Krylon Fusion Plastic Paint is amazing stuff, and it's made specificly to paint plastic. Just follow the prep guide & you should not be dissappointed with the results.

Dash parts (used) are fairly inexpensive, especially here in the north east where the sun does not eat them up.
Check ebay and email sellers with other items from the year that you are looking for, usually there is a whole van out back waiting to be picked clean.

I've always liked the air cooled Vanagons for their simplicity. A while back I found an 81Westy for a buddy looking for a camper . So far he's loaned it to me several times when mine was out of service for repairs. I'm still waiting to return the favor.

Jim King
86 Syncro Westy (Terapn)

----- Original Message -----
From: Erin Randolph <lexluthier72@YAHOO.COM>
Date: Friday, May 20, 2005 8:33 pm
Subject: To paint or replace dash? that is the question

> Hello all,
>    Im as many know in the process of restoring an 80
> westy...Its orig color was Assuan brown....Ack...the
> outside has been painted what im sure was bright
> orange on top, and chocolate brown on the bottom
> (again, Ack)...Im looking to eventually go to some
> sort of green...I was originally thinking carribean
> green (93 eurovan) but then I have brown interior,
> which in my opinion doesnt go with a color that light,
> If I go with velvet green (60s bus) I could keep the
> brown interior, and it would be a fairly good
> match...or repaint or replace the dash...Any thoughts?
> How expensive are the dash parts?  How well does
> paint hold up in this application?  Should I just stay
> with brown and go darker on the shade of green?  Just
> conducting a sort of mini poll...Any thoughts would be
> great.
>                                     -Erin
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