad. The instructions were pretty bad and the end result was a disappointment. I was so upset with it that I nearly sold the car just so I didn’t have to look at the disappointing dash anymore. I got over that, but am still not happy.  One part of the problem is that the metal plate has some rust damage due to old leaks around the windshield. 
> 
> Now, someone is selling a nice looking metal dash out of an earlier car. In theory, it should fit in the same spot as a padded dash and attach to the car the same way, right? I know some of the wiring would be different and have to be adapted in a non-DPO way.  Also, the 1974 console is not the same as the earlier cars, so I would have to find a way to get everything to look right. But there would no longer be a need to deal with that PITA dash padding any longer. 
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Thank you,
> -William
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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