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I’m still searching a decent price on a Dash Pad. Just Dashes told me $1000 plus. Classic Ind, PG n Year 1 plus others have them under $400. Most say it has a steel core n requires a core charge or ship your old core back which I hate to do because of the UPS oversize shipping cost.
Seems like a lot of companies just Drop Ship from the manufacture. I’d rather go the the source. Does anyone know who the best manufacture are? I also read on Abodies to stay away from the plastic core n that some Dash Pads don’t have the corner attaching studs. Anyone know or have had experience so I don’t screw up?
Thanks
Robert ( Larry). Brengle
 
Papaduster said:
I’m still searching a decent price on a Dash Pad. Just Dashes told me $1000 plus. Classic Ind, PG n Year 1 plus others have them under $400. Most say it has a steel core n requires a core charge or ship your old core back which I hate to do because of the UPS oversize shipping cost.
Seems like a lot of companies just Drop Ship from the manufacture. I’d rather go the the source. Does anyone know who the best manufacture are? I also read on Abodies to stay away from the plastic core n that some Dash Pads don’t have the corner attaching studs. Anyone know or have had experience so I don’t screw up?
Thanks
Robert ( Larry). Brengle
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Personnaly, I'd use a dash cap rather than a plastic core dashpad. You would also want to see the new pad in person or maybe someone on here could respond. Is the metal core of the repops a very thin, flimzey metal ? I f so, you are no farther ahead .

After researching this for months and talking to owners on other forums, I decided to have the original pads from my 68 Barracuda recovered at Just Dashes. Yes, it cost me over $1000.00 US. but my rationalle for doing so is that the dash is one part of the car you will look at constantly while using the car. I did not want to look at a pile of crap dash pad while Im trying to enjoy the car.
After going all in on everything else for the car it would just piss me off .
 
I got one at rosevillemoparts.com a couple years ago and have it in my 71 Demon. VERY nice piece. Look for their SKU #3888-B then I'd try calling them. They are housed inside a Dodge dealer and sell a lot of repro parts. (I actually got quite a few things from them.)
 
Demonx2 said:
I got one at rosevillemoparts.com a couple years ago and have it in my 71 Demon. VERY nice piece. Look for their SKU #3888-B then I'd try calling them. They are housed inside a Dodge dealer and sell a lot of repro parts. (I actually got quite a few things from them.)
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That pad actually looks pretty good! Metal core factory attachment points and studs.

Great price as well!
 
AAndrews said:
Personnaly, I'd use a dash cap rather than a plastic core dashpad. You would also want to see the new pad in person or maybe someone on here could respond. Is the metal core of the repops a very thin, flimzey metal ? I f so, you are no farther ahead .

After researching this for months and talking to owners on other forums, I decided to have the original pads from my 68 Barracuda recovered at Just Dashes. Yes, it cost me over $1000.00 US. but my rationalle for doing so is that the dash is one part of the car you will look at constantly while using the car. I did not want to look at a pile of crap dash pad while Im trying to enjoy the car.
After going all in on everything else for the car it would just piss me off .
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I sold a capped top for a Dart. It was pretty nice really. Nice driver quality or better.
[SOLD] - 71 Dart dash pad.

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ESP47 said:
The new pad I got from the dash pad factory doesn't have anything in the corners for the screws to attach to.
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My factory dash pad has the screw holes at each lower corner. I hope the new one from Classic Ind has them if not I’ll drill a the holes. I ordered mine yesterday n was told it’s OER n has a steel frame
I’ll post more about the quality n fitment once I get it
Thanks for all the inputs
 
Papaduster said:
My factory dash pad has the screw holes at each lower corner. I hope the new one from Classic Ind has them if not I’ll drill a the holes. I ordered mine yesterday n was told it’s OER n has a steel frame
I’ll post more about the quality n fitment once I get it
Thanks for all the inputs
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The factory pad has some sort of threaded nut type deal that's attached inside the foam somewhere right? Because on my pad there's nothing to drill a hole into other than just foam, which wouldn't hold the screw anyway.
 
ESP47 said:
The factory pad has some sort of threaded nut type deal that's attached inside the foam somewhere right? Because on my pad there's nothing to drill a hole into other than just foam, which wouldn't hold the screw anyway.
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The factory steel core on my original pad goes down to the corners. On the frame there’s a hole on each side where the screws go through n attach to the steel pad core.
 
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