I will agree 100%:
How ever
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There was a young fella up there in your country a few years ago making replacement veneered wooden dash board for the BJ8 , he was very good , his product was accurate and affordable.
Good to know there is somebody out there that can make accurate replacements. However, in my case, before I decided to refurbish my wood veneer dash, I figured I would try purchasing a replacement offered some years ago on line and to just be done with it. The technique using and applying epoxy resin was the same as what I later ended up doing myself and the quality wood veneer used was exceptional. In fact, much better than mine.
Still and with reluctance, I felt it necessary to return it only because the gap spacing between the glove box door and its wood veneer surround was left greater than what was existing on mine. It would of been enough of an eye sore after reattaching the metal hinge hardware to see that all sides would no longer be equidistant to each other (or that is to say, the upper gap spacing would of appeared much larger than the lower). Of course, I could of possibly modified the hardware to compensate the gap difference. But then how would the hardware design look? I suppose there are always different ways to skin a cactus plant (I'm animal friendly, mind you).
So, my moral of this story is (and just my opinion, of course), if you can reuse what is original and that which would remain visible to the eye, then I suggest working with it. But if you are not the purist type as I try to be, then such a compromise is acceptable. But just be aware you may not always get exactly what you want or expect.
My two cents.
Paul