93-96 to 97+ Dash Conversion Project Thread

[b.a.camaro]

Dash pad is the infamous piece that everyone is always looking for. It's the big plastic piece with the defrost vent that butts up against the windshield.

Yeah the piece i found brand new on E-BAY for an insane amount of you know what$

[meissen]

i normally dont like painted dashes but that looks alot better painted

lookin good!

Yeah, I honestly think it only looks good this time because I didn't do anything to it except paint it on. I didn't sand it down and I didn't put it on really thick.

[jakes_GSXR]

whats with that carbon fiber cup holder lol

[meissen]

whats with that carbon fiber cup holder lol

Made it myself.

[mwood88]

Are you replacing the center console too so you get the extra cup holders, or just keepin the old one?

[BP_Z28]

i think he already converted it to 98+? I could be wrong

[mwood88]

Yeah, I looked closer at the pic. I'm dumb.

[Camaroz2894]

following your progress an... looks awesome man... i'm gonna talk to you when i convert dashes if i need help!

[BP_Z28]

Are you doing writeups or will be doing it when everything is done?

[meissen]

Yup, already got the 98+ console. Was one of the first interior mods I did.

And as far as a writeup... not sure. Possibly? I don't have a lot of pics, just what's in this progress thread. Not too many "in progress" ones.

[meissen]

I finally got the dash fit into position correctly. It was the damn metal horizontal brace that goes across the bottom of the glove box. The old and the new dash are both shaped like a C and the metal brace goes on the inside of the "C" shape. Once that was into position, a lot of the holes lined up correctly. I got excited and started installing more and more parts, mostly just to see what it'll look like. You can really see the difference between the ugly charcoal radio bezel and the sexy black dash.

Anyway, here's some pics!








The discolorations are smears from my handprints and what not, not discolorations in the paint.

[SoulTerror]

Looking good, need to finish painting the rest of it.

[JoeliusZ28]

its amazing how much detail camera's pick up isnt it? my car always looks terrible in garage pictures... but in person it looks better than it really is

what are you going to do about the odometer reading?

looking really good!

[meissen]

I'm going back and forth on whether or not I'll just document it and leave it, or if I'll get it adjusted. I dunno.

[CHMLEON]

I'm going back and forth on whether or not I'll just document it and leave it, or if I'll get it adjusted. I dunno.

Where you able to get that check gauges light fixed?