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carbon fiber dash cluster
someone wrote the other day about the dash cluster in classic trucks. i was reading my aug 2003 super chevy and on page 27 was a ad for that cluster. the complete cluster in carbon fiber is 699.95 from a place called covans classic www.covansclassic.com
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nice idea..........
.......but I wish it looked closer to stock. No Limit has a billet aluminum dash insert with gauges for $605. I'm still looking for the right one.
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its all about the +6 inches
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Link to the page... http://www.covansclassic.com/parts/d...5965.24.144.49 |
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That looks nice!
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Re: nice idea..........
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We will be coming out with one this winter. It will replace your entire dash. The dash and glove box door will still have the rounded edges & will be like the original shape. This part of dashes and glove boxes can be painted whatever color you like. The centers will be different. We are going to have a brushed billet aluminum center with no screws, a carbon fiber insert, and a s.s. insert. These will have the guages placed similar to the no limit dashes. The bonus will be to have a matching glove box door. If everything goes well, they will be here sometime in late winter.
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Hey Church
Why don't you just market something similar to what Mudder made? Stock bezel fitted with aftermarket gauges AND an easy to connect harness? Why make things tougher than they have to be? Thanks for the info, Scott
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I'd like to see a billet insert with flames on it. That carbon fiber one looks odd.
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I like the look of carbon fiber but $700.00 is way too much for me to consider.
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Looks like crap to me~!
If you want a carbonfiber cluster that looks right go to:
http://www.exoticwooddash.com/gmc.htm This is real carbon fiber, not some plastic that looks like carbon. They also have nice wood and synthetic wood inserts also. These are used with your origional cluster and glove box doors and keep the origional look. Plastic molded look really pulls a large vacuum~! Last edited by Brewski*; 05-23-2003 at 03:29 PM. |
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don't want a cover-up
Lots of folks make dash cover-ups. You're missing the point. If I wanted stock gauges, I'd keep what I have. The driving point for me is having a real set of gauges, not just operating ranges. That's just what I'm after, I'm sure the carbon fiber looks good (along with the wood and stainless and aluminum), but I want improved gauges.
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Do you have a link to the No Limit dash you are talking about?
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i agree i would like one that looked like the stock style
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i agree i would like one that looked like the stock style
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Re: don't want a cover-up
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Does No Limit have a web site?
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Church,
You would happen to have a drawing or a mock-up of your dash would you?? BTW guys the covans classic dashes are "only" $109 if you get the ones with out the gauges. Thanks
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No Limit
No Limit Engineering does indeed have a web site: www.nolimit.net
Church, My comment about cover-ups was not directed at you, sorry about the confusion. I was responding to brewski. I get what you're doing, but I don't want to replace my entire dash - I just fixed it. I 'll soon be buying a dash bezel and some gauges and doing what Mudder did, I guess. My wallet is kinda flat after buying a new 350 and T5 tranny (and installing them). I'll be sure to check out your site as I continue work on my truck. I will be needing gray carpets........
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Did you find the T-5 in a junkyard up there or was it brand new? Are you happy with it? I've wanted one for soooo long!
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Re: No Limit
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Add 80.00 for memory recall tach billet dash panel only 169.00 A friend of mine installed one of these in his truck. He said he had to cut the metal tabs off at the top of the dash to get the panel to fit right. I looked so good!! Hey gr8scott51, I did not take it that way brother. I was just trying to clear up what I said earlier. Sometimes it is hard to describe a picture. I guess what they say is true. A picture is worth a thousand words.
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Covan's carbon fiber piece gets
![]() ![]() The No Limit piece is... well... so-so. It seems to just be "let's throw some billet on the dash" styling. My unsolicited $.02. Kenneth
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There's a company in Alcoa ,Tn that make carbon fiber dash clusters and i think the price was around $120.00. i'm trying to find the name of the company they have an AD in Truckn' or it use to. when i find it i'll post it.
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Nice looking dash
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