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Old 01-12-2007, 05:04 PM
fred kobbe fred kobbe is offline
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Default 66 GTO DASH

HI ROBBIE
JUST FINISHED MY 66 FRAME OFF RESTO ,CHECK IT OUT AT FREDSGTO.COM
OUR HOST HAS THE VENEER WOOD GRAIN AS WELL AS THE ALUMINUM BACKING PLATE ,IF NEEDED,MAKE SURE YOU GET THE ADHESIVE TYPE VENEER AND NOT THE ONE WHERE YOU APPLY ADHESIVE THEN TRY TO SET THE VENEER ON IT. THE VENEER IS LITE ,NATURAL WOOD, SO YOU CAN STAIN IT ANY COLOR YOU WANT.FOR SURFACE PROTECTION I PUT 2 COATS OF CLEAR POLY U ON. IT CAME OUT BETTER THAN SHOWROOM.
AS FOR THE DASH INSERT,I HAD MINE REDONE WHERE THEY MAKE ANY REPAIRS NEEDED AND RECHROME THE BEZELS AND PAINT THE INSERT.HAD MINE DONE AT C.V VACUUM PLATERS IN VANCOUVER B.C. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM,NOT BECAUSE OF THE WORK IT WAS EXCELLANT, BUT BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF THE COUNTRY. THEY LOST MY INSERT FOR 3 WEEKS AND THEIR COMPLETION PROMISE IS NO GOOD.I SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE PLACES IN THE STATES THAT DO EXCELLANT WORK.
I WILL CHECK OUT MY DASH LITE DIAGRAM AND GET BACK TO YOU ON THE LITES.ONE OF THE OTHER GUYS MAY KNOW ALSO.
GOOD LUCK
FRED
STILL SPENDIN MONEY HAVIN FUN GOT ER DONE