Re: Defroster?
Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2011/8/8 17:23:05
Patgreen asks: it is hard to believe that there isn't a workable, less expensive answer to this problem. Anyone?
Sure there is, if the vinyl skin is still intact and reasonably pliable, or can be warmed a bit with an air gun and made pliable. Quite a few of us (myself included) have "repadded" our 56 senior dashes quite successfully. Does it look as good as a $1000 new dash - of course not. But it can be very presentable, see picture of mine after I did it. No, not perfect - but it looks better thant he picture shows; the reflection from the hood into the windshield distorts the pad - it is very uniform and flat. Material cost was about $30 to purchase closed cell urethane foam padding.
If you search around this forum you'll find a description of how many of us have done this, along with some pictures. If you can't find it, I'll describe it again.
As far as the defroster elbows goes, IIRC someone on this Forum was toying with the idea of reproducing them - did that ever come to fruition? If not, they are easy enough to make from cardboard with a little glue and staples.
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Sure there is, if the vinyl skin is still intact and reasonably pliable, or can be warmed a bit with an air gun and made pliable. Quite a few of us (myself included) have "repadded" our 56 senior dashes quite successfully. Does it look as good as a $1000 new dash - of course not. But it can be very presentable, see picture of mine after I did it. No, not perfect - but it looks better thant he picture shows; the reflection from the hood into the windshield distorts the pad - it is very uniform and flat. Material cost was about $30 to purchase closed cell urethane foam padding.
If you search around this forum you'll find a description of how many of us have done this, along with some pictures. If you can't find it, I'll describe it again.
As far as the defroster elbows goes, IIRC someone on this Forum was toying with the idea of reproducing them - did that ever come to fruition? If not, they are easy enough to make from cardboard with a little glue and staples.
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