Dash Pad Recon

[brock]

Looky what came in today!



Got my dash assembly out this past weekend. After a 12 hour day at
work today, I think my core will have to wait till tomorrow for removal.

I am excited about restoring my dash though

I blame this site Hotrodder & Jer for my inspiration

[doctorpimp]

Nice!!!

[714ger]

Is it my depth perception or do I actually see a 71/72 Charger parked next to a gigantic beer can?

[brock]

71 4ger sounds thirsty

Yep the 71 model is gonna be my prototype. My daughter decided she wanted to build a model
car!!!!!!!!! So, when she works on hers I work on mine & we have fun helping each other
72 SE quarter windows are next for the model

Thanks doctorpimp! I'm very pleased with the results of the reconned dashpad

[Jer]

Not enough info, Brock!

Did you order it through Ultimate Rides?

How much did you pay for it, plus shipping?

Was this part of that Moparts/DC group buy?

Is it a fiberglass frame or steel frame?

What was the waiting time from the day you ordered it?

Warranty?

Refund Policy?


See, this is why all of you guys get away with short posts, and I
let you get away with calling mine long....because mine have all
the information an inquiring mind would need...plus a little more.

I gotta go now Brock, I printed your pics and I'm starting to

(I noticed the Charger spun a Victory Circle brodie in between pics!)

[brock]

Well Jer, I had heard of your tour to a place that does dashes & of how you liked what you saw.
I, of course (Murphy's Law) had all ready gotten in on the DodgeChargerForum group buy. So,
like many many of us, I had to take a wait n see what my best move could or should have been.
It could very well turn out that I paid alot more than I should have or possibly could have. I can
say that as for mounting stuff like the Cluster & the right side insert: there are no holes in the
new vinyl.
So, here is my plan Jer & my other fellow site members:
1) remove existing stock dashpad. dash assembly is on the workbench & waiting.
2) picture original & refurb together for all to see.
3) remove bubble wrap from box advertisement so it is readable.
4) share price index - single & group buy $

All I can allow at the moment is that this is an original steel core. The foam & cover have been
completely replaced & plyabilty is impresive. I have zero doubts about Nick standing behind the
product - we talked for an hour on his dime & he was clear to get return needs in motion ASAP.

Yes! The modelcar did spin

[Jer]

See how much longer Posts and Replys are when they have
ALL the information?


Standing by anxiously for your updates, Thumper!!
#PopCorn#

[brock]

Yeah I really need to go; but since you mentioned thumper: I gotta say it's hard to type plyability
when playability is everthing

Goodnight

[brock]

As promised: A comparison of my original dashpad to my newly
restored replacement. Plyabilty & fit are great. Looks are nice,
even if not as crisp around the passenger insert as the original.
got it for $425 after a $57 group buy discount from
www.nicksclassicparts.com

Hows it look & compare to the others? Price?

Would anybody here benefit from or be interested in a complete
dash restoration thread? This is gonna be fun ;D

[Jer]

Brock,

This IS a dash restoration thread

That is a great price....Just Dashes is at 650 with 6 week waiting time,
which I assume is way longer than your group buy.

One of the things that made me raise and eyebrow while reading all the
threads and Posts on both of the other sites, was that they wanted something like 130 dollars for a core charge, if you didn't
have one to send them,
BUT...they were willing to buy any and all "extra" cores from people and would only pay
35 dollars for them...(I might be off a dollar or two on the amounts)

That just sounded a little strange to me, and really didn't contribute much towards leaving me with a good impression of
them.

That's just my 2 cents of input,...like I said, that's a good price,
both for the dash and the shipping, and I'll bet your wait time wasn't 6 weeks, either.

Great pics too, Brock.

Jer~