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thought i would share my experience of modifying and recovering a dash in a Manta B.

Spec is generally driven by the removal of the factory ventilation system and replacing with a micro heater which is dedicated to the screen vents and a requirement to fit a remote brake bias adjuster.

This dash had a serious crack through the center speaker and looked absolutely terrible

I would love to have Retropower undertake a similar custom dash for me but for it to be flocked, however this will need to do for now

The surface must be thoroughly cleaned with prepsol and I only use windscreen bonding when applying the flexible / pliable auto trimmers fabric (contact adhesive is no good as it soaks through and is not black)

There are other options, I chose to do this one as it was the easiest one for me in NZ.

Everyone has an opinion on this subject, I am only posting this to share my experience after finding it very hard to find any decent information

I hope this helps anyone thinking about undertaking a similar mini project and simply needing to see what can be done.

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As its being fitted in the car I will use a scalpel to open up the dash vents and bias adjuster hole

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Good work there. Nice to see a dash recovered. Could that be done with a vinyl like seat material too? Just thinking of how pliable vinyl would be...

Tony

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