Is there anyone out there that has a early TR4 with a white dash and a black
instrument cluster bezel?
My task is to restore the dashboard of my 62 TR4 to white painted metal as
original. My original 62 TR4 had the white dash and I prefer it. The car
has a wooden dash on it now. With the help of Dan McNamara, I have
acquired the original metal glove box door and hinges as well as the
trapezoid shaped instrument bezel. Dan's source for the bezel was a very
early TR4 so the bezel is the bright metal type with a checkered pattern
like the
plinth bezel.
My car's bezel would have been painted in black wrinkle paint. I'm a right
about that. When I look at the Piggot book I get no closeups of the dash.
I took detailed closeups of a concours quality white dashed 62 TR4 in Boston
this summer and those pictures don't show any of the checkering pattern as
on my part but instead almost look like a leather pattern vinyl covering.
Can I use this early part. If I do... should I use a filler to hide the
checkering before I wrinkle paint.
Any help will be appreciated
Brian Sanborn
62 TR4 CT16260L - Groton, MA
sanborn@net1plus.com
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