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Originally Posted by grivera
This is a great thread - appreciate you keeping it updated
How difficult was it to install the dash cap? Are you happy with it? Any more pics of it from other angles?
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Thanks! Its definitely been a slow but fun process. As far as the dash cap goes, overall I'm happy with it. That being said this will never be a show car. Not even close so my expiations of the cap were not high to begin with as I didn't need to to be perfect. So the install wasn't terrible but definitely took a lot of time and double checking. So it was an e-bay special. The overfit was ok. The biggest problem was it was a very tight fit over the old dash so it keep wanting to pop up in spots. luckily I've got a large collection of 5lb lead weights so i used a bunch of those as well as a lot of tap to hold everything down and in place and even with that I still had a spot on the top of the dash that didnt hold. I was able to re-glue it so it all sits flat now. I will say that they cut the holes around things like the vents and cluster short of actually touching the pieces so you can see a bit of the old dash spots. I guess you could technically install this with the dash in the car but with the issues I had trying to keep it all flat on the dash and in place I would absolutely remove the dash for install. So my overall option. It looks great if you just walk by and look in the car and it absolutely looks way better the the busted up old dash. Even when driving it and are looking at it from the drivers seat I say it looks good but It is far from perfect. So if little issues bother you or you are looking for a really good looking dash I would pass but if you want a decent looking drivers quality dash for 250-ish bucks and not shell out 1k to have your dash redone it's definitely a good option. I've added a few pics to show the close up fitment. Can get more if your want a particular view of it