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MGB MGB Dash Replacement

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Lynn Kirkpatrick

Lynn Kirkpatrick

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I just received a replacement dash and the instructions are really vague. Something about a type A or B determining whether the old dash get sliced up.

This is for a '68, if it makes a difference. The replacement has the black vinyl with molded foam on the back side. My Bentley manual talks about "unscrewing, removing gauges, etc" but nothing about gluing together or into position.

Is there a site that has instructions? Help!
 
Bentley is speaking of a facia that is already glued to the metal bit. The year does not matter. Glue up, take you time and cut the holes out small and enlarge if needed. Remember that you require a return on all dials and switches to hold the need cover in place...too short and the foam may show through heat/cold cycles.
 
You will need to remove the dash from the car and remove all the gauges and switches, etc. from the dash.
I recovered the '73 dash using a Moss kit and I would suggest you not cut it up as they recommended. I used a hair blow drier to heat the vinyl and pealed it off carefully. Then the soft foam layer under that. Retain the hard foam layer as that needs to stay in place.
When you put on the new cover, carefully cut out the holes (not too close, leave a generous margin) and install all the gauges and switches in place to hold the new cover in place while the glue sets.
The one hole that is the biggest problem will be the fan switch at the right side of the hole. Do NOT cut away the vinyl, but fold it over the back of the metal to hold it in place. If you cut it away that is where it is most likely to pull away from the hole as it shrinks in cold weather.
Carefully trim the excess new soft foam at the edge of the metal. Then, using the blow drier, carefully heat the edge of the vinyl and bend it over and glue it to the back of the metal.

C Ya,
Mark
 
Thanks for the tips. So there is a metal panel that the dash gets fitted and glued to. The panel/dash then gets screwed to the interior (scuttle?).

Besides fitting the dash to the panel, I am guessing there is some fitting & tweaking so that the dash fits the interior. The original has a cutout at the a-pillar base and some tucks by the defroster vents.

And then there are all of the gauges and switches. I hope I survive this. I've read that changing the roadster windshield swap ranks up there with a root canal. Is this a comparable challenge?
Thanks
 
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