Soft Touch Dash

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fiatfreak
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Soft Touch Dash

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Does anyone still sell a "soft touch" dash for the spider? I saw these a few years ago. They weren't OEM, but more like the current hard plastic ones with a soft outer surface.
spiderrey
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I have one, its pretty nice. I think Mr Fiat sells them. In the 350.00 range?
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http://www.justdashes.com/Index.htm

It is pricey, but they can recover your dash to look like the original and be nice and soft!

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Its about 550.00 to recover the dash at just dash. itll be nicer then the soft dash. I got my soft dash for free so im gonna use it. just made wood for it. its a half inch wider.
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what's gonna keep that big slab of wood from warping?
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fiasco
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So Cal Mark wrote:what's gonna keep that big slab of wood from warping?
Teak's pretty stable. That's why they use it in boats and picnic tables.
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so Rey can use it as a flotation device? and also eat lunch on it? cool
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Post by Gunsmith »

I kind of like the long dash look, very classic but I don't know if I would like to give up the glove box?
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it's such a long expanse of wood, there needs to be something to break it up
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So Cal Mark wrote:it's such a long expanse of wood, there needs to be something to break it up
Perhaps a tap that dispenses refreshments?

The teak does look good though,real nice job.
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haha, a spigot with adult beverages (for the passenger of course). It is a very pretty wood
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Hmmm, so Mark likes my wood? Actually that big expanse of wood will be broken up a little. I have some ideas, but nothing concrete yet. Thanx for the positive response.
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I'd advise against using concrete, that may be too heavy.
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Post by Gunsmith »

Is this just an Enzite commercial?
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smilin rey? I did expect that wood to be larger :D
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