e30 dashboard

[ludavic]

hi tyke, the dashboard is a whole piece of molded pu. Pu is a whole piece of foam including the skin ... its called integral skin. This grade of pu is also used in chairs. The two pu liquid chemical components (namely TDI & polyol) are mixed together and poured into the mold. The skin is formed from the heat generated from the mixing of the two products.

The integrity of the whole piece of plastic would be affected when you remove the foam ... maybe wrapping a leather skin ontop of the dashboard may mask the cracks and protect it in some way like putting a cover ontop. If i'm not mistaken once it starts cracking it doesn't stop unless major repair is done to it by using fillers and coatings ... even so i have my doubts.

That is why Dashboards of new cars are made of poly carbonate or harder pu so that the dashboards last longer though i don't think the cars would

dendroaspiss,
bro wht they do is to strip teh old pvc wrap and scrape off the old brittle sponge and thn replace it with a leather(real & not pvc) of our choice...
only thing is tht it wont b as padded as an ori dash....but at least it'll b real leather and no worries bout sponge getting brittle again...
havnt seen it done to an e30 but have seen a few rolls royces and yatchs being done up there though...
if ur interested its between the summit usj and the giant hypermart...
or just pm me...

rgds,
-brad-

 

[vobs]

Anyone done this? post the pics and show tenk u tenk u

 

[buddy]

but u can order a new dashboard from auto bavaria and ask them to ship over to u...

Really ah? auto bavaria can get e30 dashboard for you??Sure going to cost a bomb isn't it?

 

[tombstone]

rm1.6k above...

 

[KiNaKa]

if anyone has a RHD e30 dashboard which is cracked badly and you dont want it....can i have it? i want to try fixing it myself.

Please PM me if you guys have one.


thank you

Sanji,

Last time i gave one of my dashboard to tyke...

maybe you can ask him for his old one n rewrap...

 

[jktham]

if anyone has a RHD e30 dashboard which is cracked badly and you dont want it....can i have it? i want to try fixing it myself.

Please PM me if you guys have one.


thank you

Bro!

I just changed mine and the old cracked dash is in the paintshop.... that is if they have not thrown it away.

Go to Soon Wai Spray at Kg Cempaka and look for Muthu or Ah Wai. Tell them you want the dashboard and that Tham is giving it to you FREE of CHARGE, otherwise call me at 0 1 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 0.

Once your project done, pls update me and the forum of the work done. then maybe buy me coffee at "kopi-bin"
:top:

 

[redbaron]

Skar has sold his car

 

[jktham]

oh. ok. but still he can have the dash lar if he wants it.....
Sanji, if you dont want it, reply so someone else can have it lar.

 

[vobs]

Anyone manage to change or rewrap? please let me know, i wanna do it thanx ya'll