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I'm reupholstering my TR3 with one of Skinner's kits, in Stone color, previously the interior was black. It's pretty much all done, save for the dash (which I saved for last waiting to get a new wiring harness). A fellow local club member is restoring another 1957 TR3 and asked to trade his dash for mine, as mine is still in good shape, to which I agreed. His vinyl was not, but the metal was, so it made no difference to me.
In removing his old original vinyl off the dash, center gauge and glove box, I discovered that the vinyl was not glued to the faces, but glued only to the back and/or sides. Evidently it was wrapped around the edge and glued to the back, then was pulled tight and glued to the other edge/side. I first noticed this on the center gauge panel, which only had glue on the back around the edges; the face had no glue, nor did the vinyl covering it (but of course thought about it after I had already glued new vinyl to the face). The gauges and switches held the vinyl to the face. I then noticed the same thing on the glove box lid (the plywood was in excellent shape). I think the dashboard though, was spot glued to some of the more difficult curved areas. I was able to remove the vinyl without leaving much glue, only in the more difficult tightly curved areas. The dashboard also had been painted a reddish-brown primer, both sides, again this was original.
The dashboard also had the edge clips along the bottom, three in a row at the far edge curves, two on either side of the curve around the center panel and one between the center gauge curve and the U-shaped cut-out for the steering column. Sort of under the tachometer.
I plan to glue the vinyl to the dash face as I don't think I could successfully stretch it smooth with all the compound curves. My apologies to any future restorer of my car...
All three of the items had been marked in pencil "941" denoting the last three digits of my friend's car's commission number (TS19941L), the center gauge panel also had "LHD" and the worker's initials or partial name (which I couldn't read). The "LHD" notation directed the correct placement of the gauges.
Some might notice that the spire clip at the top of the glove box area (in the middle) is bent up slightly. That's because the glove box interior is mounted at a slight angle relative to the dash, which itself is at an angle facing away from the cockpit occupants. The glove box interior is then flat, or slightly downward, as a result.
Interesting tidbits for those restoring their cars in an original manner.
I'm reupholstering my TR3 with one of Skinner's kits, in Stone color, previously the interior was black. It's pretty much all done, save for the dash (which I saved for last waiting to get a new wiring harness). A fellow local club member is restoring another 1957 TR3 and asked to trade his dash for mine, as mine is still in good shape, to which I agreed. His vinyl was not, but the metal was, so it made no difference to me.
In removing his old original vinyl off the dash, center gauge and glove box, I discovered that the vinyl was not glued to the faces, but glued only to the back and/or sides. Evidently it was wrapped around the edge and glued to the back, then was pulled tight and glued to the other edge/side. I first noticed this on the center gauge panel, which only had glue on the back around the edges; the face had no glue, nor did the vinyl covering it (but of course thought about it after I had already glued new vinyl to the face). The gauges and switches held the vinyl to the face. I then noticed the same thing on the glove box lid (the plywood was in excellent shape). I think the dashboard though, was spot glued to some of the more difficult curved areas. I was able to remove the vinyl without leaving much glue, only in the more difficult tightly curved areas. The dashboard also had been painted a reddish-brown primer, both sides, again this was original.
The dashboard also had the edge clips along the bottom, three in a row at the far edge curves, two on either side of the curve around the center panel and one between the center gauge curve and the U-shaped cut-out for the steering column. Sort of under the tachometer.
I plan to glue the vinyl to the dash face as I don't think I could successfully stretch it smooth with all the compound curves. My apologies to any future restorer of my car...
All three of the items had been marked in pencil "941" denoting the last three digits of my friend's car's commission number (TS19941L), the center gauge panel also had "LHD" and the worker's initials or partial name (which I couldn't read). The "LHD" notation directed the correct placement of the gauges.
Some might notice that the spire clip at the top of the glove box area (in the middle) is bent up slightly. That's because the glove box interior is mounted at a slight angle relative to the dash, which itself is at an angle facing away from the cockpit occupants. The glove box interior is then flat, or slightly downward, as a result.
Interesting tidbits for those restoring their cars in an original manner.
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