Best $6 I ever spent.

[79dentside]

So I bought 2 sq yards because I wanted material for other stuff, but I only used half.

 

[Doppleganger]

Wow....that really came out nice. Was it true purple or a black that faded? Purple interiors give new meaning to the term 'pimped out'.

 

[79dentside]

It was true purple lol, good observation though.

So it looks like some of you are interested in trying this... a reminder that my dash did NOT have vinyl foam. Someone removed it.

My concern with covering a cracked vinyl dash would be that you would see the cracks/vinyl peaks if you did not repair the cracks first because the material is rather thin. Just a heads up, I would not have gone this route if my dash still had the foam on it unless I fully repaired the cracked vinyl before covering it, but my dash was only the metal skin with a thin layer of padding that I went over top of.

 

[shiftpro]

79dentside is that real suede? Or a synthetic..?

 

[79dentside]

It’s a synthetic Swede. It’s got a decent amount of elesticiy given that I could cover the dash in one piece which I was a big fan on. It’s very low profile, I personally don’t think it looks like Swede until you get up real close or you touch it, then you can tell that it’s not a typical dash material.

I found the sticker if anyone is interested. I bought 2 square yards for $11.32 before tax

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[79dentside]

Here she is in the day light. Spent about $24 on the door panels (Color change/fixing the holes in the plastic) plus $6 in material on the dash, and lets say a couple dollars on glue sticks.

We will just call it $33 ish total, this is how she looks.

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[Poppy 87]

That looks great! What is your steering wheel from?

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[79dentside]

That looks great! What is your steering wheel from?

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Thanks! So my neighbor stopped by when I was putting spark plugs in it and said he had a 1988 that had the same steering wheel, so I am thinking it isn’t stock to my 1979. I didn’t put it in though so I can’t confirm.

 

[HotRodPC]

Great work, especially on a low budget.

 

[SquareRoot]

Imagine how great some period correct corduroy material would look laying up there on the dash!!!

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[79dentside]

Thanks guys! Still needs some carpet that is TRASHED and missing sections, so there is no cheap fix on that unless I find a good carpet set at a junkyard. Would like to go tan, but I don’t want stains... may go a dark brown or black just so I can use the truck and not feel bad.

Imagine how great some period correct corduroy material would look laying up there on the dash!!!

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Looks like I chose the wrong material!!!

 

[gotyourgoat]

Looks really good man. Two thumbs up. I am concerned about the uv rays eating that material up though.

Btw that steering wheel is out of the generation after squares. Trucks Jimmy's s10's Tahoe's burbs etc all had em. It was the wheel used before airbags went standard.

 

[79dentside]

Looks really good man. Two thumbs up. I am concerned about the uv rays eating that material up though.

Btw that steering wheel is out of the generation after squares. Trucks Jimmy's s10's Tahoe's burbs etc all had em. It was the wheel used before airbags went standard.

Good to know!

And yeah, it’s a risk I assumed. I know it is far from the best option... but for $6 in material, plus some glue, I am okay with risking it. If it doesn’t work, I will either recover it again, or try something else.

But I agree, time will tell on the material. The dash was previously wrapped with something similar. It’s integrity was compromised over the years. I was pulling on it to taunt up some of the wrinkles, in some cases when I was pulling pretty hard, the old material started to tear. But then again, it was $6 in material, if this lasts a decent while, I would not mind wrapping it again.. we will see e though.

 

[Goldie Driver]

Good to know!

And yeah, it’s a risk I assumed. I know it is far from the best option... but for $6 in material, plus some glue, I am okay with risking it. If it doesn’t work, I will either recover it again, or try something else.

But I agree, time will tell on the material. The dash was previously wrapped with something similar. It’s integrity was compromised over the years. I was pulling on it to taunt up some of the wrinkles, in some cases when I was pulling pretty hard, the old material started to tear. But then again, it was $6 in material, if this lasts a decent while, I would not mind wrapping it again.. we will see e though.

Amortized costs - you get 2 years out of it that equals 3 bux per year material plus half of your labor costs, whatever you figure your time is worth.

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[trukman1]

Great job!