Who has the best looking dash????

[JaxLax]

i appear to have let my picture posting dues run a lil long...
i will snap a few of the finally completed dash soon and post up some links...i guess i ought to clean it off a lil first...

 

[JaxLax]

Hey guys these are awesome pics. I am curious how many are available for sale. I know there are a lot of home builds. Where can I find some good dashes for sale. Or will someone fab one for me?

i don't think you are going to find any "good" dashes for sale, yes, you will need to fabricate your own...but don't be scared or feel overwhelmed.
If you've got one that's been hacked to hell, simply get an overlay and start from there. It's a blank canvas.

I think doing the dash, for me, was a great thing because i could put all the switches/gauges/knobs where i wanted them. i tried to keep it as stock as possible while still adding all the good stuff (8 switches + LED's, in cab winch control, dual battery switch, tuffy glovebox, amp controller, battery gauges, blah blah blah) + i updated with new knobs on all the pulls and rebuilt the speedo....

ok, seriously though, look around, design what you want, lay it out in paint, stare, sit in the truck and try and feel where you want things, then build it! ;D

 

[derrick1032]

I taped piece of blank cardboard over my dash and sat in my bronco for a few minutes with a pencil and drew out a few different set-ups until I found one I liked. It beats doing all that work and finding out it doesnt work for you.

 

[g-money]

I am in the process of doing this now. I have the dash all done but just need to put it in. This is the second time I have done a custom overlay and have a question for some of those that have done it as well.

Did you come up with any creative ways to keep the defroster duct? On both my dashes I have had stuff in the way so I had to remove the defroster duct. I still seem to be able to keep my windows pretty well defrosted without it since my heater works so well but sometimes it gets a little warm.

Any creative solutions out there?

Galen

 

[derrick1032]

I am in the process of doing this now. I have the dash all done but just need to put it in. This is the second time I have done a custom overlay and have a question for some of those that have done it as well.

Did you come up with any creative ways to keep the defroster duct? On both my dashes I have had stuff in the way so I had to remove the defroster duct. I still seem to be able to keep my windows pretty well defrosted without it since my heater works so well but sometimes it gets a little warm.

Any creative solutions out there?

Galen

I had this problem and up in canada you need defrost! I had to cut my ducts and put a few notches in them to fit around the gauges and knobs. I used
3M's flexible bumper repair adhesive and reinforcing mesh to re-biuld the ducts where I had to cut pieces out.I has worked well so far!Unfortunately I dont have any pics

 

[00gyrhed]

Defrost revisions

I had this problem and up in canada you need defrost! I had to cut my ducts and put a few notches in them to fit around the gauges and knobs. I used
3M's flexible bumper repair adhesive and reinforcing mesh to re-biuld the ducts where I had to cut pieces out.I has worked well so far!Unfortunately I dont have any pics

I have been looking at this problem. I am going to try sheetmetal and close off the entire area the defrost duct fits into. I intend to just make a plenum out to just above the heater and use short straight ducts up to the plenum.

My defroster duct is full of holes where PO's just drilled wherever they wanted to.

 

[scsm76]

Here is mine, I was able to locate evrything so that I could still use the stock defroster. I planned to add a rollbar so I chose to put small speakers where the roll bar would sit. If I were to do it again I wouldn't use stainless (a little to much bling for me, I like how the painted to body color dashes look better.) Also I would get the radio closer to the driver or put overhead off the cage. I bought some stock flasher switches to replace the three toggle switches on the right so that all the switches would have the original bronco look, but haven't changed them yet. I also picked up an original lighter but haven't decided on a location, so in the mean time there is the temporary under the dash to keep the phone charged.
It was fairly easy to do with simple tools.

 

[luvmybronco]

Back to being a contributer, so here it is...

 

[bmcqueen]

I am in the process of doing this now. I have the dash all done but just need to put it in. This is the second time I have done a custom overlay and have a question for some of those that have done it as well.

Did you come up with any creative ways to keep the defroster duct? On both my dashes I have had stuff in the way so I had to remove the defroster duct. I still seem to be able to keep my windows pretty well defrosted without it since my heater works so well but sometimes it gets a little warm.

Any creative solutions out there?

Galen

Nickstrix did some custom aluminum fabbing to reroute the duct to make room for the relocated speedo. Note the custom glove box to clear the vintage air. He is the man...but you knew that already. ;D

 

[69 Bronco]

Incredible work just incredible . I feel like a kid using finger paints looking at these%) %)

 

[blackbeauty]

Here are a few pictures of my almost finished dash.

This is with the key off.

With the key on.

Here's one with the cut down glove box door open to have access to the headlight and windshield wiper switches.

 

[Scoop]

Here are a few pictures of my almost finished dash.

Here's one with the cut down glove box door open to have access to the headlight and windshield wiper switches.

Now that's a cool idea.

 

[jeev]

here's one for ya;

Great looking DASH!!! What size is your tach and speedo? 5 in?

Thanks

 

[NicksTrix]

black beauty, that's an interesting & unique dash there. what did the electronics come from? they don't look familiar.
very original idea with the magnetic latches on the glove box doors.

 

[A&Mbronco]

thats sweet!!!

 

[bushman]

Blackbeauty, that dash is insane! The jet black with the key off is sweet as hell. The way it looks, I'm surprised you even have a wiper or headlight switch. You oughta just say "wipers on" and they go.

 

[FFMDX]

Here's mine...

 

[blackbeauty]

black beauty, that's an interesting & unique dash there. what did the electronics come from? they don't look familiar.
very original idea with the magnetic latches on the glove box doors.

The gauge panel is by Nordskog. I got it from Summitracing. The speedometer is set by traveling an actual mile, so different size tires or gears can be factor out. It's also capable of showing 0-60 and 1/4 miles times.

 

[fwilder]

That thing is so Night Rider. Kit, 4 Low please.

 

[Pa PITT]

Ok looks like some of you have done what I have been thinking about for my next Bronco ..Your puting a piece of sheet metal,or even wood plate ..too each his own ... over the face of the dash and attached to the face of the dash ...this way you can have more room to work on the dash and dont have to stand on your head to work on the dash and gagues........Is this not correct..