Are we talking about that real thin factory pad held on to the very top of the dash by four or five nuts? I just paid $30.00 ($500 pesos) to have my dash pad redone ('65 Formula S). I had the upholster guy help me strip the padding from the little metal framework. I took the frame home, removed the rust, and painted it. Took it back to the upholstery shop and the guy slapped on some foam, new fabric, and glued it all up. Looks just like the factory piece now (which one almost has to use his imagination to call it "padded". I guess compared to the bare metal dash it is "padded").
Seems me like a pre-schooler could do it in his sleep, there is really nothing to it. (I could have the entire car upholstered here for $400.00). The finished restored pad is in storage, so the fotos just show my prep work.
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