C O R V E T T E Dash Pad

[FFAST87]

What does everyone think about the passenger side dash pad on their C4?
I see that Ecklers et all sell a kit to remove and replace with either wood kits or a leather pouch..but I think it make the Vette look kind of strange. I think the pad gives the Corvette interior its character. Anyone agree?? Disagree???

 

[Ken]

The pad itself never bothered me, it was more of the lack of storage space such as a glovebox provides.

It's no longer an issue:

The old breadbox, which was new as of 2001, is currently gathering dust in the garage somewhere.

 

[NevadaJim]

Personally, I think it looks out of place with the rest of the interior -- never have liked it; so I removed mine. Again, that's just my opinion, too each there own I always say

 

[G Winter]

There is no glove box in the dash ??? When did they start putting those in. My 90 has one.

 

[Ken]

1990

 

[G Winter]

1990

Another reason to be happy I didn't buy older. Dumb luck is all it was. :L
I knew about as much about buying a vette as I did buying a Jet airliner.

 

[Ken]

At first, I didn't know anything about 'em either; "Obsession" is my first as well.

However, given my personal tendency to be compulsive/obessive about things - when I got the Vette, I jumped in with both feet and got my hands on every book and magazine I could find that had anything to do with Corvettes.

 

[WhalePirot]

Ecklers sell's a kit

I finally did this, and am happy I did. You can see how the dash looks so much better with the equal height, left and right. Initially, I kept the bolster, but after installing the new 'wood', I ordered the matching bolster replacement.

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/fry747/MyVette/Cockpit.JPG

One recommendation: the Eckler's kit is chintsy, low quality, did not fit all that well, but at least it's pricey. Other than that, I liked it.

If I were doing it anew, I'd just make a thin, flat panel from metal, plastic or even thin wood; then stick the dash-covering-of-choice to it. I ended up reworking the one I bought for a longer period than it would have taken me to start from scratch!

 

[Hrtbeat1]

WhalePirot that sure is a strange place for the distributor cap.

 

[jacob9582]

they sell an original dash for the 84-89 with that part that sticks out, the same as stock, with a keyhole in it and it opens to make a glove box. i have seen this and it is a good way to keep the stock look while adding a compartment to it!

 

[SSTibet]

My 95 has a gorgeous passanger side dashpad. I guess Corvette made a change to the pads in late C4's. I really like it a lot.

 

[6 Shooter]

My 95 has a gorgeous passanger side dashpad. I guess Corvette made a change to the pads in late C4's. I really like it a lot.

I'm pretty sure there were 3 changes on C4 interiors.

Later . . . . . .
6 Shooter

 

[Jeroenvgfn]

I like it the way it originally is , the letters CORVETTE really jump into the interior

when Ecklers should sell a flatter version with these letters in then I would consider replacing the thing,

 

[Ken]

I'm pretty sure there were 3 changes on C4 interiors.

1990 had this change:

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1994 changed again:​

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[G Winter]

94 had pass. side air bag and no glovebox ? btw the guages in the 90 aren't much to brag about.