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Cool custom dash by por935
Started on: 02-19-2013 10:48 PM
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Last post by: Fiero84Freak on 02-20-2013 08:17 AM
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Report this Post02-19-2013 10:48 PM Click Here to See the Profile for por935Send a Private Message to por935Direct Link to This Post
I saw some really cool dashes in the gallery. I would like to know who makes those
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Report this Post02-19-2013 11:50 PM Click Here to See the Profile for KhwSend a Private Message to KhwDirect Link to This Post
One of them looks like a Grand Prix dash. Another looks like one of the fiberglass Lamborghini inspired dash kits. Then there is the one with all the grey buttons around the steering wheel. I recognize the dash but can't recall exactly what it was out of...

There have been many dash swaps done in Fieros. The 4th gen Firebird has been done several times. Someone was working on a Miata dash swap. I don't know if it ever got finished. There was someone who posted about attempting a Dodge Stealth/Mitsubishi 3000 dash swap but I'm unsure how far it got.

The thing to remember is, if you are doing a dash swap from another car, you will have to do alot of fabrication of mounts as well as modifying the dash itself to fit correctly. You will also have to figure out how to get the cluster to work with the Fiero wiring, unless you modify the new dash to use the old cluster. Even the Fiero specific dash kits, like the Lambo inspired one, will still require mounting and finishing as they usually come as raw fiberglass which will need upohlstered.

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Report this Post02-20-2013 08:17 AM Click Here to See the Profile for Fiero84FreakSend a Private Message to Fiero84FreakDirect Link to This Post
Man... the gallery REALLY needs to be updated

That dash labeled "cool_dash" in the gallery is a custom piece that has been asked about a few times. I believe the last time the topic came up there was an issue with the status of the molds for it, so it may no longer be reproduced.

As mentioned, the rest of them are out of other cars. They won't just "fit in" though. All of them have had a ton of work done to them. I have worked on two 4th gen Firebird dash conversions, and you REALLY do not know how difficult it is to really work on something like that until you actually do it. There was hours upon hours upon hours upon hours upon hours upon HOURS spent on them.
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