07 Dash in my 01!!!!!!!!

[RRonning1984]

Looks like the beginning to a very good write up!

[layson]

I have a couple quick questions. How easy is it to pull the dash out? How much time do you think? Next is how do you dye the plastic to make it black? What do you use?

thanks!

[ExtremeFord4x4]

If you have never pulled the dash out then give it a few hours or so to figure it out. All the bolts you need to take out(to remove the dash)are green. You will also need to take out the steering column. It's not that bad if you did it a few times.

Here's what I used to dye the dash(yes it's dye and not duplicolor crap from autozone)
Vinyl and Plastic Coatings: Color Coat Aerosols

I used satin black and the dash will take at least two cans and at $12 a piece it can add up. I dyed the dash in my ranger with the same stuff about four years ago and it is holding up perfectly.

[CanadianDiesel]

That looks sick! I'd love to do the same...Why didn't you take your old dash and dye it black and just pick up the smaller 05 dash piece?
How much did this run you approximately?

Once again Looks awesome!

[ExtremeFord4x4]

"just pick up the smaller 05 dash piece?"
Can't get just the radio bezel to work. I would have dyed the old dash black but I got the new one for $100 from TANK'S

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Originally Posted by ExtremeFord4x4

"just pick up the smaller 05 dash piece?"
Can't get just the radio bezel to work. I would have dyed the old dash black but I got the new one for $100 from TANK'S

So your the one that stole my dash!

[no1hedberg]

So would something like eBay Motors: F250 HARLEY F350 HARLEY F250 LARIAT DASH (item 270362011746 end time Mar-28-09 08:48:17 PDT) snap into the place of the same part on a 99-04. You said you kept your old instrument cluster, so it must be similar.

[ExtremeFord4x4]

It will be close. And I have tried it. The radio and ac will not line up with that bezel. Basically you need the whole dash.

[no1hedberg]

So if you used an after market radio, and had the dash vent duct work to match the new bezel, it might work?

Originally Posted by ExtremeFord4x4

It will be close. And I have tried it. The radio and ac will not line up with that bezel. Basically you need the whole dash.

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Originally Posted by no1hedberg

So if you used an after market radio, and had the dash vent duct work to match the new bezel, it might work?

It might but you are talking about doing more work than changing the whole dash.