iraqlou2007 Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Let me try it over here, I asked in the interior section but no luck. I did do a search on this and did not find out the answer. With the 240, 260 and 280 how many different dash pads are there? The reason I am asking is that I found a company that says and I quote "We manufacture various dashboards, suitable for Toyota, Isuzu, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Nissan, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia, Fiat, and Honda. We can produce according to customer's samples." And I thought, If I can get a good dash for each model Z, maybe this company can make us some new ones that might not cost an arm and a leg. Thank you in advance and once I find out I will email the company and see what they say. Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbk240z Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 As far as I know there are 2 different styles of dashes. The '70 to '73, and then the '74 to '78. I hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iraqlou2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Author Share Posted October 30, 2007 Thank you and yes that is the information that I was looking for, now for the fun part finding some good samples to send to the company. Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iraqlou2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Author Share Posted October 31, 2007 OK I just received an email back from this company that manufactures dashboards....they are asking for pictures, so does anyone have a 240z dash that is out of the car and can take a few pics of it so I can send them to this place? Or does anyone have links to some pics? I am going to continue my search online and see if I can get what I am looking for also. Thank you for your help, Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzzzzzz Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 What company? There are two I know of (Washington State and Australia) that do complete restorations of our old dashs. The cost is around $600 plus shipping. I have a complete early 240Z dash with only one very minor crack at the VIN plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 There are a couple differences in 240Z dashes, but they are minor and hardly noticeable. I think all 260-280Z dashes are the same, but I cant say for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iraqlou2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Author Share Posted October 31, 2007 The company is out of china, they have several dashboards that they make for late model cars and suv's. I just need a few pic's to email them so they can see if they would able to reproduce them. Thanks, Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 This is all I have on file click Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 i can easily get pictures of my 280z dash if you need them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iraqlou2007 Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 J. Soileau - Thank you for the pics. rturbo 930 - sure I can use 280 pics also I will email these pics and see what they say. Thank you, Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iraqlou2007 Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 The company said that they could make the dashboards Sent email back to get some details on the whole process, they also asked about how many I needed to have made. Does this sound like an accurate description of how the Z's dashboards were made? dashboards were made out of polyurethane foam, pressure molded onto the metal frame. Textured vinyl is vacuum shrink-wrapped as a final finish. One last thing does anyone have an old dash that would not be good to use in a car but good enough to be sent to this company so they can use it as a pattern? Thank you, Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I have a 260/280 extra dash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Beck Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 There were at least 3 different dashes for the HLS30 - 240-Z's. Series I and II for the 70/71 Model Year Cars Series III for the 72 Model Year Cars Series IV for the 73 Model Year Cars They differ in minor details... but that minor difference can be measured in dollars today. A NOS dash for a 69 to 71 Series I or Series II 240-Z could sell for $2000.00+ today. A NOS dash for a 72 240-Z would be in the $950.00 range... Serious "restorers" would demand having the fine details correct ... and they would most likely pay the most for an exact replica of the specific dash style they need. That however would represent a small market. If perfection of detail isn't the main desire - then any of the dashes could be re-manufactured by the companies mentioned earlier. They strip the old vinyl and padding and recover the original metal frame - the difference is only in the grain of the newer vinyl used. I believe that there would be very little demand for a more "universal" fit dash, that could be put in any 240, 260, 280Z - - that cost above $650.00... Indeed, they would have to cost less than that. The 240-Z dashes are not as deep as the later 260/280 dashes.. as Nissan allowed more room behind them for the Factory Air Units... so the center consoles have to be different to line up with the dash.. FWIW, Carl B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iraqlou2007 Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 There were at least 3 different dashes for the HLS30 - 240-Z's. Series I and II for the 70/71 Model Year Cars Series III for the 72 Model Year Cars Series IV for the 73 Model Year Cars They differ in minor details... but that minor difference can be measured in dollars today. A NOS dash for a 69 to 71 Series I or Series II 240-Z could sell for $2000.00+ today. A NOS dash for a 72 240-Z would be in the $950.00 range... Serious "restorers" would demand having the fine details correct ... and they would most likely pay the most for an exact replica of the specific dash style they need. That however would represent a small market. If perfection of detail isn't the main desire - then any of the dashes could be re-manufactured by the companies mentioned earlier. They strip the old vinyl and padding and recover the original metal frame - the difference is only in the grain of the newer vinyl used. I believe that there would be very little demand for a more "universal" fit dash, that could be put in any 240, 260, 280Z - - that cost above $650.00... Indeed, they would have to cost less than that. The 240-Z dashes are not as deep as the later 260/280 dashes.. as Nissan allowed more room behind them for the Factory Air Units... so the center consoles have to be different to line up with the dash.. FWIW, Carl B. Thank you for that information, I am waiting on an estimated price, they said that I would have to have at least 2000 made to make it worth it......LOL I just hate to think of selling 100 - 200 and having 1800 left in my garage, attic, living room. We will see. Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iraqlou2007 Posted November 8, 2007 Author Share Posted November 8, 2007 Ok so here is the possible deal, it looks like the new dashes would be between 325.00 - 350.00 that is based on an order of 2000.....Do you all think there is 2000 Z's that their owners would be willing to replace the dash? Once I get the sample dash to the company they will be able to give me a more accurate price. Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Do you all think there is 2000 Z's that their owners would be willing to replace the dash? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest winwindealman Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 the dash cap companies make 3 different caps for 240Zs. check any of them on ebay for the different interchange years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 No Did they even make 2000 Z's??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 i never understood the difference between the series 1 dash vs the 71 and later dashes ::shrugs:: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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