Hi all,
Has anyone found a fiberglass / GRP dash panel that fits the standard Haynes, something like this???
http://www.mksportscars.com/parts/interior/dashboard/mk-indy-dashboard-panel-fibreglass-grp.html
why not use a sheet of ally or plywood and make your own ?
Hi ya,
I have but the grp carbon more rounded effect looks better to me. And the cost of hydro dipping my dash to be carbon is almost twice the price of the
MK one
Bit of plywood and black vinyl and make your own. Mine cost me a day and £20 (excluding gauges, lamps etc.)
Hi Ya,
Have something similar now and just not a fan lol, i like the carbon, gloss look.
Not sure how I would get the radius for IVA on the bottom edge using plie etc.
[Edited on 27/7/21 by the_big_1]
I made the bottom edge radius using 2 strips of pine quadrant glued together. The Vinyl then wrapped over the whole lot.
You might find this old thread useful
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=64223
Pity there isn't a way, without silly costs, to take the aluminum I have made and have it look like the gloss the carbon ones etc
I made mine from waterproof MDF board and wrapped in carbon. As for the padding under the dash I made some rounded fibre glass panels and covered with
a sleeping mat from millets and covered with vinyl.
Explanation in my build blog http://www.martinsfurybuild.co.uk/interior.html
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Originally posted by the_big_1
Pity there isn't a way, without silly costs, to take the aluminum I have made and have it look like the gloss the carbon ones etc
What about a sheet of carbon look ABS backed by thin ply. Switches moon tend in the plastic with the ply cleared away behind. Bottom edge could be warmed up and curved over suitable pipe
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Originally posted by djtom
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Originally posted by the_big_1
Pity there isn't a way, without silly costs, to take the aluminum I have made and have it look like the gloss the carbon ones etc
Just wrap it in 3M carbon lookalike wrap. Cheap and simple, and looks fairly plausible. Various qualities of the stuff available on ebay etc - 3M Di-Noc is probably the best but also the most expensive. This looks cheap and potentially ok:
ebay linky
