IML: 58 Dash removal
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IML: 58 Dash removal
- From: rex crews <rexcrews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:48:50 -0400
Hi, Guys and Gals,
I am considering refurbishing the dash on my '58 Crown and even bought
a nice dash core from a fellow member. He shipped me the entire dash
to help protect the structure, but when it arrived, I was absolutely
shocked to see how the dash is constructed. There is an upper pad
whose frame detaches from the dash, but the "fingers" of the dash that
hold the torqueflite and heater/ac controls appear to be molded to the
instrument panel assembly. Now that I see it, I am thinking that the
entire instrument panel assembly and along with the switches below it
has to be removed and changed out in order to replace the dash. Can
this be true? If so, one has to disassemble the entire dash to change
the pad. The dash I bought is from a '57, not a '58, but everyone has
told me these are interchangable except for adding the mirror to the
edge of the dash for the'58. Has anyone out there ever done this job
on a '57 or '58 who can guide me? I want a very nice dash, but I am
reluctant to tear up the entire inside of a nice car just to get it.
Thanks so much!
Rex Crews '58 and '60 Crowns
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