Metal dash for TR4A to replace wooden

[MR T]

Hello everyone - been looking at replacing my cracked wooden dash on my TR4A for a while - and tempted to go with a metal white one (not looking to convert the metal dash facia backing... rather replace wood dash with a metal one). I have come across this one -  https://www.scparts.co.uk/sc_en/dashboard-1-204400.html -  but its LHD only - and they are unable to supply a RHD one. Any suggestions where I can get hold a new RHD metal replacement dash (without having to cut the holes in a blank template one ...). Thanks !! Richard  

[Malbaby]

IMHO....Too much work involved, replace with a new veneered fascia.

[MKTR]

Hi - My car might have been an oddity, but is the metal dash not simply behind the wooden one?

Mark

[RogerH]

18 hours ago, MR T said:

Hello everyone - been looking at replacing my cracked wooden dash on my TR4A for a while - and tempted to go with a metal white one (not looking to convert the metal dash facia backing... rather replace wood dash with a metal one). I have come across this one -  https://www.scparts.co.uk/sc_en/dashboard-1-204400.html -  but its LHD only - and they are unable to supply a RHD one. Any suggestions where I can get hold a new RHD metal replacement dash (without having to cut the holes in a blank template one ...). Thanks !! Richard  

Hi Richard,

Moss sell the 4A RHD fascia but this doesn;t help as you already have that.

If you did find a flat metal fascia what would you do for a glove box door etc.

If your wooden fascia is no good then why not simply replace.?

Or, How about covering your wooden fascia with a thin 'brushed' Aluminium  alloy skin

 

Roger

[Tony]

Hi Richard,

I covered my wooden dash with a sheet of 1mm steel, and pained it body colour.

[MR T]

4 hours ago, RogerH said:

Hi Richard,

Moss sell the 4A RHD fascia but this doesn;t help as you already have that.

If you did find a flat metal fascia what would you do for a glove box door etc.

If your wooden fascia is no good then why not simply replace.?

Or, How about covering your wooden fascia with a thin 'brushed' Aluminium  alloy skin

 

Roger

Thanks Roger - my metal work skills are limited - unlike Tonys work !! -  so will likely go the veneer route 

[MR T]

4 hours ago, Tony said:

Hi Richard,

I covered my wooden dash with a sheet of 1mm steel, and pained it body colour.

that is quite impressiveTony - can I ask what you used to cut it to that precision ?

[Tony]

 Started with a jig saw and finished with a file.