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Help me secure my dash
YODI - 14/10/12 at 08:54 AM

Hi guys

I have looked through all the posts in this section and not actually come up with an answer for what I need.

How have you guys secured your carbon dashboards to your cars?

Also, what edge trim can I use to go over the top of the carbon around the edges?

Here are a couple of pics, the carbon is 2mm thick and there is a decent enough edge on the car to secure it too.

Thanks, Yodi



big-vee-twin - 14/10/12 at 09:11 AM

Mine is not strictly carbon, but GRP covered with Di-Noc.

I have used a rubber u section trim around mine for 2-3mm thick panels and it looks quite good, fixings will be allen key stainless button head screws with rivnuts into the scuttle


[img] Completed dash trial fit
Completed dash trial fit [/img]

YODI - 14/10/12 at 09:12 AM

I found some on ebay, my carbon is 2mm I might go for the 1-2mm, I can hardly see the screw heads in your dash other than the centre one

whitstella - 14/10/12 at 10:46 AM

+ 1 for rivnuts

big-vee-twin - 14/10/12 at 12:30 PM

quote:
Originally posted by YODI
I found some on ebay, my carbon is 2mm I might go for the 1-2mm, I can hardly see the screw heads in your dash other than the centre one



You will see them that's the only one in there at the time I took the pic, below without Di-Noc with screws


[img] Steering Cowl trial fit
Steering Cowl trial fit [/img]

stevebubs - 14/10/12 at 04:33 PM

Motorcycle fairings screws and rivnuts work quite well for fixings...also available in a variety of colours...

theprisioner - 14/10/12 at 05:06 PM

I wanted as few screws as possible visible on my playskool dash so I devised a method of fixing from behind. The dash is bonded on to a 1.5mm alloy plate the alloy plate is then bonded on to some of the fixing brackets with Polyurathane adhesive.

Dasboard fixing
Dasboard fixing


Sylva Dashboard in carbon
Sylva Dashboard in carbon

I can supply more details.