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F355 dash recovering

Discussion in 'Technical Q&A' started by billwann, Jan 31, 2005.

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  1. billwann

    billwann Formula Junior

    Jan 5, 2004
    324
    Bristol Wisconsin .
    Full Name:
    Bill Wann
    The leather on my dash is starting to shrink around the vents , time to recover I think .
    Has anyone had theres done ,if so how did it look and who did you use to do it ?

    Thanks

    Bill
     
  2. lawwdog

    lawwdog Formula 3

    Dec 4, 2002
    1,178
    Northern California
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    Mario
    I just did my dash..picked it up this morning. $685.00 .

    I don't think the referral to him will help you since you are so far away.

    Mario
     
  3. billwann

    billwann Formula Junior

    Jan 5, 2004
    324
    Bristol Wisconsin .
    Full Name:
    Bill Wann
    I have it removed already so I can ship it anywhere .
     
  4. delaney

    delaney Formula Junior

    Nov 8, 2003
    721
    Montgomery TX
    Full Name:
    PETER DELANEY
    Bill,

    I need to do mine.

    Have you a Step 1, Step 2 etc for it's removal?

    Regards,

    Pete


     
  5. billwann

    billwann Formula Junior

    Jan 5, 2004
    324
    Bristol Wisconsin .
    Full Name:
    Bill Wann
    I just did mine , what a pain in the ###, would be alot easier now I know what to do , Check your pm .

    Bill
     
  6. cgperry

    cgperry Formula Junior

    Nov 2, 2003
    506
    Chas SC
    Full Name:
    Charles Perry
    Bill -

    Any time you use the phrase 'it would be a lot easier now that I know what to do' on FChat you should be posting the procedure in as much detail as possible (and pictures if you have them)! I see that you may have passed it along in a PM - please share with the group. Stuff like this ends up in the archives and can help people for years down the road. Let us learn from your experience!

    Thanks!
     
  7. Smiles

    Smiles F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Nov 20, 2003
    16,675
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Full Name:
    Matt F
    Well said, Charles.
     
  8. billwann

    billwann Formula Junior

    Jan 5, 2004
    324
    Bristol Wisconsin .
    Full Name:
    Bill Wann
    I was going to explain it over the phone ,
    Ill try and post some pics ,at leaset you can where everthing goes . Its already out so I cant post pics of that but when i get it back i can do a step by step of how to instaill it if that helps .
     
  9. billwann

    billwann Formula Junior

    Jan 5, 2004
    324
    Bristol Wisconsin .
    Full Name:
    Bill Wann
    I did find one interesting thing out in this , when i was removing the plastic around the stearing coloum to remove the sticky goo ,I cracked it .
    At frist I was terrified by what Ferrari would charge for such a part , but a brand new on is only 160 dollars for the top and bottom , Not bad . would have cost more in time to refinish it .
     
  10. lawwdog

    lawwdog Formula 3

    Dec 4, 2002
    1,178
    Northern California
    Full Name:
    Mario
    Bill,

    I can send you pictures of the dash when my car is completed.

    My gauge bezzle and airbag were fine. However, I brought those to him as well and he redyed them to match...They looked great !!!!

    So you may want to send those 2 other items as well for the perfect match.

    He is a small shop in West Sacramento....typical place that you wouldn't find even if you tried.


    Garren
    Automazing upholstrey
    916-376-0250
    370 Maple Street
    West Sacamento, CA 95691

    I would mention that Mario referred you...(he just did completed my dash on Monday)

    P.S. I had another shop do my dash before Garren did it ... yuck..yuck...yuck...they hashed it and it looked terrible. This guys work was 100 times better...he had to strip everything off from the previous shops bad work.


    P.S.S. I you want to send it to me...and I can send it to him...that is fine too
     
  11. billwann

    billwann Formula Junior

    Jan 5, 2004
    324
    Bristol Wisconsin .
    Full Name:
    Bill Wann
    Mario
    Thanks for the help ,I will give him a call .

    Bill
     
  12. PBRacer

    PBRacer Karting

    Nov 3, 2003
    164
    Virginia
    Full Name:
    Stan
    Had mine done at FoW for about $2,500
    Just finished it, haven't seen it yet, but it has to be better than it was
    Stan
     
  13. lawwdog

    lawwdog Formula 3

    Dec 4, 2002
    1,178
    Northern California
    Full Name:
    Mario
    jesus !!!! $2500 for a new dash.


    I will post pics of my dash when I get my car back.

    Mario
     
  14. parkerfe

    parkerfe F1 World Champ

    Sep 4, 2001
    12,887
    Cumming, Georgia
    Full Name:
    Franklin E. Parker
    I had the dash on my TR and Boxer redone at a local upholstery shop for $400.00 each. I did the R/R of the dash myself though. The name of the shop was The Mad Stitchers in Chamblee(Atlanta),Georgia and he did a great job.
     

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