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    Offline Locke

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    Year One Dash Pad and Door Panels
    « on: January 25, 2006 - 08:34:17 PM »
    Has anyone bought and installed a dash pad and/or door panels from Year One?  Curious about the quality and fit.  Do they look comparable to stock?

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    Offline Stacked440

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    Re: Year One Dash Pad and Door Panels
    « Reply #1 on: January 29, 2006 - 09:14:18 PM »
    when i bought my car it came with the year one dash cover and im not impressed, the speaker hole just has holes drilled in it instead of the stock speaker grill.  I've heard their dashpads are pretty close to stock, havent heard anything about the door panels (PRICEY!!) :faint:
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    Offline Carlwalski

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    Re: Year One Dash Pad and Door Panels
    « Reply #2 on: January 29, 2006 - 10:05:07 PM »

    I used a dash from Year One, wasn't very good. Has waves in the stitching and the front (nearest the window) had bows in it that made a jockeys legs look straight. lol Wasn't impressed at all.

    Still looks good, if I had made a trailer queen it probably would have come out. I'd give it a 6-1/2 to 7 out of ten.
    If you can, restore your originals, that is the only way to get concourse finishes IMO.

    The door panels were absolute shlt, very crappy indeed.
    Though this isn't YO's fault, well not all...they only sell the products.

    The door panels were Palco, we ordered 2 sets in the end and neither were correct.
    One panel was 1" short the other just wouldn't fit and you can't trim the door panels to suit.

    We ended up restoring my originals, they came out great and the fit (of course) was perfect.
    They are not 10 out 10 show pieces as they were chalking in area's, though know one will know except me.

    Here are a few photos of my YO pad installed and my original door panels.

    Hope this helps.  :thumbsup:

    Cheers,
    NZ440R/T
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    Offline Locke

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    Re: Year One Dash Pad and Door Panels
    « Reply #3 on: January 29, 2006 - 11:02:35 PM »
    Is there someone that restores the dash pads and door panels? 
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    Offline 71340RT

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    Re: Year One Dash Pad and Door Panels
    « Reply #4 on: January 29, 2006 - 11:27:55 PM »
    If someone comes up with a good way to restore the door panels they could make a good living out of it. Just dashes covers them with vinyl and they are high priced and they don't look correct. My new ones have been ordered since Sept. 2005 and hav not got them yet and will probibly not like them when they come as they are Palco brand panels.
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    Offline asm74

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    Re: Year One Dash Pad and Door Panels
    « Reply #5 on: January 29, 2006 - 11:31:22 PM »
    What about legendary?  They have dash pads, has anyone tried those? 
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    Offline Carlwalski

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    Re: Year One Dash Pad and Door Panels
    « Reply #6 on: January 30, 2006 - 12:59:45 AM »


    They deal with Palco also, so, just as crap.


    Do you have a local furniture/car restoration shop? They will be able to do it.  :thumbsup:
    Look around, use the yellow pages or the web for somewhere local, grab a pen and some paper and look around.


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    Offline Stacked440

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    Re: Year One Dash Pad and Door Panels
    « Reply #7 on: January 30, 2006 - 11:40:03 PM »
    I've seen a few shops that will redo your dashpad back to original, but closest one i found was in arizona, ill see if i cant dig up what it was.  not sure on prices.
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    Re: Year One Dash Pad and Door Panels
    « Reply #8 on: January 31, 2006 - 11:46:17 AM »
    Has anybody used these guys for a dash pad. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-Dodge-Challenger-New-Dash-Pad_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34206QQitemZ4609305230QQrdZ1

    I'am also looking for one with good quality mine is in fair shape with a couple cracks but can't fin any body who does repair work. I would rather keep the original.

    Quote from: Stacked440 on January 30, 2006 - 11:40:03 PM
    I've seen a few shops that will redo your dashpad back to original, but closest one i found was in arizona, ill see if i cant dig up what it was.  not sure on prices.


    I would also like to know about this.
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    Offline Carlwalski

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    Re: Year One Dash Pad and Door Panels
    « Reply #9 on: January 31, 2006 - 11:50:32 AM »


    Links not working Tropics.... ??? I can't see the link but if it's on eBay it can't be "too" good.
    Then again, what repo dash is.  :banghead:
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    Re: Year One Dash Pad and Door Panels
    « Reply #10 on: January 31, 2006 - 12:06:42 PM »
    Quote from: Tropicalcats on January 31, 2006 - 11:46:17 AM
    Has anybody used these guys for a dash pad. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-Dodge-Challenger-New-Dash-Pad_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34206QQitemZ4609305230QQrdZ1

    I'am also looking for one with good quality mine is in fair shape with a couple cracks but can't fin any body who does repair work. I would rather keep the original.

    I would also like to know about this.


    That's Ultimate Rides. I bought one from them. You have to do a little trimming around the gauges, and AC vents, but other than that, I like it. You have to send in a core in case you didn't know.

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    Offline Tropicalcats

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    Re: Year One Dash Pad and Door Panels
    « Reply #11 on: January 31, 2006 - 12:07:52 PM »
    Thanks Mike.

    The link is working now NZ
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    Re: Year One Dash Pad and Door Panels
    « Reply #12 on: January 31, 2006 - 02:09:59 PM »
    I also got my dash pad from Ultimate Rides, went in real well when installed last summer. If you want to keep your original dash, you will be charged  a core charge, that's how it went for me when I bought mine, because I elected to keep my original dash pad.
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    Offline common 27

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    Re: Year One Dash Pad and Door Panels
    « Reply #13 on: January 31, 2006 - 04:46:55 PM »
    WOW NZ you're interior looks VERY good in the pics!!I was wondering what you did to the panels to get them looking so good since you had wanted to replace them .
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    Offline Locke

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    Re: Year One Dash Pad and Door Panels
    « Reply #14 on: January 31, 2006 - 08:02:53 PM »
    Stached440 - An Arizona shop would be great since I live in Phoenix.

    A year or 2 ago I read an article in one of the car mags that talked about a shop in LA that redid dashes, is that Ultimate Rides?

    Common27 - I agree, I thought those pictures looked great, I guess it's hard to see the fine detail in the pictures.  It did look like the bottom was held in place with exposed screws, is that the way the replacements work?


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