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Shiny is Good! => General Pinto Talk => Topic started by: PintoMan1 on June 23, 2012, 11:30:55 AM
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can anyone tell me the pro's and con's of dash caps? do they fit and cover the dash pad good enough that you can't tell that there is a cap on it? i mean does it cover it with no edges visably showing? i may want to try one on a extra pad that i have. thanks
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Well, Phil AKA Philstoys on here has one on his 76 Bobcat wagon & it looks really good. Can't even tell it's a cap until you look at it.
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I mean you can't tell until you feel it. Looks like the regular thing.
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Had one on one of my Pinto's for a year or two before I noticed it. Look so much better than an old cracked dash!!!
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I have one on my wagon and never knew it was a cap until a few years of looking at it. Mine needs to be reglued but it still looks great
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I have installed on a few of mine, I think they are money well spent and look great installed
Pinto Dash Cap Install on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI_vl6GqneM&feature=plcp
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thanks for the replys. and thanks cookieboy for the vidio. now for my next ? does the black they come in the correct color black or do i have to paint it a different color black? will it shine up like an original dash pad does? thanks glen
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Some people repaint them, others leave them alone. I gotta get one of them for my 1980 since the original dash is shot.
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thanks cookieboy for the vidio. now for my next ? does the black they come in the correct color black or do i have to paint it a different color black? will it shine up like an original dash pad does? thanks glen
I think they match the original black color and texture just fine, you can decide for yourself when you get one if you want to paint it.
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The one I bought for my '72 Pinto matches the factory black interior just fine. I installed one in an old Ford F-150 about eight years ago and I used SEM spray vinyl dye to match it to the rest of the red interior. Two years later I did a complete color change and re-sprayed it blue. I sold the truck a couple months ago but it still looked great then. Dollar for dollar it probably did more to improve the appearance of that truck than anything else I did.
Dwayne :)
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seems like more pro's then con's. i like that. i just may have to get one.
thanks guys, anything else would be greatly appreciated!
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The only other question I'd ask is how does the $60 cap compare to the $89 cap on Ebay?
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yes i thought of that after i posted last. thanks Pinto5.0
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yes i thought of that after i posted last. thanks Pinto5.0
I almost bought one for my '73 that popped up on Ebay for $48 bucks & free shipping but I feared it was going to be a "Get what you pay for" issue so I held off. I still wonder if I missed a bargain or not.
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The only problem I've had with my cap is it's a little more difficult to get out the speedo assembly. It seems the cap hangs down just enough to stop it from coming out...other then that, it's perfect