Didn't affect mine
Larry
At this exact moment in time 6/26/00 9:59, 1979mgb@vixa.voyager.net made
the profound statement:
>I have a dash top I'm going to install soon also and had one question. I
>have a tonneau cover that fits great. If I put this cover on the dash I'm
>afraid it will be too high or make the cover stretch too far to reach -
>barely stretches now. Does anyone know if this will affect my tonnearu fit?
>
>thanks
>
>Denny
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ATWEDITOR@aol.com <ATWEDITOR@aol.com>
>To: rsexson@excite.com <rsexson@excite.com>; mgs@autox.team.net
><mgs@autox.team.net>
>Date: Sunday, June 25, 2000 9:04 AM
>Subject: Re: Dash Top Cover
>
>
>>In a message dated 00-06-24 12:45:04 EDT, rsexson@excite.com writes:
>>
>><< Does anyone know anything about installing a vinal dash top cover? >>
>>
>>I did it to a GT several months ago, and generally got good results. It is
>a
>>pain keeping pressure all along the cover as it dries, and while I laughed
>at
>>the instructions that recommended mashing roles of toilet paper to hold the
>>thing down, in the end that was the way to go.
>>
>>I did have some trouble with fit. The cover wasn't quite big enough, and I
>>ended with a slight split on the bottom of the passenger side that I have
>yet
>>to patch. Also, I had to grind away a lot of the bad parts of the cracked
>>and buckled old dash with a sur-form, but I expected that. Instructions
>also
>>tell you to be careful with the adhesive. Also true. I have one spot that
>>is not well adhered, and I have to fid a way to attach that after the fact.
>>
>>My roadster already had one of these patch tops on it when I bought
>it--took
>>be six months to realize. It still looks good 3 years later. This may not
>>be the purist way to fix a nasty looking dash, but the results are
>>near-original in appearance.
>>
>>Jay Donoghue
>>72 B
>>72 B-GT
>>66 Mustang
>>
Larry Macy
78 Midget
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