1st Trans Am Dash Gauge Pod Ever?
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i do have some experience in this are (not tons), but when i get time and money ill see if i cant attempt it and do a little better. but to the OP, atleast you gave it a shot, if it was just recovered i dont think it would look too bad
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^ yea man but I'd almost rather die from heat exhaustion than rock that thing. I like the idea it just looks like you gave up trying halfway in. Not measuring holes, sanding to a smooth evenly contoured surface, and your upholstery work is a little shotty.
And I've been in plenty of TA's that have retained a comfortable AC'd climate, even at the sacrifice of 3/5 vent ports. If you thought it out you could have easily rerouted the cooling vent track downward using vacuum cleaner hose, or anything similar. I've also seen them done to send cold air up through the defogger grill ontop of the dash.
Not trying to be a dick but c'mon guy, seriously, you can't possibly think that looks like a quality piece. Try it again. You'll get it.
And I've been in plenty of TA's that have retained a comfortable AC'd climate, even at the sacrifice of 3/5 vent ports. If you thought it out you could have easily rerouted the cooling vent track downward using vacuum cleaner hose, or anything similar. I've also seen them done to send cold air up through the defogger grill ontop of the dash.
Not trying to be a dick but c'mon guy, seriously, you can't possibly think that looks like a quality piece. Try it again. You'll get it.
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I think it looks really good for a first shot. A lot better than anything I could do. Like others have said straighten up the angles and smooth it out and it should look really nice. If you ever decided to wrap your dash in that same vinyl, wrapping that to the dash would make it all look like a single piece.