My "new" '74 Duster- or why I need a project like a hole in the head
Now, for the finished product and my "trick". Not really a trick, I originally purchased a carbon fiber overlay from Detroit Muscle Technologies on eBay. I was darned impressed with the product, so I contacted the owner, Jim Fillmore, about making lower overlay pieces as well. After mailing back and forth a few rally dashes, Jim sent me back a set of lower carbon fiber overlays. :prayer:
Unfortunately, because the dash for my Duster isn't stock, I had to do a little trimming of my own. But it all worked out! I did a ton of buffing on the painted sections of the dash, which now are pretty much a gloss black. You can see the reflection of the gauges in the upper part of the dash. I also glued the lenses and everything back into the dash.
The lower overlays are just laid in. As you can see the holes for mounting the dash are covered, so final installation of the overlays has to be done in the car with the dash mounted already, unless you want to cut out the holes (a single hole paper punch would work great!). I opted for the clean look. :D
And before anyone asks, here's a link to the carbon fiber overlay and the DMT website. The overlays aren't listed on the site, just eBay.
Carbon fiber overlay
The ebay store
http://stores.ebay.com/Detroit-Muscle-Technologies-LLC?_trksid=p2047675.l2563
And the DMT home website.
http://www.detroitmuscletechnologies.com/
Keep in mind these overlays are also made in the original woodgrain. The lowers aren't listed for sale on eBay yet, but I'm guessing if you contacted Jim through his website he'd be able to help. The lowers should be available in a semi gloss black and a silver color, to match the original layouts.
Now, for the finished product and my "trick". Not really a trick, I originally purchased a carbon fiber overlay from Detroit Muscle Technologies on eBay. I was darned impressed with the product, so I contacted the owner, Jim Fillmore, about making lower overlay pieces as well. After mailing back and forth a few rally dashes, Jim sent me back a set of lower carbon fiber overlays. :prayer:
Unfortunately, because the dash for my Duster isn't stock, I had to do a little trimming of my own. But it all worked out! I did a ton of buffing on the painted sections of the dash, which now are pretty much a gloss black. You can see the reflection of the gauges in the upper part of the dash. I also glued the lenses and everything back into the dash.
The lower overlays are just laid in. As you can see the holes for mounting the dash are covered, so final installation of the overlays has to be done in the car with the dash mounted already, unless you want to cut out the holes (a single hole paper punch would work great!). I opted for the clean look. :D
And before anyone asks, here's a link to the carbon fiber overlay and the DMT website. The overlays aren't listed on the site, just eBay.
Carbon fiber overlay
The ebay store
http://stores.ebay.com/Detroit-Muscle-Technologies-LLC?_trksid=p2047675.l2563
And the DMT home website.
http://www.detroitmuscletechnologies.com/
Keep in mind these overlays are also made in the original woodgrain. The lowers aren't listed for sale on eBay yet, but I'm guessing if you contacted Jim through his website he'd be able to help. The lowers should be available in a semi gloss black and a silver color, to match the original layouts.