360 warped dash

I had the vents popped out on mine, Ferrari wanted about 3.5K to pull dash and send it out. They recommended any body shop that works on stuff like that can pull the dash.....though I would have to look for a good rep one. But in short, Ferrari can pull it and send it to their shop, or you can just ask what shop they use and go direct in your area.

 

There are a few vents that cannot be removed without dash removal. Those (defroster vents and a couple of smaller ones) I left sticky. But I now have a little ripple in the dash leather that may require dash removal and recovering , in which case I will have those remaining vents refinished while dash is out. They want a king's ransom to do the recover.
Anyone know whether the littlle plastic not in center of dash pops off? Trying to find access to add a little adhesive where my dash is pulling up.

 

What products do you use on the leather? When I bought mine, it had a wrinkle in the dash and the leather was very dry. I applied 3 coats of lexol protectant over a week period and the bubble is largely gone.

 

My '99 Modena has the same problem, although not as bad as yours. If left in the sun, the ripples just about disappear. During the winter, they are quite evident. I've tried Leatherique treatments, however it made no difference.
Anyone tried a source of heat to tighten up the leather? Just curious. It's not so bad that I'll fix it, but it is annoying.

 

The big problem is the thin foam that is glued under the leather lightly glued the the dash structure. The foam brakes down over time allowing the leather to bubble, shift, wrinkle.

I removed my dash and cleaned all the foam/glue off. I hand carried the dash (two hour drive) to Concours Interiors in Naples, FL to replace the leather and foam. They did a very nice job. Reinstalling the dash and interior trim took more time than removal, but I saved big bucks. I also cleaned and fixed the windshield vents at this time.

The foam that the automobile manufacturers us is crap. I had to redo the headliner for the same reason. Also the dash A/C vent controls have foam on the discs that shut the air flow off was falling off and blow out the vent. I cleaned all the remaining foam off the discs while in there.

 

My 430 Spider is at F1 Naples for the dash repair and replacement of the defroster diffusers. The quote is just under $2000. It had to be done. Just the cost of ownership.

 

The quote to re-leather mine in the UK was just under $2k as well, seems prices for this job are about the same across the board.

 

My 2003 360 had the dash replaced prior to me buying the car. The cost was receipted as $2200 by a shop in California in 2012-- FWIW...
So to agree with Derek in the UK 2K seems about right. And that's to say the price has not really increased since 2012.

 

Heavy Leatherique treatment helps but the dash leather is done for unfortunately. Crazy amount of labor to remove and reinstall.


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If you’ve seen the work it takes to disassemble the dash and all the gizmos underneath you can picture the labor involved. Several previous threads on this (do a search) and you’ll see pictures. Inside the threads there have been suggestions to fix the ripples without removing the dash, but I can’t recall one ever being proven. No leather treatment is going to work, sorry. As mr bock, stated, the foam and glue just give up the ghost.

The dollars quoted above actually seem reasonable since the quote I got was in the $4k range...

 

+1000 for Eric at F1 Imports and Richard at Concours Interiors in Naples. I'll be getting my 430 dash done there this winter. However I doubt it's $2000 to pull the dash, re cover and re install it. I think $2000 is probably the cost of the new leather alone.

 

Amazing how we willingly shell out cash for a new exhaust system, yet fixing the dash or a headlight for similar amounts, we baulk at...

 

Because one is for pure enjoyment while the other is to fix what should not have been broken in the first place. My 1989 Porsche 928 dash is like new at this stage of its life.

 

2 grand does not seem too bad. Treat it all you can and see how it goes. Amazing how some people these days can thing they can get by without a sun shield for their car. Afraid the car was left in the sun.

 

Does anyone know of a good leather interior shop in the bay area? I need to get my lumbar support increased.

 

For u guys that are recovering the dash and don't want to use the crappy ABS plastic defrost vents I have few sets of upgraded alloy vents left. PM me for dets. Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

I highly recommend Rizzo's parts. See attached. I took the dash apart and reinstalled myself and paid upholster to stretch glue and install the parts. Now the leather is held firmly in place by the thru new metal which is bolted thru the fiberglass. He charged me $650 labor. I think this repair will last a long time. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

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Hello Rizzo,

Can I please get the price shipped to USA with Zip Code 30041

 

I will be pulling the dash and repairing the loose leather myself as mine does not look stretched and do not see why it will not glue right back down. Just lifted due to adhesive/foam failure. Did your installer install new foam before re-glueing the dash leather or just glue down the leather with no foam. I have the alum vent plates on hand from the guy in Perth which must be Rizzo. Very nice and they will surely hold down the leather in front.

 

Wish I could answer your question, but not idea what he did. It just came back looking great! Best bet is to get in there and look!

 

Any mere mortal done a dash-removal? I know Voicey says 2 hours, but is it straight forward or do you need special tools and fingers that articulate in all planes?