66 911 wood dash installation question

[911SKIWI]

Hi all

I've had my wooden dash trim restored and are ready to install it but want to know what's the best way to do this? I know there are clips to install on the back from under the dash but have read about 3m double sided foam tape also being used and about others being glued. I see the 67's had their aluminum dash trim glued but I don't think they didn't have any clips. I just wanted to check first what's the correct way to install the trim.

Thanks in advance.

Regards
Phil

[StephenAcworth]

On my '66 coupe, the veneered wood trim sits in an aluminium channel.

The aluminum is fixed to the dash via pins located in the trim. The pins go through the dash and are attached by speed nuts.

The wood is fixed to the trim by double sided foam tape.

If you need photos, I've got plenty.

Stephen

[911SKIWI]

Hi Stephen

Thanks for that, mine is the same with the veneered wood trim sitting in an aluminum channel.

All my pins are still in place to go through the dash and attached by speed nuts, but I just wondered if there was suppose to be some tape that should go on the back of the aluminum before its mounted to the dash, to maybe take away any vibration before the speed nuts are attached?

Thx
Phil

[lbpa18]

Phil, double sided foam tape was still twenty years in the future when your car was new. A consideration to absorb vibration would be to put a "button" of silicone caulking in a couple place between the wood and the aluminum. It would act in the same way as the foam tape, is period correct, and is arguably easier to remove than the foam tape.

[moito]

Phil, double sided foam tape was still twenty years in the future when your car was new.

not true...

[Marker]

My dash came out just before the aluminum trim was introduced so would the wood have been adhered directly to the metal dash? That doesn't seem like an ideal situation...

[John912]

In addition to the clips used behind the dash, they used two thin strips of double sided tape (mounted parallel), one near the top, one near the bottom of each wood section -- at least it was done on the 65-66 cars I've done. I used double sided tape to re-install ... and the clips.

[StephenAcworth]

I’ll go back thru’ my disassembly photos to check …

Hi Stephen

Thanks for that, mine is the same with the veneered wood trim sitting in an aluminum channel.

All my pins are still in place to go through the dash and attached by speed nuts, but I just wondered if there was suppose to be some tape that should go on the back of the aluminum before its mounted to the dash, to maybe take away any vibration before the speed nuts are attached?

Thx
Phil

[StephenAcworth]

Absolutely not true!!!

not true...

[lbpa18]

OK, my bad. Ive been of that mindset for a long time. Thanks for the correction fellas. The beauty of forums like this.