Having removed and reinstalled the instrument cluster at least a dozen times, I don't enjoy the thought of tackling the entire dash. However, full leather would be a fantastic reward for that work...
Keep us posted!
Hello from Tasmania and Dash topic
Re: Hello from Tasmania and Dash topic
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.
Re: Hello from Tasmania and Dash topic
I thought I would post up the finished dash, taking out all my labour the fix cost me $200 Aus Dollars, which was a bargain but really not a complicated job for the upholsterer.
Before photo isn't great but you can see the wrinkles.
Very happy with the result and as I said when I get a clear head will do a step by step.
My next project will be Paddle shift upgrades.
Oh and yes I do try to stay on the right side of the road in the right country.
Before photo isn't great but you can see the wrinkles.
Very happy with the result and as I said when I get a clear head will do a step by step.
My next project will be Paddle shift upgrades.
Oh and yes I do try to stay on the right side of the road in the right country.
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FRUNKenstein
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Re: Hello from Tasmania and Dash topic
Wow, that came out great. Looking forward to seeing the full write up!
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Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
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32wildbilly
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WOWZA! That looks brand new. Will be interested in reading your write-up.
The right side of the road is over rated!
The right side of the road is over rated!
Never gonna make you cry...
Re: Hello from Tasmania and Dash topic
I always take crap for the opinion, but the 996 cabin with upgraded materials is one of the best "drivers" there is. Everything you need, nothing you don't.
OP, that dash is sweet.
OP, that dash is sweet.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.
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Re: Hello from Tasmania and Dash topic
Great work. Patience of a saint.
Someone at a club meeting commented how my 996 had the full leather interior. I finally looked closer and there is indeed stitching on the dash and headliner. The interior overall is in such good shape that I have not really had to touch it.
Time to start taking better care of ALL of it - not just the seats!!!
Someone at a club meeting commented how my 996 had the full leather interior. I finally looked closer and there is indeed stitching on the dash and headliner. The interior overall is in such good shape that I have not really had to touch it.
Time to start taking better care of ALL of it - not just the seats!!!
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1999 C2 - Vesuvio Gray Metallic
Eastern Kansas
Re: Hello from Tasmania and Dash topic
Yeah I kept seeing people on Rennlist (dammit) complain about how the 996 had a crappy interior and never understood their beef. True it is no Jag interior, but it's far from terrible. Then around 2015 I finally saw my first 996 without the full leather treatment 
Sadly I noticed the other day that where the bubble has been has progressed to the leather having pulled away from the dash up by the window
Sadly I noticed the other day that where the bubble has been has progressed to the leather having pulled away from the dash up by the window
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Re: Hello from Tasmania and Dash topic
Do you use one of those interior fold out shade for when parked? If not wonder if that would slow the damage?gnat wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 6:04 pm Yeah I kept seeing people on Rennlist (dammit) complain about how the 996 had a crappy interior and never understood their beef. True it is no Jag interior, but it's far from terrible. Then around 2015 I finally saw my first 996 without the full leather treatment
Sadly I noticed the other day that where the bubble has been has progressed to the leather having pulled away from the dash up by the window
Never gonna make you cry...
Re: Hello from Tasmania and Dash topic
I bought one, but she would never put it in so I gave up.