Dash Pad for 76 Beetle · Aussieveedubbers

cam070 · 17 Jul 2010, 12:41 am

Can anyone tell me if it is still possible to source a new padded dash pad for a 76 standard beetle? And if so where I can get one.....for a RHD car of course.

Cheers

57 oval · 17 Jul 2010, 6:39 am

I had my 74 recovered looks as good as new, I think it was about $300.00. mine was pretty crap but they filled the holes in the padding and recovered it with the same grain vynyl. looks top
RJ

cam070 · 17 Jul 2010, 3:20 pm

57 oval wrote:I had my 74 recovered looks as good as new, I think it was about $300.00. mine was pretty crap but they filled the holes in the padding and recovered it with the same grain vynyl. looks top
RJ

Who did it for you?

68AutoBug · 17 Jul 2010, 3:31 pm

cam070 wrote:Can anyone tell me if it is still possible to source a new padded dash pad for a 76 standard beetle? And if so where I can get one.....for a RHD car of course.

Cheers

many were discarded as they liked the painted dash.... lol

and getting a RHD NOS one would be VERY difficult...
would be easier to make Your car LHD..lol

LEE

PS: I padded two dashes on My 59 & 62 beetles in the late 60s just using normal good quality vinyl..
One was black, the other was white....

Maybe I should do that again....
hardest parts were the corners on the glovebox...
but You can stretch the vinyl etc with heat....

LEE

PPS: I don't have any pics of them... lol

PartyHatCentral · 17 Jul 2010, 4:44 pm

These are now available new for RHD - though it may take a little time yet for these to filter through to shops here. Price should be good too.

mactaylor · 17 Jul 2010, 7:16 pm

ive got two i think pm me if ya want one. one good other ok.

cam070 · 17 Jul 2010, 9:52 pm

PartyHatCentral wrote:These are now available new for RHD - though it may take a little time yet for these to filter through to shops here. Price should be good too.

Where are they available from if I may so bold as to ask?

PartyHatCentral · 18 Jul 2010, 7:07 pm

I don't believe that of any shops would have stock of these yet, but I do know that production has started by at least one company recently, which is good news for those of us with cracked dash pads.

cam070 · 18 Jul 2010, 8:25 pm

PartyHatCentral wrote:I don't believe that of any shops would have stock of these yet, but I do know that production has started by at least one company recently, which is good news for those of us with cracked dash pads.

Care to share who is making them now?