dashboard gaps.....

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dashboard gaps.....

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do all t25 dashboards have gaps at the ends like this?
think i might fill them up before painting

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Yes.
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good old vw engineering !
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dashboard ... not bad

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gaps filled, 6 coats later,

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repainting, instrument hood & bottom cowl too
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looks great but I hope the filler can cope with expansion in the sun, think that's why VW built them the way they did, when the doors are shut you don't notice the gap anyway
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Aidan wrote:looks great but I hope the filler can cope with expansion in the sun, think that's why VW built them the way they did, when the doors are shut you don't notice the gap anyway

Have to see when we get some decent weather! :ok
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looks fine to me, did you weld/braze it first or just pod
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I have merged these two posts.
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used fibreglass filler from inside then ip45 for top coats ,
just got to sort rest of van now !
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