{"id":853,"date":"2023-04-02T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T19:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/?p=853"},"modified":"2023-04-25T01:03:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T05:03:03","slug":"dash-pad-install","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/index.php\/2023\/04\/02\/dash-pad-install\/","title":{"rendered":"Dash Pad Install"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As I mentioned previously<\/a>, the new dash pad appears to be very high quality, but at a glance, you can see it’s not an exact match to the old one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I got started installing it today, it became very apparent this was not going to be plug and play. First, I had to cut off a big section to fit around the ignition switch in the steering column.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next, the glove box door was bound up and would need a heavy trim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The kick panel speaker looks pretty good hanging out all casual over there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In preparing to re-mount the decorative grill plates around the speedometer, I decided to use some of that black vinyl as a backing. The benefit is two-fold. It looks pretty nice, but will also block some air coming in from the poorly sealed front end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new dash pad has a speaker hole cut in it and there won’t be a speaker in there anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Time to bring the Matte Vintage Blue out of retirement!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Apparently, I didn’t get them clean enough before spraying the first coat. There are lots of bubbles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That’s nothing more coats won’t fix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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