Dash removal

[Larry C]

@Tom IMO, would luck much cleaner with smooth black leather arm rest.

[Tom]

@Tom IMO, would luck much cleaner with smooth black leather arm rest.

Agreed, I'm planning to change that to black and have the shift boot shortened a bit to have less leather flopping around at the base. My 'leather guy' and his vast workforce is just a bit overwhelmed with work at the moment, so I'm giving him a little breathing room.

[Tom]

Finally got around to changing the center armrest, and updated the flat panel in front the the armrest to include a Magsafe charger and knock counter. Now I'm starting to wonder if the 968 door panels should be redone too in the same black leather....

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[Larry C]

Looks great Tom

[michael2e]

I pulled my old 88 airbag dash years ago as a winter project to recover it. Dont remember much of the details but it was straight forward and not a big deal even with the airbag components. Good luck!

[Tom]

I wanted to share my latest dash intel. I've had an occasional squeak/creak in my dash for the longest time, and have hunted for it forever to no avail. Yesterday, while installing a new odometer gear, I noticed the sound while removing the steering wheel. Turns out I could induce the squeak by pushing up and down on the steering wheel. It took me FOREVER to pinpoint it, but finally realized it was coming from where the leading edge of the dash butts up against the windshield. The leather would creak against the windshield when the body would flex, and was virtually impossible to pinpoint in a moving car!

My advice to anyone installing a leather dash (ahem, @breilly951) would be to use ample amounts of Krytox grease (which has a Vaseline-like consistency) along the entire leading edge of the dash leather -- everywhere the leather will be in contact with the glass. Krytox does not stain leather and is amazing at quieting this kind of noise. It's the go-to squeak fix at my local dealer. The windshield is darkened in that area as well, so you can't see that area when assembled anyway -- even if you get carried away with the Krytox (which I encourage, even though a tiny amount goes a very long way).

Since my dash was already on, I mulled the idea or ordering liquid Krytox to see if I could get it to seep down there, but then remembered I had "Super-lube" in liquid form, which is a similar to Krytox in that they are both PTFE/Teflon based. I tested it on scrap leather and was pleased to see it washed right off, just like Krytox. So, I put some butcher paper on the dash to protect it, and started squirting Super-Lube where the leather touches the glass. At first it didn't seem to work, but after about 10 minutes, the Super-Lube seeped down and, just like that, the noise was gone. After giving it a long time to soak in, I wiped up the excess with a paper towel. No more creaking! Finally and Yippee!

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[breilly951]

Everyone I am in the early stages of an interior color change from brown to mostly black. This all started when I found a nice leather dash in the Garage Sale section being offered by none other than our own Tom. So using the CARPOKES dash removal guide, it is down the path I am going! Tom thanks much for some very timely intel, I will get some on order today. More to come.

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[Tom]

You might pop on new heater clips too -- it'll never be easier!

[ROB III]

@breilly951
As Tom said "You might pop on new heater clips too -- it'll never be easier!"
Sage advice!

[breilly951]

Tom & Rob, thanks. Advice received and it will be taken! I will go through some posts for the potential “while you are in there” tasks.