Full dash cover installation help

[madkaw]

I've been searching and can't seem to find a thread where a member has documented the install. Now I know someone has done this and has some hints for install:)

Thanks

[ZohanIsBack]

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/thread43701.html

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/thread4667.html

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/thread10693.html

Still not great documentation, but there's hints and tips hidden in those. Good luck!

[madkaw]

Yep, seen those threads-not very informative.

[madkaw]

Looking for more info like;

Do the guages or anything else need to be removed during install?

[SteveJ]

The gauges, vents, etc., stay put. IIRC, the only thing I pulled out of my 73 to put in the cap was the plate between the dash and windshield.

[72 OJ]

Make sure that the old cracked dash is clean, sand it , make flat spots on the cracks edges in order to bond the new cap with GE silicone in galore amounts. Good luck

[Pop's Z]

Make sure the cap and the dash are warm...direct sunlight is helpful, and a heat gun used very carefully can be a useful, also.

Cheers, Mike

[madkaw]

That's the stuff I'm talking about-thanks guys.

[hr369]

I took off the finisher panel around the steering column. Be careful when you are seating the cap. The area of the cap around the tach and speedo

is very thin and it got hung up on the rim of the speedometer and bent the edge of the dash cap. check the alignment of the glove box door

before the glue dries. Mine was a little off. Not sure if my dash had warped over the years or it was my install. I had to adjust my glove box

door a little by slotting the holes on the bottom.

[madkaw]

Okay,

so I just read that there might be an alternative to glueing the cover in place-anyone would like to share procedures and results?

[grantf]

I left mine unglued for a summer. Not to hot here in seattle. It warped, I would glue it down (full cover 77 280z).

[rcb280z]

madkaw, if you read my latest " wish I paid closer attention" thread you will see I have an issue right now with removing my tach and speedo. I have the full face cover in place and wished I had found another way to attach it. It is glued down with silicone. I tried to remove the tach again today with a couple thin shims and some oil and no luck! It actually sounded like it was starting to crack! I don't see one yet but it sounded like it. I may just remove the cap and re-install with some 3m double sided tape and hope it works. I don't have time right now to restore the dash or I would be doing that instead. Good luck and post results!