Well I just wanted to update anyone who's interested on the dash restoration. ABC moparts did a fantastic job with the dash pad. I finally finished the complete rebuild of the dash along with all the gauges relays, etc. I threw a picture of my blazer build which is being done at the same time...
I could be wrong but I don't believe they sell the steel core dash pads anymore. I think somebody had said on another thread they were selling those through an alternate supplier but had quality issues and consequently discontinued them. To my knowledge the only two manufacturers of steel core...
Here's a quick update. They're building my dash pad today and I should get it back next week. Here's a picture of the refurbished gauges cluster all the switches and relays waiting for the new pad
I'm sorry I'm not familiar with legendary Auto interior dash pads but I will tell you that some of the brands out there are made with ABS cores. As far as I know just dashes and ABC moparts are the two that refurbish dash pads and have a steel core. A steel core is preferable to avoid any...
I got lucky on this one and it had a bad connection which I repaired and we're good to go. I think you could solder in an LED bulb easily and I found quite a few online.
I'm continuing to build my dash as I'm waiting for the pad to come back from abcmoparts. I checked the seat belt light and noted it wasn't working so instead of spending 50 to $75 on a used one I decided to see if I could take it apart and maybe replace the bulb. I've included a couple of...
That's great to hear. One of the main principles is when you have cracks in the dash pad it rolls up as it shrinks so you have to be willing to cut the vinyl back a good ways. If you can lay a ruler across the crack and it's flat you're fine but if it's holding the ruler up at any location it's...
I used sem landau black with a matte clear on top. I did rattle paint it. I really wasn't sure I was going to like it for a finished product so I didn't want to invest in 2K paint. I think for occasional use it would have held up just fine. I decided to go ahead and send a second frame I have...
The reason I don't know for sure is I did strip mine dash pad down to a frame and send it to him. He will take your unstripped dash pad and then process it himself.