ramzoom Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 So I have a 521 and of course my dash pad was cracked all to heck..So I worked with a shop that makes some fiberglass parts for me and we made a mold from my dash pad and popped out a new dash cap. I was messing with it the other day to check fit etc..not done yet but getting there... 8 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Ooo...are you going to get more made? I think all of us 521 owners would be interested. 5 Quote Link to comment
ramzoom Posted December 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Thats the plan... 5 Quote Link to comment
kelowg Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Mine mine. Mine mine 2 Quote Link to comment
2dat0z9 Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Sweet.... 1 Quote Link to comment
datson4life Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Yes 1 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Cap looks pretty good! 1 Quote Link to comment
Ed-datsun521 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 How much ??! 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Are we there yet? 2 Quote Link to comment
ramzoom Posted January 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 No pricing yet... 1 Quote Link to comment
ramzoom Posted January 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Not yet........I am back on it next week..all Datsun projects were on hold the past few weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment
ramzoom Posted March 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Cap is at the (new) painter (with my truck). It will be painted soon and I will post pics. Not sure if I should post on this thread or start a new one here or classifieds? For now I want to know how many people would be interested in a cap. Pricing should be approx. $100-$125 plus shipping. Also depends on how much interest there really is..I sell parts for another make/model and I had dozens of people contact saying they wanted a particular part and once I was done making it available they all scattered like roaches and only a handful actually followed through..so most likely I will do a pre-sale for the first run. Being everyones dash pad is going to be slightly different due to damage, shrinking etc.. these will require that you fit it to your dash..some sanding most likely will be required so these won't be a slap it on and your done part…but it isn't anything too hard.. 2 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 I'd like to see the finished product before I make a commitment. 2 Quote Link to comment
ramzoom Posted March 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Just the cap sitting in there..The old dash pad isn't mounted in. Again I will post pics up when I am done..If theres a demand I can make them..if not or its not satisfactory then no worries..So far I am liking it..but for sure I wouldn't offer them if I didn't like and use it myself..At this point I could pay and have it recovered because it is out but I wanted to try this out as it seems there is a need for ugly dash caps in 521's.. I will update soon.. Thanks! 3 Quote Link to comment
kelowg Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Sexy, id buy one like yesterday. Tried fixing mine,lasted 6 mths. Cracked and bubbled up. 1 Quote Link to comment
ramzoom Posted March 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Well check back in a few weeks.. It's looking really good so far but I do want to complete the install..right now my windshield is out and I want to check install with the windshield in..I want to see how that goes and make sure theres no issues with the angle of the dangle…I think they call it R&D or something like that lol.. 1 Quote Link to comment
Motopilot Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Looking forward to your date. I would be interested as well. 1 Quote Link to comment
ramzoom Posted August 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 I will update soon. 1 Quote Link to comment
ramzoom Posted December 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 The first cap in my truck is all done...just needs the metal vents installed. Went to black because I felt it was too much light green on the dash..needed to break it up a bit. I think it came out nice. 4 Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 "I will update soon." it has been five months, but that looks really nice! 2 Quote Link to comment
ramzoom Posted December 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Lol...yeah well...at least I followed through and got it done..been more than 5 months though..I said "soon" a couple times lol.. 3 Quote Link to comment
sondat Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Dash cap looks great, another option is to peel off old cracked vinyl without disturbing foam underneath. I then had it re upholstered in faux leather with accented blue stitching 5 Quote Link to comment
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