Black dash in blue car? (not about oil) - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Stevo · #1 12-19-2007, 04:17 PM

Ive been looking at this blue, plastic dash cap for quite a while thinking I'd run across a parts car with a good one but of course we all know finding an uncracked blue one is tough.

My question... would a black dash (might blend into the "all black consul") look really bad in an all blue car, which is a 79 240D, (DB903 "Blue"on the outside) and dark blue on the inside. I have a nice black dash I could put in, but... what do ya think?

networkboy · #2 12-19-2007, 04:31 PM

I think it would look better than a badly cracked blue dash...
-nB

Stevo · #3 12-19-2007, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by networkboy

I think it would look better than a badly cracked blue dash...
-nB

Yes, I agree, but the question was "would a black dash look good, or crappy in an all blue car" Or has anyone seen such a combo?

winmutt · #4 12-19-2007, 05:44 PM

To the untrained eye itd be all but indistinguishable. You might want to make the under dash covers black as well.

#5 12-19-2007, 05:49 PM

Personally, I like a black dash regardless of interior color. I would put in the black one if it's not cracked.

Stevo · #6 12-19-2007, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by winmutt

To the untrained eye itd be all but indistinguishable. You might want to make the under dash covers black as well.

I'm not talking about the untrained eye, I talking "my eye"

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Good point on the under panels, that "sem aerosol" has really worked nice for me. I was even thinking of spraying the black dash blue, I should try it on an old cracked one first tho. I understand that "Shadow Blue" is the one to match the dark MB blue.

Craig..The black dash is uncracked.

This car is "technically "my wifes car" so if I screw I'm dead meat

I'm just tired of looking at that "plastic" dash.

TylerH860 · #7 12-19-2007, 07:03 PM

I can relate; the blue interior SL has the plastic cover too. I put it on and it looks okay, but I don't have the heart to glue it down...

Looks better than before and only other mercedes owners would notice it.

JimmyL · #8 12-19-2007, 07:48 PM

On cars with a black dash I have never seen black under dash/ kick panels. Now, since the solid black interior is very rare on the W123, they may have black kick panels. But normally, on cars with a black dash, the kick panels still match the car interior. Both my 240's have black dashes, but the kick panels match the interior color.
So, I would roll black dash with your blue kick panels. Should look fine....

Austin85 · #9 12-19-2007, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Stevo

Ive been looking at this blue, plastic dash cap for quite a while thinking I'd run across a parts car with a good one but of course we all know finding an uncracked blue one is tough.

My question... would a black dash (might blend into the "all black consul") look really bad in an all blue car, which is a 79 240D, (DB903 "Blue"on the outside) and dark blue on the inside. I have a nice black dash I could put in, but... what do ya think?

Stevo,

All you have to do is buy a can of blue matching Vinyl spray paint. I have seen this and could not tell the difference.

AA

Douge · #10 12-19-2007, 08:39 PM

How big a job is swapping the dash out? IMO I think the black dash would be fine.

TheDon · #11 12-19-2007, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JimmyL

Now, since the solid black interior is very rare on the W123, they may have black kick panels.

tell me about it...

Dee8go · #12 12-19-2007, 09:04 PM

Yeah, I was going to suggest spraying it with the SEM colorant to kae it the correct color, as someone else did above.

Stevo · #13 12-19-2007, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Douge

How big a job is swapping the dash out? IMO I think the black dash would be fine.

Not that hard. I remove the steering wheel and post trim too make it easier. Tucking in the "flap" up forward next to the windshield was the toughest part.

Lots of good input. Thanks, Now if I can convince my wife that the cap just doesn't get it. She didn't even want me to mess with her car too swap in the 5 spd, now she loves it. I think my best bet would be to paint the black dash blue, after I see what the color looks like, on an old kick panel or something.

Biodiesel300TD · #14 12-20-2007, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by TheDon

tell me about it...

My 240 has an all black interior, with black kick panels. Looks pretty good. I find you can see the dirt and wear on the palamino interiors a lot more than you can on the black and blue interiors.

I think the only drawback to putting a black dash in place of a blue one would be the center console would still be blue and since the console and the dash actually touch I think it would look funny to my eye. I like the idea of the vinyl spray paint. I find though that it rubs and scratches off fairly easily, but then all I have painted with it is rotten old plastic. So it probably does better on vinyl.

As far as pulling the dash I did find its not too hard to do. A couple of hints from my experience. Remove the steering wheel. As well as the trim covers on the A pillars. This will make pulling the dash out a little easier, less obstructions. There are only 4 or 5 bolts holding the dash into the car, the tricky part is disconnecting all the other stuff like: headlight switch, e-brake chain, speaker wires, glove box light, etc... The FSM actually is pretty helpfull. It explains the process pretty well.

vstech · #15 12-20-2007, 12:13 PM

great! another part I can pull out of my part cars!!!