Interior Work- 63 SDV

Well I finally made the jump and had some work done on my interior. Thought I would share a pic of the cover my upholsterer punt on my dash. It was cracked in several places with the ugly foam showing. Seemed like every time I touched it, I put a new crack in it. I think it turned out well for a driver. Anyway- no more ugly cracks. They did have to put a seam on the underside around the instrument cluster and one leg. But, it didn't cost me a $grand +.

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Comment by Jason Edge on December 22, 2014 at 1:57pm: Very Discreet...looks factory and you would not know otherwise. Looks 1000% better than a cracked dash!

Comment by Tom Bahner on December 22, 2014 at 12:06pm: Here's a pic of where they put the seams on my dash when they recovered it, just an FYI. Guess its time to put the lower dash cover back on.

Tom B

Comment by Tom Bahner on December 16, 2014 at 10:10am: I had my interior work and dash done at Fat Cat Speed and Upholstery shop in Topeka Ks. It cost me $350. I was happy with the work they did.

Makes driving the old girl much more enjoyable. Also, not quite as embarrassing as the cracked dash and ripped up seats and carpet.

Tom B

Comment by Jason Edge on December 13, 2014 at 4:11pm: Looks great!

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