Hello, I've read your post about the covering of the dashboard. (beautifull!!!)
I have a '05 WK 5.7 Limited and I'd like to cover the dashboard with leather, but in Italy it is very difficult because everyone says me it's too difficult to remove the dash.
I'd like to remove the whole dash (and the shift tunnel, too), if possible, but I'd be happy also to remove only the upper part of it (as seen in your thread), to cover only this part.
Could you please help me sending to me some pictures/drawings/links where I can see in which mode it is bolted and how I can remove it?
Thank you very much in advance
I would just start by removing the gauge cluster and nav/radio bezel. Then start on one end and remove all screws you can see and go from there. I dont think theres a write up here on each screw needed. Its pretty much just find each screw to remove.
Yes, I don't pretend it.
I'd like only to know (before beginning to do it) if someone has removed this part and if it is a simple thing (to do myself) or quite difficult ....
As Scott says it's not technically difficult, but very labour intensive and you have to be very methodical. I believe you could be looking at two days work (removal and install).
Ok, let's speak only about the part I posted the picture (the upper side of the dash).
Is it linked to passenger air bag or is it only a cover?
If it is only a cover (like a carter), if I remove the radio and gauge bezel it's ready to be unscrewed and removed.
Of course, as soon as I'll do it I'll post some pictures.
Now I'm working on the door panels.
I think dash will require about 1 month because I must change disk brakes and other little things...
In the meanwhile I'm ordering the complete wood trim kit from eBay USA.
My dashboard is actually quite poor and I'd like to upgrade it as the Overland (or more )
I painted most of the interior in my jeep and when it came time to do the dash i got a little stumped. Its no easy task getting it out, I ended up painting it without removing it which wasnt so easy either
Beautifull work, I think.
But how do you painted the dashboard without removing it?
First of all the shift console between the seats.... ????????
Did you removed the seats?
Is it simply???
I used plastic drop cloth, taped at the bottom of the windshield and covered all the way to the ceiling then down to cover the seats from over spray, then taped off the bottom half of the dash and ran another drop cloth covering everything except the top dash i wanted to paint. It took some time thats for sure.. as for the shift console.... it was black already on top, wasnt worried about the lower portion because I was going for the 2 tone effect inside the vehicle, I think you have to remove the e-brake b 4 you can remove the shift console?? did paint the center console though it comes off easy, like 4 screws If i remember correctly.. people that ride in my jeep have no idea that I painted it, they assume it came from the factory like this and that is exactly what i was going for! hope that helps a little
Great look man either way. If you ever want to come up to MI JeepSter I will be glad to let you paint mine up, show you some snow, the D as they call it around here. LOL
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. "
~ Robert F. Kennedy
Thanks for the invite homie, show me some snow lol I spent most my life in Colorado, but if you had some snow bunnys lined up?! Id make the trip :thumbsup: haha
Love me some snow bunnys lol yea Colorado will always be home to me, Florida is wack I woulda moved by now if it wasnt for my job.. Orlando is ok, too far from the beach though.
Thats where I was in the dead middle of the state. I always went to Clear Water defiently had some good times there. I have never been to colorado so I can't comment there. I just know that it is the capital for snow sports. I know some bad a$$ snowboarders come out of there.
Excuse me, I'd like to buy a dash trim kit, specially Benevento (I don't know if someone knows it), but it seems that doesn't exist the right finish that match with original "wood".
They told me that it isn't possible to cover the existing wood with the new one, but I don't believe it.... What do you say?
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