Re: [alfa] Dash recovering on GTV

["The Baylys" <dabaylys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fred, can't help on shop recommendations but....................

My Duetto was done years ago in stitched vinyl and as I was not familiar
with Duetto's before purchase, it looks like it belongs.

A couple of things to beware of.  The Duetto's dash top is very simple but
I'd guess that more complicated shapes would require careful gluing to
ensure the covering followed all the profiles.  Be careful around small
holes like the screen demist vents,  they are difficult to trim neatly.  If
the vinyl is thin, the glue profile underneath may show thru eventually, but
then so might the old dash cracks.

Just ask and I'll provide a pic of the "double" stitching on my dash.

Leather Vs Vinyl.  Hmmmm.  Modern vinyl, if you use quality stuff, will last
longer with little TLC. As it's reinforced the stiching should also be
stronger.   Leather may, I say may be more expensive, but can be made to
last indefinitely with care.  It also shows small scars easily but we'll
call that patina !

Me, I'd go leather in a closed car just for the smell.

Beatle
'67 Duetto
Oz
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Zimmermann" <fredmelzimm@domain.elided>
To: <alfa@domain.elided>
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 3:13 AM
Subject: [alfa] Dash recovering on GTV


> I had a call from a fella that just bought a nice sounding 72 GTV. The
> PO was restoring the car and didn't have it completely reassembled. The
> dash is out and is cracked. The new owner is not real fond of the dash
> caps and asked about having it covered in either leather or vinyl. He
> was particularly interest in having it done the same way he had seen a
> car at a car show. The covering around the instrument pods were
> stitched. I think it's called French stitching. At least that is what I
> was told years ago. He was interested in finding a shop that can recover
> his dash and include that stitching process. Is there a shop that he
> could send his dash to that specializes in recovering Alfa dashes?  Also
> what are the pros and cons for leather vs. German vinyl?
> TIA, Fred Zimmermann AROCCC
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