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10-17-2004, 10:11 PM | #1 | |
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Custom Dashboard
Say i was to make some sort of fiberglass enclosure for a t.v. or something of the sort for my dash... how do you guys suggest mounting it?
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10-18-2004, 12:14 AM | #2 | |
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You could mold studs into the fiberglass and then bolt it in from the backside, good and strong. Could also use clips like hold door pannels and such on, pretty strong and easy to remove (or steal). I'm an perfectionist so I'd do the hard thing and make an entire fiberglass dash and have it molded in flush.. but thats just me. If you need any fiberglass help I'm pretty much a composites guru and I'm on the boards everyday.
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Re: Custom Dashboard
How do you go about molding in the dash?
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10-18-2004, 03:22 PM | #4 | |
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unless your dash is smooth or your molding it into a small piece that comes off, like the bezel around the radio or something of that sort, where there is a hard line that seperates it from the rest of the dash, its going to be hard to mold it in flush. You basicly remove the part and cut out the part thats going to be behind the screen so you can access it and mount it and such. Then with a wood template of the accual shape that the screen will mount into you mock up where you want it to be and how you want it to be angled and such, use dowel rods or scraps of wood or something to mock it into place and hot glue it. Then you stretch fleece over the entire thing and glue it around the edges of the bezel and staple it around the edge of the wood ring that the screen will be mounted in. Coat the fleece in a coat of fiberglass resin and let it cure, the fleece will asorb it and make it very hard. Now layer your fiberglass up on top of the feece, you do not need to cover the area that is inside of the wood ring, as it will be removed. Since there doesnt have to be alot of structure to a piece like that because theres not much weight on it I think 4 layers of fiberglass cloth would be think enough. allow the resin to fully cure and then sand it a smooth finish, fill any low spots with body filler. Then you can either prep it for paint or you can cover it vinyl or what ever else you want.
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10-19-2004, 01:25 AM | #5 | |
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Re: Custom Dashboard
How would you go about securing it to the dash? and say i wanted to do it above a driver side air bag... if i cut, will it inflate?
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10-19-2004, 06:36 AM | #6 | ||
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Hey TSC, mind if I add some quick advice? What about getting a new dash from a salvage yard to play with?
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Re: Custom Dashboard
most cars will not set off the air bag if the battery is unhooked for more than two or three minutes. Drivers side airbags are in the steering wheel so I'm guessing you want to remove the airbag (sell it on ebay, there pretty expensive). I would buy a manual on the car or find one online to see how to remove the airbag. Mounting it to steering wheel would be hard, you'd have to make an an enclosure that wraps around the sides of it to hold it on because theres not really any material to attach it to.
If you go with mounting it on the dash I would suggest fiberglassing studs into it and bolted it to the dash from the back side of it. GTmike - spare parts are allways good to mess with heh.
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10-21-2004, 08:57 PM | #8 | |
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Re: Custom Dashboard
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I'm just now researching the whole fiberglassing project. When you say fleece, do you mean just like fleece you buy at like the fabrics and craft store? Or is it some special type of fiberglassing fleece? Sorry for the newb-ness. |
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10-21-2004, 09:18 PM | #9 | |
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Re: Custom Dashboard
Same fleece you buy at facbric stores. You use it because it stretches in all directions where at most fabrics stretch in only one direction. There is a special fiberglassing fleece you can buy from some places, but its more expensive and its the exact same thing.
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12-22-2004, 10:24 PM | #10 | ||
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http://www.chopshopcustomsnyc.com/services.htm that is where the photos are of the civic with the same thing i just told you about . it has an extra hump molded in on the passenger side as well as pods for guages and all the panels were done in the manner in which i just described
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Re: Custom Dashboard
so I'm guessing you want to remove the airbag (sell it on ebay, there pretty expensive). I would buy a manual on the car or find one online to see how to remove the airbag
Just remember removing the airbag and installing a video device inthe steering wheel is a federal offence, I would not recommend this. |
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Re: Custom Dashboard
I am in the process of starting a custom composite fabrication shop , I have built many show winning cars that have had completly fiberglassed interiors, plus we specalize in fabrication of custom fiberglass enclosures, as well as custom body parts. all parts can be wraped in vinyl, carpet, or can be layed up in carbon fiber, or platnum carbon fiber (aluminized) or can be painted.. I would be interested in discussing what you want in more detail so that an accurate price can be established.. feel free to email me for more information..I have pictures of previous work that i have done that i can email to you at your decression..
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Re: Custom Dashboard
hit me up.....
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Re: Custom Dashboard
Hello! i'm wondering where I can find anyone that builds custom fiberglass dashboards for jeep wranglers! a website or anything! thanks!!
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