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dave1
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 Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 4:51 am Post subject: Dash pod colour |
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Hi all,
Just getting my 52 split deluxe finally back together. What is the colour for the dash pods? & are the knobs ivory white. Also what is the colour of hand brake & gear stick & steering column. Is the horn push the same colour as steering wheel or ivory white
Thanks for your help much appreciated
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mikeandkirsti
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| Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 7:18 am Post subject: Re: Dash pod colour |
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| Deluxe pods are ivory, there is no code, you need to match the color from an original. The knobs are ivory plastic as is the horn button. Steering column tube, gear shift and hand brake lever are beige, originally L71 I think and close to RAL8025. Steering wheel is not the same color, it is slightly browner but color varies from different years so again you need match it. |
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dave1
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| Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 8:30 am Post subject: Re: Dash pod colour |
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Hi Mike,
Thank you for your help. It all ties in with what I had, although I need a colour code for the steering wheel which was slightly browner than the L71 biege. My only problem is that the restoration guy got it done in ivory for some reason so need a paint code if any one else can help would be great
Thank you
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Isbrand52
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| Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:00 pm Post subject: Re: Dash pod colour |
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| For steering wheel the closest I found my Zwitter was a 1985 Lada color Dark Beige Code 509 I compared it to the underside of horn button. Good luck |
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dave1
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 2:46 am Post subject: Re: Dash pod colour |
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Hi all,
Still trying to sort steering wheel colour as it's browner than the L71. Any help appreciated Thanks
Dave |
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ZENVWDRIVER
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 9:57 am Post subject: Re: Dash pod colour |
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| dave1 wrote: |
Hi all,
Just getting my 52 split deluxe finally back together. What is the colour for the dash pods? & are the knobs ivory white. Also what is the colour of hand brake & gear stick & steering column. Is the horn push the same colour as steering wheel or ivory white
Thanks for your help much appreciated
Dave |
According to my information, in Car of the Century > the dash panels or pods and dash knobs are 011 ivory-plastic (the same as L567 ivory)
Garwood goes on to say, the column housing, gear lever and brake lever are L71, beige on deluxe cars, (but different on Asure Blue cars)
I recall that the horn-push = 567 ivory and the light brown (or coffee-color, as I call it) steering wheel = L71 in most cars - are NOT the same colors - different on Asure Blue models, I was told.
All of the above info is from JT Garwood's volumes - I have been updating the incorrect info in my books, based on some feedback, from you guys - to make the volumes more correct - furthermore, the above info is for ch. no. 313830 to 397022, early 1952 with KDF-style dash
… here's a picture of my old 6/52 dash, using parts that fit, without concern for correct colors - lucky me - z
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splitjunkie
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| Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 7:38 am Post subject: Re: Dash pod colour |
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Dash pods were only made of ivory plastic for a short time in '49. After that they were all brown/black standard bakelite painted ivory on the front. Some were painted ivory on front and back but that appears to be more in the Barndoor Bus era.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 8:54 am Post subject: Re: Dash pod colour |
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And, as everyone knows, Rustoleum 'Almond' is a perfect match.
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Brezelmeister
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| Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: Dash pod colour |
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| splitjunkie wrote: |
| Dash pods were only made of ivory plastic for a short time in '49. After that they were all brown/black standard bakelite painted ivory on the front. Some were painted ivory on front and back but that appears to be more in the Barndoor Bus era. |
That´s just wrong.
Ivory "plastic" pods were used well into 1950.
At least june (have owned circa 30 type 1s from 1950)
Have seen them on cars made as late as september 1950.
And pods painted on rear are usually a first sign of repaint. |
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axel struwe
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| Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2021 9:47 pm Post subject: Re: Dash pod colour |
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| Brezelmeister wrote: |
| And pods painted on rear are usually a first sign of repaint. |
yeah, but also the original painted pods have an overspray on the the back. |
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2021 1:41 am Post subject: Re: Dash pod colour |
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split window interior colours and their modern equivalent seems such a regular query, couldn't there be a sticky for it?
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:37 pm Post subject: Re: Dash pod colour |
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ooops 
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