Another method to avoid splitting the venier when drilling is to tape over the
area before drilling.
Best regards,
Tom
> Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:44:47 -0500
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> From: fishplate@charter.net
> Subject: Re: [TR] Upgrading to a wood dash
>
> At 07:55 PM 12/30/2009, Brian Jones wrote:
>
> >I hope your dash comes with the screw mounting holes pre-drilled. Mine did
> >not. It is not a simple process to drill it yourself. You have no room for
> >error and the wood, when held in place, conceals the locations for the
> >screws and there is very limited access to the back of the upper screw
> >holes.
>
> I don't know exactly how this works, but can you put the screw
> through the metal dash backwards so it pokes out just a little, then
> align the wood dash and press it down? That should make some dimples
> on the back of the wood dash that you can use to drill through to the
> front. Be careful not to split the veneer when the drill comes
> through...press the dash down on a scrap piece of wood before you drill,
maybe.
>
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