79F150 need dashboard advice
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79F150 need dashboard advice
Hello... I need some info on making the dashboard look good without spending a lot of money. The previous owner glued this black fuzzy fabric stuff on it that looks like crap, over a blue velvet job thats just as bad. Don't know 
what's underneath the blue stuff, but it can't be good ! Where should I start ? I'm scarred of doing more harm than good... If that's even possible, it's pretty bad 
. HELP!!!
what's underneath the blue stuff, but it can't be good ! Where should I start ? I'm scarred of doing more harm than good... If that's even possible, it's pretty bad . HELP!!!
MSEE
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From: Austin, TX
I got pretty lucky; I found a used dash pad in perfect shape and the right color from eBay for about $60 including shipping. There's a difference between dash pads and dash covers - dash pads are the entire piece, whereas a cover is something you put over an existing dash pad to cover it up.
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You could always go to a fabric store and get something to cover the old pad. I took a cracked pad out of an old truck for free and took some $5.00 auto carpet and covered it. Eventually, the carpet may fade since I used black, but for a total of $5.00, it made a worthless dash pad into something that looks pretty decent.
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The Ugly Dash Is Dead!!Woo-Hoo!
My Truck says, -Thanks everybody!!
Wow,what a difference. I could have removed that nasty thing years ago. Every time I got in my Truck, its the 1st thing I'd see and I hated it ... Thank-You*Thank-You*Thank-You!!!!!!!!! *Wendy*