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Old 02-12-2015, 09:20 PM
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Tired of looking at a dry-rot hole in the dash speaker area.
What do ya think?




New speaker area patch, Front.





New speaker area patch, Rear.





Lock collar screws in from the underside.





Next to test dash. Cut out speaker hole area, leave the cross-ribbing hidden in the foam.





Installed.





Collar on the under side
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Tired of looking at a dry-rot hole in the dash speaker area. What do ya think? New speaker area patch, Front. New speaker area patch, Rear. Lock collar screws in from the underside. Next to test dash. Cut out speaker hole area, leave the cross-ribbing hidden in the foam. Installed. Collar on the under side
.... Okay that's cool!
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nice job! are you going to share the shape file so that those of us with bad speaker grilles and 3d printer access can print our own??
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That looks awesome. I used to lay a diamond plate sheet over it in my 80s trucks..
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Yes/ will open up a Shapeways portal for everyone probably this weekend...
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Yes/ will open up a Shapeways portal for everyone probably this weekend...
Thanks
Can you use your 3d printer and print a 3d printer for me
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I don't have a printer. Sent the CAD file made for it to Shapeways and they printed it and shipped the product to me.
So now if anyone wants one, You link up with Shapeways directly for one.
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How tough does it seem?
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So far, its very good. Flexible, and I've bent and twisted it by hand and all is good.
When I screwed in the # 8 machine screws, the holes didn't crack. just snug it down to your dash and your good to go! (after you paint to match, I like SEM interior plastic paints)
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Originally Posted by reamer
So far, its very good. Flexible, and I've bent and twisted it by hand and all is good.
When I screwed in the # 8 machine screws, the holes didn't crack. just snug it down to your dash and your good to go! (after you paint to match, I like SEM interior plastic paints)
Thanks for the info.. was it cheaper then a new dash pad from lmc?


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