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Old 02-01-02 | 03:07 PM
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Well I'm bored at work, going through my composite books from Mechanical Enginnering school trying to think of useless things to do to my car and I think this might look pretty cool, though useless. Since I have a spare 94 laying around with destroyed front end (6 puck disc on the street in the rain makes a terrible combo) I might as well practice on it. Anyone tried this? It should be kind of (time consuming) easy and should cause no fitment problems with the cloth being only .009" thick

This is a pic of the carbon\kevlar I think it is a bit too much for the whole dash with all the yellow maybe some smaller parts though
http://www.carb.com/images/CK37589-50W.jpg
Old 02-01-02 | 03:09 PM
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http://www.carb.com/images/3570HV.jpg
carbon/carbon has to be the way to go
Old 02-01-02 | 03:17 PM
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how would you attach it. adhesive tape, epoxy,,? it's a good start though
Old 02-01-02 | 03:24 PM
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well the epoxy you choose will have adhesive properties itself like glue. So you would just squeegee the cloth right on the dash and let it cure. I don't think this will be a reversible process
Old 02-01-02 | 07:00 PM
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Yeah, Kevlar doesn't look that great, but the dash will be bulletproof!
Old 02-03-02 | 08:52 AM
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I've decided to cover mine in grey lamb suede. Really.
Old 02-03-02 | 01:57 PM
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Leather on the dash and doors is just my style. That is a great idea. Would matches my full wood look for that elegant style.
I am curious if somebody has done or had it done and how?
What does it cost?
Old 02-03-02 | 02:18 PM
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I think that i'll just smear peanut butter and jelly on my dash.
Old 02-05-02 | 08:42 PM
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Originally posted by Wuppy
Leather on the dash and doors is just my style. That is a great idea. Would matches my full wood look for that elegant style.
I am curious if somebody has done or had it done and how?
What does it cost?
Wood and leather trim in an FD3S? Maybe a Bentley, but an FD3S? Oh well, to each his own........goeth for it.

I'm going to use 3M spray glue. It's either going to look insanely good, or a freakin' mess that I'll wish I never started. It will also take a little sewing talent to make it fit and look right ala Ferrari. I just happen to have an industrial sewing machine in my garage, but thin suede is easy to sew - even on a home machine with the right thread. I'll take some pics and post details when I get around to it this spring.
I decided on deer suede because it's really strong and stretchy, relatively cheap when you buy full hides, comes in tons of colors, and you can wash it with Woolite! I thought about red instead of grey, but I want to make it more classy instead of boy racer, kinda that old money look on a VR touring. It's like Barbara Streisand (it's like buttah...) meets Godzilla on the style front. Strange - but it just might work.....
I'll probably throw in a little red trim accent just 'cause I'm one sick puppy. I know the seats will be next, but they'll need to be reversed cowhide to handle the wear and tear over time. ****, I really DO have too much time on my hands!
Old 02-05-02 | 08:50 PM
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I have decided to cover my dash with the skin of children who throw snowballs at my car.

AHAHAHAH j/k gsrsol
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