adriner
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- Joined
- Dec 9, 2012
- Posts
- 87
- Reaction score
- 34
- Location
- Out in the sticks, PA
- First Name
- Adam
- Truck Year
- 1979, 1983
- Truck Model
- k25, c20
- Engine Size
- 350 nv3500, 6.2TD th400
If you a cheapa$$ (or thrifty as I like to call it) like myself you'd rather spend 300 bucks on something worth 300 bucks and not a dash pad. I came up with a way to make your own and only have about 4 hours into it. My Initial budget was $20 and I didn't even spend that much! Here's how I did it
Step 1 - remove old dash pad
Step 2- cut off existing vinyl and foam (or burn it off with an acetylene torch like I did) and get down to the metal surface
Step 3- buy a can of spray foam and spray a small layer of foam over the metal. Getting the thin pieces around the defrosting vents is tricky. Let the foam dry
Step 4- once dry cut the foam into desires shape or use an airboard with 80 grit to cut and shape it. Once again this is very tricky and also REALLY MESSY!!
Step 5- get a piece of vinyl and cut and sew it to fit. Yes it is a pain in the balls but its doable
Step 6- once you get it fitting the way you like take spray adhesive and coat the dash then stretch the homemade cover over top
Step7- wrap the ends of the new vinyl up underneath the dash and some how fasten them, i used short panhead sepf taps. But be creative and do itthe way you want
Step 8- install new pad and spend the 280 bucks you got left on somethin else
Ill have a pic up tomorrow
Step 1 - remove old dash pad
Step 2- cut off existing vinyl and foam (or burn it off with an acetylene torch like I did) and get down to the metal surface
Step 3- buy a can of spray foam and spray a small layer of foam over the metal. Getting the thin pieces around the defrosting vents is tricky. Let the foam dry
Step 4- once dry cut the foam into desires shape or use an airboard with 80 grit to cut and shape it. Once again this is very tricky and also REALLY MESSY!!
Step 5- get a piece of vinyl and cut and sew it to fit. Yes it is a pain in the balls but its doable
Step 6- once you get it fitting the way you like take spray adhesive and coat the dash then stretch the homemade cover over top
Step7- wrap the ends of the new vinyl up underneath the dash and some how fasten them, i used short panhead sepf taps. But be creative and do itthe way you want
Step 8- install new pad and spend the 280 bucks you got left on somethin else
Ill have a pic up tomorrow
