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Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:29 am

RatCamper wrote: Nice.

EspenX, is the face of that dash a piece of contoured flat sheet? The lines near the vent are different. It's really interesting. I like it.

It is the original dash of a 1969 European bay, it's how it came from the factory.

Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:39 am

jbbrown wrote: Who woulda guessed that was lurking under there.

The paint on my dash wasn't lurking under anything :) European early bays came like this originally - no padding on the dash.

theizzardking wrote: did you modernize your fuse box as well? whats the big black box under the dash is that your crash recorder?

It is/was a fire vehicle, and the black box under the dash controls the sirenes and flashing blue lights.

Sat Apr 04, 2009 8:16 am

Emeritusx wrote: aggri1 wrote: Hi,

nice. I find the weird padded dash ugly. Don't have them over here in Aus either.

My earlyBay has the dash the same color as the body, the later bay is a matte black, both plain old metal. The early Bay needs a bit of work.

Cheers, A.

How'd ya get it to sit in there backwards like that? :o

It must've happened during the accident that set off the air bag :shock:

(jk)

Sat Apr 04, 2009 8:39 am

I really like the metal dash, kind of Euro or Brasilian I think. Also, if you do mods like guages and switches and such one can always return it to stock with the replacement of the plastic cover.

Well done, Mark

Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:23 pm

Here is an update since my last post when the dash was red. Im almost done and just have to do a few more things to make it complete. For the most part though, its 99.9 % done...

Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:30 pm

Would love to see that in person before I do mine. You planning on going to any FL shows with it this year?

Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:55 pm

I dont recall if i've posted my painted dash anywhere...I certainly did not in this thread. Well here it is. :P

Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:08 pm

I love the way the metal dash looks

Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:54 pm

Here is my update. I also have LED rope lighting in my Bus.

Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:07 pm

I like it! Looks like a good winter project... 8)

Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:39 pm

not meaning disrespect, ugly but better than all beat up I guess. It just looks unfinished like someone ripped the pad off and then painted it. I would be uncomfortable in that bus. Too harsh.

Wed Nov 03, 2010 7:37 am

Most European buses had metal dashes until the end of production. The only difference in the European dashes is that there are no holes for additional switches or vents in the lower corners.

Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:09 am

I like the metal dash, but find the glove box door and instrument cluster to be out of place. I am not a fan of the stock dash and have considered doing this myself, but would have to have a new glove box door and instrument cluster fabricated that could be painted to match.

Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:33 am

zapna wrote: I like the metal dash, but find the glove box door and instrument cluster to be out of place. I am not a fan of the stock dash and have considered doing this myself, but would have to have a new glove box door and instrument cluster fabricated that could be painted to match.

My plan is to build new ones out of birch to match the rest of my interior. However, I first have to get Mellow Yellow on the road, so it will be a while before I tackle this project.

Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:35 am

The irony with this thread is that in Europe, the US dash was an upgrade which few people wanted to pay more for.

Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:14 am

Ok I'm curious, the OP painted his steering wheel with appliance paint.

Anyone else done this??

How well does it hold up/look over time?

George

Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:25 am

gs2 wrote: Ok I'm curious, the OP painted his steering wheel with appliance paint.

Anyone else done this??

How well does it hold up/look over time?

George

I would say it could hold up well if properly cleaned and after painting, putting it in a warm to hot spot like on the dash of a closed vehicle of a hot interior or out in the sun on a hot day on black top to better cook the paint on.

Wed Nov 03, 2010 12:51 pm

I painted my steering wheel with black appliance paint in November 2008. It has held up fine and has no chips etc. It can also be wiped with a damp rag if needed it it has a very nice gloss.

Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:03 am

Here is my Clipper-dash, savannahbeige; nice :D

Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:34 am

Thats looks great