Dash Pad Or no Dash Pad is the ?

heep70 · Post by **heep70** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:01 am

I prefer the dash pad, but without is cool lookin also.

gmcjimmy88 · Post by **gmcjimmy88** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:55 am

Does anyone have pics to compare what it would look like. A crack free new dash pad and then a dash without? I am curious to see what it looks like without. Thanks.

71 LONG BED · Post by **71 LONG BED** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:56 am

:stupid:

<edit> How'd you sneak in there gmcjimmy88? I thought I was posting under Heep.

cdeal28078 · Post by **cdeal28078** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:10 am

I myself don't think they look right without the dash pad. I've had my truck for 27 years and looking out the window just wouldn't be the same with out the dash pad there.

clint

mrsnicks · Post by **mrsnicks** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:57 am

It's not the best of pictures, but it's the only one I have up in my gallery.

http://www.fordification.com/galleries/ ... &pos=-2767

Without a dashpad.

Patrick

turk54 · Post by **turk54** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:46 am

I just pulled mine, I'll take a few pic's tonight and post what it looks like without it, I have no way of showing one with a pad, the pad I took out was redone and was really puffy.

MadMaxetc · Post by **MadMaxetc** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:05 am

I am going to make some "plugs" to fill in the holes for now, then I can add a pad latter if I ever have $400 extra laying around.

The Plugs will be sheetmetal and cut to close tolerance to fit the hole, then I am going to atach a larger peice to the bottom of them and glue them in from the under side of the dash. Then Paint the dash.

gmcjimmy88 · Post by **gmcjimmy88** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:32 am

71 LONG BED wrote::stupid:

Why does it have be with stupid? I resemble that remark at times. LOL

truckguy · Post by **truckguy** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:18 pm

My 1 ton didn't have a dash pad in it and it was cooling, but I get one for it and it looks 100% better. Go with a dash pad looks a lot better.
Kyle

http://www.fordification.com/galleries/ ... e001~0.jpg
http://www.fordification.com/galleries/ ... 6/pad2.jpg
http://www.fordification.com/galleries/ ... 6/pad3.jpg

1971fordcustom · Post by **1971fordcustom** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:24 pm

Man I just dont know what to do grrr I like the pad but I like it without it. My plan was to have him weld up the holes and with the vents that come out the top I was going to have him chrome them and just weld them on or whatever. Man this is hard

truckguy · Post by **truckguy** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:20 pm

I was the some way and my dad said try it. So I did and the interior of the truck looks so much better then with out the pad. Thats what I think and its sweeting in my truck.
Kyle

69bumptruck · Post by **69bumptruck** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:30 pm

Personally, I think the dash pad makes it look more modern. The all metal dash kinda reminds me of cars from the 50's. Really just depends on personal preference. Look up some users rides in the gallery. I've seen them both ways, or just look on E-Bay for good pics. I've looked at my own truck both ways, and will go with the dash pad. I think it just looks more "finished", for lack of a better word. But that's just my

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1971fordcustom · Post by **1971fordcustom** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:31 pm

I just got to think long and hard about this

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Take a look at what I did to my truck part of it I had to help the body man I have more photos I just need to put them on the site

http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb31 ... ure073.jpg

http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb31 ... ure071.jpg

http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb31 ... ure064.jpg

This is my a\c http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb31 ... ure078.jpg

71 LONG BED · Post by **71 LONG BED** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 3:12 pm

gmcjimmy88 wrote:
71 LONG BED wrote::stupid:
Why does it have be with stupid? I resemble that remark at times. LOL

I acctually thought I was posting under Heep and you snuck in there.

I was posting real quick this mourning and hit submit and logged out to get to work.

flistr8 · Post by **flistr8** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:26 pm

Don't mean to comandeer the post..but..can someone explain how the dash pad comes out? Does it have something under the dash attaching it or is it glued in

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