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Old 06-18-2006, 01:33 PM
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Ive been kicking around the idea of making a sheetmetal dash for my car for some time now, now i have access to the required tools and expertise so i may give it a try along with a new console. Any of you guys made one Before or have any pics of dash in a 4th gen??? I need all the info I can get.


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That would look so gay in my opinion.
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I know its not metal,but here is my vfn fiberglass one I recently installed. It's about as light as you can get and I think it looks decent. Just another option for ya
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stressful...did you drill the holes in it yourself, or does it come like that?
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Cut em out myself,for my gauges.
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Cut em out myself,for my gauges.
How did the dash attach to the car itself?
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How did the dash attach to the car itself?
looks to have some screws in the next to last picture.
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Machine screws on the top and for the bottom I hacked up the stock mounts and made brackets.They don't come with any type of mounts,you just have to make them yourself.
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That dash looks real good about how much weight did it take off?
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i looked on VFN's site and didn't see that dash, i might have missed it, or might just be retarted, about what does one of those cost?
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Originally Posted by XpEdItIoUs
That would look so gay in my opinion.


i dont think so if its done right and tastefully


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Originally Posted by stressfulcar
I know its not metal,but here is my vfn fiberglass one I recently installed. It's about as light as you can get and I think it looks decent. Just another option for ya
Who's dash is that? Who makes it?
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Originally Posted by Big Mike
Who's dash is that? Who makes it?

Umm it clearly says VFN mike haha
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Originally Posted by Carbed4thGen
Umm it clearly says VFN mike haha


To early on a Monday..
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To early on a Monday..

LOL its ok very understandble question for a Monday morning
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http://www.vfnfiberglass.com/9301firebird.htm

$259 and it supposedly weighs 3#s. The carbon fiber version is probably around $580 and weighs half as much.
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http://www.vfnfiberglass.com/9301firebird.htm

$259 and it supposedly weighs 3#s. The carbon fiber version is probably around $580 and weighs half as much.
1.5 pounds thats really light you can throw it at someone and they wont even know you just threw a dash at them.
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Well, I dropped the stock dash on my head when I took it out and I can tell you first hand that it doesn't weigh that much. I took some unecessary support out of it and put it back in the car. The VFN dash is tempting, but most of the local races require a stock dash.
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