NOS dash pad
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Tuned
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NOS dash pad
Thinking about buying this and wondering what your thoughts are on the price.
Seems pretty good to me!
https://greensboro.craigslist.org/pts/5342688594.html#
Seems pretty good to me!
https://greensboro.craigslist.org/pts/5342688594.html#
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He doesn't explicitly say NOS anywhere that I saw.
I didn't see any pictures of he underside, and I'll bet the foam by the speaker grille is is a dry-rotted as any other that's 30-some years old.
Regardless, I think you should jump on it! Finding one that doesn't have any cracks (or worse) doesn't happen real often.
I didn't see any pictures of he underside, and I'll bet the foam by the speaker grille is is a dry-rotted as any other that's 30-some years old.
Regardless, I think you should jump on it! Finding one that doesn't have any cracks (or worse) doesn't happen real often.
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Yeah, the NOS was just my description. The best part is that it's the same color as my interior, just wasn't too sure about the price. However, I see where LMC sells theirs for $400 and think I've read from folks that they're not that good?
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i've read all kinds of opinions, I don't remember the specifics and don't have any personal experience.
To my knowledge, there is a company out there now making replacement dash pads using Ford tooling, but it's being sold by two different firms... I think one is offering a choice of two colors (black or white) but I'm not positive... do some homework here.
But physically look at this CL thing - don't try to press on it with your thumb to see if the foam makes it spring back as there's a good chance you'll punch a hole in it - it is 30+ years old and therefore FRAGILE... this is one of the advantages of getting one that's "new."
Also, investigate the foam underneath by the speaker panel - does it turn to dust when you touch it?
To my knowledge, there is a company out there now making replacement dash pads using Ford tooling, but it's being sold by two different firms... I think one is offering a choice of two colors (black or white) but I'm not positive... do some homework here.
But physically look at this CL thing - don't try to press on it with your thumb to see if the foam makes it spring back as there's a good chance you'll punch a hole in it - it is 30+ years old and therefore FRAGILE... this is one of the advantages of getting one that's "new."
Also, investigate the foam underneath by the speaker panel - does it turn to dust when you touch it?
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Dashes Direct sell brand new dash pads for these trucks in white or black. Same price reguardless of color.
Got a white one for a customers '82 and used color coat plastic/vinyl buckskin paint to "dye" it to match the door panels.
https://dashesdirect.com/?wpsc-produ...oling-dash-pad $450
Theres also another place I cant think of that I found the same pad for $425. But in either case I personally would go new and just dye/paint it. New door panels you get from LMC or even NPD are painted.
Got a white one for a customers '82 and used color coat plastic/vinyl buckskin paint to "dye" it to match the door panels.
https://dashesdirect.com/?wpsc-produ...oling-dash-pad $450
Theres also another place I cant think of that I found the same pad for $425. But in either case I personally would go new and just dye/paint it. New door panels you get from LMC or even NPD are painted.
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I have been lucky 2 and 1/2 times over the last ~5 years of visiting junkyards.
First one was a perfect black one out of an F800? Probably 90's vintage and stored out of the sunlight. Foam was a little crumbly under speaker hole but that's it. I gave this one to Romel77 since he was shipping his truck to Czech Republic and this was his only chance to get a good one.
Second find was blue, intact except for part of the speaker grille. Good candidate for Ron's dash patch. I consider this the 1/2...
Finally this year I found another "perfect" one for my build in tan. I will have to paint it but I would anyway. It has crumbly foam also, and Velcro glued to it to hold down the dash mat... Which is why it isn't cracked. That and it was a business plow bronco, so it was only used seasonally. Good ones are still out there but are ~very few and far between.
First one was a perfect black one out of an F800? Probably 90's vintage and stored out of the sunlight. Foam was a little crumbly under speaker hole but that's it. I gave this one to Romel77 since he was shipping his truck to Czech Republic and this was his only chance to get a good one.
Second find was blue, intact except for part of the speaker grille. Good candidate for Ron's dash patch. I consider this the 1/2...
Finally this year I found another "perfect" one for my build in tan. I will have to paint it but I would anyway. It has crumbly foam also, and Velcro glued to it to hold down the dash mat... Which is why it isn't cracked. That and it was a business plow bronco, so it was only used seasonally. Good ones are still out there but are ~very few and far between.
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Thanks for all of the input, but I think I'm going to pass on this one. Mine is perfect except for a small tear at the speaker.
So if anyone else is interested in the pad, feel free to contact him.
So if anyone else is interested in the pad, feel free to contact him.
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