Paul,
When I recently put a dash cover on my Spitfire, I had the same problem.
A few people on the list on the list said that theirs fit fine - but
that they had purchased them a few years ago.
I know that Vicky B used to sell CoverLay brand and that the ones of
those that I saw fit fine. They now sell another brand - something like
DashTop that doesn't go all the way to the window. I don't know if a
CoverLay brand would still fit correctly.
Well I found that out after I had it glued down as I had the dash top
out of the car and holding the cover, by itself, in the car it great. I
ended up gluing heavy vinyl on top of the dash cover and wrapping it
around the edge a little. It came out pretty good. There are a couple
places I don't like, but I don't think anyone else will notice. While
covering a new dash cover may seem stupid it seemed easier than trying
to rip it off the dash top and trying to make a smooth surface of the
foam that was on it.
Roger Elliott
ptegler@cablespeed wrote:
>Well I now have an original dash top (from a fellow lister)
>to fill in under the hard plastic dashtop cover I already had.
>
>BUT....
>
>Does anyone know who is selling the hard plastic dashtop cover
>overlays that... actually 'fit' right? I've had
>three hard overlays...none of which fit! None seem to reach
>all the way to the front (cover all the way up to the windshield)
>or at least line up with the defroster vents.
>
>
>
>My only other option (already started this evening) is filling in the
>cracks on the one I got from Sam G.. sanding it, covering it with a
>layer of car headliner foam, and then recovering it with heavy vinyl.
>I don't want to go through all that if possible. I have enough other
>work to do to finish Big Red.
>
>tia
>
>Paul Tegler
>ptegler@cablespeed.com
>www.teglerizer.com
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