Dash Pad Experience

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j par said:
Long time ago I was looking for parts for my '72 Duster this was before internet. Heard about some obscure junkyard up in Washington and went to see what they might have. The place was way out in the woods in the middle of nowhere and I go down this long dirt road and there's a trailer as the office and you can see wrecked cars all behind it.. I go in the trailer in the guys yacking on the phone and I asked him about parts he goes I'll be right with you and just kind of points towards out back so I go for a walk around and don't see much of anything... So I go back in and I'm patiently standing there waiting for him to get off the phone and he can see me waiting and I can tell he's trying to get off the phone but the guy just won't let him off.. I looked out the back door and as I'm gazing I see this perfect dash pad laying in this car already extracted. I walk out check it out and walk back in with it and the guy is still yacking on the phone... I patiently wait until finally the guy gets off the phone and asked me he could help me and I said how much do you want for this dash pad and he said five bucks... I stayed colm and said sure and give him five bucks and he asked me if I wanted to received I said no I'm good got out the door as quick as I could and I think I sprayed rocks all over his shack I was trying to get out of there so fast...
That's my dash pad experience....
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Awesome story!!!
 
Here’s a PG Classic 68 Dash pad with factory lowers I’m sitting in the passenger seat right now…

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Yes . Al Fox in Texas. I've know him for years. You might want to Google him. He has used several names over the years. I think Dante's might still carry his pads which the way you should go. He can put out a nice pad. I said "can".
 
autoxcuda said:
Here’s a PG Classic 68 Dash pad with factory lowers I’m sitting in the passenger seat right now…

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Did the PG Classic pad have the holes on the sides of the pad where they curve down to be able to screw into?

The pad that I pulled out of my 68 had what looked like a circular piece of metal embossed into the pad that a screw ran into on the left and right side of the dash.

I got a pad from Dash Pad Factory a few months back and just went to install it and noticed that there is no provision in their pad for these screws. I just had to screw them into the foam, which I'm sure isn't really doing anything. It could be a non issue or it could cause the pad to rattle once I get it back on the road.
 
ESP47 said:
Did the PG Classic pad have the holes on the sides of the pad where they curve down to be able to screw into?

The pad that I pulled out of my 68 had what looked like a circular piece of metal embossed into the pad that a screw ran into on the left and right side of the dash.

I got a pad from Dash Pad Factory a few months back and just went to install it and noticed that there is no provision in their pad for these screws. I just had to screw them into the foam, which I'm sure isn't really doing anything. It could be a non issue or it could cause the pad to rattle once I get it back on the road.
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I’m not sure. It isn’t my car

but here’s another PG 68 pad VS original

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This is a 68 pad installed on dash compared to a 69-up pad in red

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has anybody fitted a cheapo cap to a '68 with the lower pads? Is it passable as a "driver" until the right piece comes along. I try desperately to avoid repop stuff.
I would rather a "nice" original instead of a perfect New one.
 
ir3333 said:
has anybody fitted a cheapo cap to a '68 with the lower pads? Is it passable as a "driver" until the right piece comes along. I try desperately to avoid repop stuff.
I would rather a "nice" original instead of a perfect New one.
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I did the same much rather wait and pay for a nice original one.jesse
 
autoxcuda said:
Not a parent company. BEA is separate ownership.

BEA has many PG products that are same or similar.

BEA seems to get higher quality and or more accurate parts. For instance many of the BEA lenses have Chrysler part numbers where PG doesn’t. Also BEA part may be painted or detailed more accurate than a PG sold part. BEA also has/had exclusive parts. And the customer service is much better than PG.
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Both companies parts are made by the same supplier. BE&A parts are/were run first with the Chrysler part #s on them. Then the part #s are removed from the molds and the PG parts are run. For this reason, once BE&A runs out of a certain part, there are no more...since the part #s have been removed from the molds. I've got a few PG pieces where you can see the grinder marks on the back side where the part #s were removed. Same parts except no factory #s. There are some exceptions when it comes to painted parts as autoxcuda alluded to.
 
ESP47 said:
Did the PG Classic pad have the holes on the sides of the pad where they curve down to be able to screw into?

The pad that I pulled out of my 68 had what looked like a circular piece of metal embossed into the pad that a screw ran into on the left and right side of the dash.

I got a pad from Dash Pad Factory a few months back and just went to install it and noticed that there is no provision in their pad for these screws. I just had to screw them into the foam, which I'm sure isn't really doing anything. It could be a non issue or it could cause the pad to rattle once I get it back on the road.
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Great question I just got one from PG classics and it also doesn’t have anything at all to fit into the those screw holes you’re also talking about. I’m returning it.. it came bent as well.

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