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Slip356
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 Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 6:37 am Post subject: Paint color under the dash 62 B Cab |
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Need to paint the panel under the dash above the pedals on my 62 B Cab. Looks to be black satin. Will sand, prime and rattle can it. Will take the seats and radio out.
Does black satin sound right?
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janerick3
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 7:23 pm Post subject: Re: Paint color under the dash 62 B Cab |
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Yes
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Slip356
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| Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 9:25 am Post subject: Re: Paint color under the dash 62 B Cab |
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| Thanks, will start this project in a few days, that and converting my 6v cigarette lighter with a dedicated 12 V inverter to charge my cell phone & my garmin when traveling. |
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Slip356
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| Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2023 10:44 am Post subject: Re: Paint color under the dash 62 B Cab |
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Finished priming & painting the metal under the dash, satin black, took seats out and steering wheel off, pulled ashtray & radio out. Used my sons old dog bed to get my fat ass under there and be somewhat comfortable. I’m 81 so went pretty slowly. Masked everything I could.
Pretty happy with the result with a few small runs but I’m the only person who knows they're there.
Glad to have that job done as I’ve been thinking about it for five years.
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Slip356
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| Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2023 10:47 am Post subject: Re: Paint color under the dash 62 B Cab |
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At the same time installed a 6 to 12 volt inverter, wired to the cig lighter to charge cell phone & run my Garmin when traveling. So far so good!
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Sebastian Gaeta
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Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2023 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: Paint color under the dash 62 B Cab |
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At the same time installed a 6 to 12 volt inverter, wired to the cig lighter to charge cell phone & run my Garmin when traveling. So far so good!
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No need for converters since your phone and GPS "chargers" are voltage reducers which reduce down to typically 5.5 volts. Your cigarette lighter, if sorted properly will easily charge these items. I have actually installed a pretty slick setup in all 4 of my 6v cars as seen in this fellow 356 Registry member's video and it works great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJHYvoDKJpA
i made one small adjustment to this installation, the fellow who made the video sent me this link to an even more compact USB unit:
https://amzn.to/3vExV6B
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Slip356
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 3:15 pm Post subject: Re: Paint color under the dash 62 B Cab |
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Sebastion,
Interesting point. I thought the same thing until I tried my Garmin & phone on a trip from No WI to Ohio.
First I found the German cig lighter socket is slightly larger than the US one so the plug kept falling out. Read about slipping a US cig barrel into the socket and that worked.
Then I found my phone and Garmin would only charge occasionally and of course my Garmin battery went flat near my destination in heavy traffic not knowing exactly where i was. Very frustrating.
Possibly my 6 volt socket was not getting a full six volts.
Now with the 6-12 volt inverter I’m sure of a full charge and working Garmin.
I like the magnetic phone holder but I use a desk charger where I put my phone on it. Also have a flat charger in my new PU truck. These won’t work with the metal plate under the phone case.
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