- 1. TR4 Dash Restoration (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 11:03:49 -0400
- Triumph lovers, I am planning a restoration of the dash area of my '62 TR4. This includes dash pad, both so-called crash pads, and the center switch section. The instruments are all OK, all cables ar
- /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg00621.html (7,848 bytes)
- 2. Re: TR4 Dash Restoration (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 04:12:02 -0700 (PDT)
- Can't help on the vinyl, but as to the dash color, I had the chance to look over an unrestored 1962 TR4 two years ago, and the dash was white. Rather surprised me, since the dash on my '63 is black -
- /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg00656.html (8,067 bytes)
- 3. Re: TR4 Dash Restoration (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 07:47:04 -0400
- To whoever started this thread, The standard TR4 dash was painted white (Spa White on the early cars, New White on later cars, sorry, I left my retoration guideline at home so I don't have the body n
- /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg00657.html (7,289 bytes)
- 4. Re: TR4 Dash Restoration (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 10:29:00 -0500 (CDT)
- I don't concours my steel dash `4. I painted mine black crackle finish when O first rebuilt it. I'm presently repainting the dash (black crackle is a bitch to keep clean) and have decided on doing it
- /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg00689.html (8,266 bytes)
- 5. Re: TR4 Dash Restoration (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 14:09:00 -0400
- Actually I just finshed some work on my dash and it was originally white painted metal with a burgundy vinyl around the trim area. I beleive that at least the color was original the vinyl seems just
- /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg00844.html (9,321 bytes)
- 6. Re: TR4 Dash Restoration (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 16:41:08 -0400 (EDT)
- Leif, the original wood dashes on the TR4's had nothing behind them. The old finished metal dash pieces were eliminated. if I remember correctly - when I remove my wood dash there is just a skeletal
- /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg00878.html (7,797 bytes)
- 7. Re: TR4 Dash Restoration (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 15:59:24 -0500
- ArthurK101> Leif, the original wood dashes on the TR4's ArthurK101> had nothing behind them. The old finished ArthurK101> metal dash pieces were eliminated. if I ArthurK101> remember correctly - whe
- /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg00885.html (7,751 bytes)
- 8. RE: TR4 Dash Restoration (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 10:52:01 -0400
- Oh no don't send me to concours!!!. That is a neat insight though. Have you ever seen the vinyl edging to the white dash. Burgundy on a signal red seems dreadfully tacky but . . . Thanks
- /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg00958.html (8,604 bytes)
- 9. Re: TR4 Dash Restoration (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 11:42:31 -0700 (PDT)
- Sounds like your car had fun in the 1970s - too bad it can't talk. I suppose so - the wood dash was an option, from what I understand, though exactly when it was first offered I'm not sure. If you lo
- /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg01143.html (8,011 bytes)
- 10. Re: TR4 Dash Restoration (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 16:26:30 -0400
- If they could only talk ;-0 Yes the wood is beautiful and I am generally against gloss. Thanks -- Leif Johnston '62 TR4 - CT3729L (maybe a daily driver one day??) Fredericksburg, VA
- /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg01157.html (8,868 bytes)
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