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The replacement dash pad is Moss part 453-796, and as Bob said is a much
bigger project than installing the cap (453-905) that Sarah 's got.
--Steve
On 5/8/2020 4:28 PM, Robert's New iPad wrote:
> Â Â There was the â??capâ??, that Steve writes about, but at one time some
> vendor offered a vinyl that would cover the entire dashboard.
> Â Â Caps work well and install pretty much as Mossâ??s instructions said
> to do. Â Dry-fit it first, however, before adhesive.
> Â Â The vinyl cover, if still available, is an instruments-out,
> vents-out, etc project, that requires cutting away or smoothing the
> old plastic material, then re-covering with new. It was not a
> one-afternoon job.
> Bob
>
>
> On May 8, 2020, at 2:18 PM, Steve Shoyer via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net
>
>> There was one installed on my 1980 MGB when I bought the car. It
>> looked OK, a lot better than the dash it was covering. I swapped
>> dashes a couple of years ago and removed the cover - it looked like
>> it had been held on with thick beads/smears of flexible adhesive,
>> like a silicone. Looking at the cover panel there isn't any sign that
>> it was trimmed. Since the adhesive on mine was pretty clearly not
>> applied only at the outside edges, the PO of my car might have bought
>> a different cover, or just ignored the instructions. Whatever the
>> case, it fit well enough to look like a nice, smooth dash.
>>
>> --Steve (1980 MGB)
>>
>>
>> On 5/8/2020 1:37 PM, S.Carr via Mgs wrote:
>>>
>>> Hmmm --Â definite difference here between your comments and the
>>> instructions that came with the Moss panel (â??Dash top pad covers,â??
>>> 453-905). The pad is meant  to be glued _over_ the old pad, once all
>>> of its cracks and lumps have been smoothed down.
>>>
>>> Anyone else have experience with this item?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Sarah
>>>
>>> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
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>>> *Sent: *Friday, May 8, 2020 3:51 AM
>>> *Subject: *Re: [Mgs] Mostly quiet
>>>
>>> Ideally it's done with the screen out as it tucks under the apron
>>> seal, but you can probably get round that - once you have the
>>> old cover off. Also the dash crash rail removed, which probably
>>> needs the dash to be removed or again you have the edge facing you
>>> to deal with. I did my 73 as part of a restoration so all that was
>>> out of the way anyway.
>>>
>>> Remove the screen vents.
>>>
>>> Then it depends on how easily you can get the old one off, and how
>>> smooth it leaves the surface. Use spray adhesive to fix the new
>>> one, and cut the slots for the screen vents afterwards.
>>>
>>> That's by memory from 32 years ago anyway.
>>>
>>> PaulH.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>
>>> We need to install the replacement dash cover on a 1980 MGB.Â
>>> Any tips from those who have already done it?
>>>
>>>
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<p>The replacement dash pad is Moss part 453-796, and as Bob said is
a much bigger project than installing the cap (453-905) that
Sarah 's got.</p>
<p>--Steve<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/8/2020 4:28 PM, Robert's New iPad
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Â Â There was the â??capâ??, that Steve writes about,
but at one time some vendor offered a vinyl that would cover the
entire dashboard. </div>
<div dir="ltr">Â Â Caps work well and install pretty much as Mossâ??s
instructions said to do. Â Dry-fit it first, however, before
adhesive.</div>
<div dir="ltr">Â Â The vinyl cover, if still available, is an
instruments-out, vents-out, etc project, that requires cutting
away or smoothing the old plastic material, then re-covering
with new. It was not a one-afternoon job.</div>
<div dir="ltr">Bob</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
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On May 8, 2020, at 2:18 PM, Steve Shoyer via Mgs <<a
href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net";
moz-do-not-send="true">mgs@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<p>There was one installed on my 1980 MGB when I bought the
car. It looked OK, a lot better than the dash it was
covering. I swapped dashes a couple of years ago and
removed the cover - it looked like it had been held on with
thick beads/smears of flexible adhesive, like a silicone.Â
Looking at the cover panel there isn't any sign that it was
trimmed. Since the adhesive on mine was pretty clearly not
applied only at the outside edges, the PO of my car might
have bought a different cover, or just ignored the
instructions. Whatever the case, it fit well enough to look
like a nice, smooth dash.</p>
<p>--Steve (1980 MGB)</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/8/2020 1:37 PM, S.Carr via
Mgs wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hmmm --Â definite difference here
between your comments and the instructions that came
with the Moss panel (â??Dash top pad covers,â?? 453-905).Â
The pad is meant  to be glued <u>over</u> the old pad,
once all of its cracks and lumps have been smoothed
down.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anyone else have experience with this
item?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sarah</p>
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<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:britfan1@epix.net";
moz-do-not-send="true">S.Carr</a>; <a
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ideally
it's done with the screen out as it tucks under the
apron seal, but you can probably get round that -
once you have the old cover off. Also the dash
crash rail removed, which probably needs the dash to
be removed or again you have the edge facing you to
deal with. I did my 73 as part of a restoration so
all that was out of the way anyway.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Â <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Remove
the screen vents.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Then
it depends on how easily you can get the old one
off, and how smooth it leaves the surface. Use
spray adhesive to fix the new one, and cut the slots
for the screen vents afterwards. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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by memory from 32 years ago anyway.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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need to install the replacement dash cover on a
1980 MGB. Any tips from those who have already
done it?</span><span
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