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so is that a foam spray you bought from wal-mart? what exactly is it? I could really go for something like that on my dash. let me know vanride82@yahoo.com thanks

here's an idea
go to wal-mart
buy a couple cans of that doublicolor spay on bedliner stuff in the can
spray on dash and any other surface that you want.

i used the stufff on the safari rack on my mom's Suburban, works great, grippy and easy to clean, has a nice "tough" look to it too.

planing on using it on my rockers to help keep the rust down, might try it on the door sills too, make it easier to get in an out, with out slipping (ha yeah right having trouble getting into a LUV who am i kidding!!) i'v even seen whole trucks done in the stuff not too bad if you ask me

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'80 Luv 4x4, 3" BL, 1.5" SL, 32/36, 2.25" exhaust...and fuzzy dice.
'95 Toyota 4Runner Limited 5-Speed.

love it dude, mine didnt quite hit the mark. but you inspired me to rip the carpet off and get semi smooth.Dont have a digi-camera so I cant show off my dash mods but I will. Man this site is saving my sanity,maybe.

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Dr. Frankenstein

thanks man everyone comments on it when I go anywhere ,but still would like a new one

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My old but now gone Luv...

Thats a good idea. I was wondering what I was going to do till I had the money to pay for the dash

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1980 Chevrolet LUV stock 1.8L longbed
1980 Chevrolet LUV parts truck shortbed
1983 Suzuki Gs550 Sportsman
1989 Nissan King cab P/u <totalled> 4/1/06
1986 Full size Chevy P/U
1993 Volvo 850 GTL

did you peel the old crap off the dash first?

How hard I wonder and what material could one use to mold a templet for the dash and make a fiberglass cover for the dash. Then you could just paint it. If we could come up with a mold we could sell them here and let people install the cover and do it themselves.

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Too much to do and not enough time or money!
Courage is the other side of fear!
Pain is the weakness leaving the body!

I would love to be able to have new dashes, but I wouldn't want a fiberglass one. I would want one like the stock one. I wonder how hard it would be to have a mold made and new dashes built? The Aussie ones are probably great if the shipping wasn't $400.

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Yes he did. It's steel under all that foam.

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OK, I'm over it. Where's the beer?

The dash pad is steel? You mean the dash framing is.

Craig

The carpet in my truck is a low-pile stretchy type that was made especially for automotive or boat use since it is water resistant, stain resistant, and durable as hell. Plus it's easily molded into odd shapes.

I got mine at a foam & fabric place locally that caters to people that upholster old cars, trucks, boats, etc.

It should be pretty easy to cover any stripped dash with some thin foam padding and put it on top of that to match the color scheme of your truck.

It comes in a lot of different colors and is easily applied by using a can of spray contact cement-like adhesive.

Or just get some thin foam and some black vinyl upholstery material and do the same thing.

Another option is to glue on a dash cap and maybe put a dash pad on top of that if your dash isn't too far gone. That's what I did.

I would settle for a fiberglass mold to slip over the entire dash and cutout the different holes as needed or leave the glove box and top of the dash solid.
I might just fiberglass all my top and sand it smooth and paint it.

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Too much to do and not enough time or money!
Courage is the other side of fear!
Pain is the weakness leaving the body!

wow over 3 years old and still get ? ... if i get this business which i should know by next friday ill have time to work on making the fiberglass dash , i have one all ready to go and make a mold but it wont be a slip over it will be a replacement

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My old but now gone Luv...

well troy if you do that then sign me up to purchase one from you you truly are the LUV MASTER

well i dont know about that.... i was going to do it before i bought my new dash but dont have the room... if i get the business then ill have a shop by jan feb next year

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My old but now gone Luv...

If you have a complete fiberglass dash how do you mount it. How thick is the glass on it and how strong.
How did you mold it, with rubber or something. is it the exact shape of the original.

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Too much to do and not enough time or money!
Courage is the other side of fear!
Pain is the weakness leaving the body!

have not made one yep, but all that will be figured out them or when i do

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My old but now gone Luv...

keep us informed ct....

Thats really a great idea, and prob be way cheaper then buying the Aussie dash replacement.

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