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Old May 28, 2008 | 02:51 PM
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Those of you that saw my post yesterday know that I had what some think was a Tach mount bolted through my dash from the previous owner. I successfully removed that today. My question now, is can I repair this damage? I have a guy that says he can fix the holes but I wonder how to get the dent to come out of the dash. Is it just foam under there? If so could I just ***** it with a pin, and put some water on it and hope it might swell back up? Here's a pic of what it looks like now.

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Old May 28, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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Same crap from police equipment. Consensus is no way. New dash easiest solution.
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Old May 28, 2008 | 04:38 PM
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Any idea where to source one?
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Old May 28, 2008 | 04:44 PM
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The "For Sale" sectgion of this forum is probably going to be your best bet. Good luck.
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Old May 28, 2008 | 08:45 PM
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There are some dashes on e-bay dirt cheap too. Another option is to get some leather or micro-suede to cover the whole soft dash part, fill the dent with Great Stuff foam (the softer kind) and cover the dash. You get a more custom look, repair the blemish, and if you wanted a custom look, it'll save you the $$ of buying a whole replacement dash.

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Old May 28, 2008 | 10:52 PM
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Another option is covering it with something custom, like a gauge pod (I would bolt on the ones the SN95 Mustangs use)... I know, you just got rid of a tach but I am talking about replacing it with something nice looking that would almost look factory, not redneck/ghetto.
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Old May 29, 2008 | 06:33 AM
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Another option is covering it with something custom, like a gauge pod (I would bolt on the ones the SN95 Mustangs use)... I know, you just got rid of a tach but I am talking about replacing it with something nice looking that would almost look factory, not redneck/ghetto.
I've thought of doing something similar to that, maybe a stick on GPS mount or something along the lines you've suggested. Not sure what gauges I would put in there.
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yea knew that's what was gonna happen
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I did too I'll start looking around ebay and other places to see how much it might cost. I think I'll take it to some interior places around here and see what they say but I think I know the answer.
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Would this work? Easy to replace?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-...m180247894791&
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Old May 29, 2008 | 02:43 PM
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that is not the correct piece

this is it....I will see if I can find some more
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2000-...mZ380031286189
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Originally Posted by MiniTransAm
that is a separate part of the dash.. not the piece you need to replace..
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your best bet is to find a car that is being parted out in the classifieds section
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Old May 29, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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Bah your right, that's the piece right behind it. Thanks for that ebay link. If that's the going price for them I'll have to wait a little bit. Maybe I can find one at the junkyard near me.
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