Dash Panel replacement...

J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,221 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited May 23 in Rinker Custom Projects
LIttle hiccup with the breaker panel and still needs some work to finish it off, but it's noon in the keys, work stopped for the day.. main problem is now I need to buy new gauges to get rid of the yellow and everything else around it looks old and in need of replacement lol. 

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  • J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,221 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 23

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  • grouch0jrgrouch0jr Member Posts: 171 ✭✭✭
    The dash panels look great!
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,886 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I replaced, or had to replace , my gauge panel and found what must be the last oem @ GLS. I need to replace my switch panel also...figured I'd stumble across one..where are these from?
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  • J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,221 ✭✭✭✭✭
    rasbury said:
    I replaced, or had to replace , my gauge panel and found what must be the last oem @ GLS. I need to replace my switch panel also...figured I'd stumble across one..where are these from?
    https://www.fpmarine.com/shop/pnl-rink250fiestav-rinker-250-270-fiesta-vee-dash-panel-set-2004-2005-ish-42224?category=87#attr=20412,20401,20414

    The price is crazy, def doesn't feel like 600 worth of material, but I guess that's what happens when no one else makes a replacement. 
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  • mbnarneymbnarney Member Posts: 192 ✭✭✭
    I looked at getting just my switch panel replaced.  None out there and New Wire wanted 200 for just that so for some reason this plastic must be very special.
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  • davidbrooksdavidbrooks Member Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭✭
    Take a close look at the fittings on your guages vs the new ones. When i did mine i had to splice in a new wiring harness.
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  • Pat310Pat310 Member Posts: 602 ✭✭✭
    @J3ff i redid mine a few years ago. I vinyl wrapped some of the existing panels but the main gauge panel I wanted to change the configuration. If you are keeping the gauges the same and your old panels are intact you can look into hydro dipping them. Google it. Here are some pics of mineI made a wood form to match the shape of the old dash and heated a piece of acrylic then vinyl wrapped all the panels. I used a cheap label maker to label the breakers using a clear tape with white lettering. Maybe you can warm the panel they sent you to get it to fit ?  Just be aware the heat gun did make the acrylic blush a bit so i needed to vinyl wrap that as well
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,886 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mine is to gone to salvage- 200 bucks does not sound bad @mbnarney, I think that is what I paid gls for mine. If I can find a switch panel that matches my new dash gor 200 bucks I'll be all in..
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,886 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @J3ff what panels do you need? If you need the dash, I need the switch panel...now we are down to 300 for what we both need?
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  • J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,221 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I bought them already LOL - and installed them. That's not great that you can't tell lol  :D 

    On a side note FPmarine.com responded both on Saturday and Sunday, I'm impressed! They offered to swap the fuse panel to one with the correct holes/labels. I've never seen a business respond over the weekend, especially when it's a boat business and a holiday weekend. A+ for customer service. 
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,886 ✭✭✭✭✭
    J3ff said:
    I bought them already LOL - and installed them. That's not great that you can't tell lol  :D 

    On a side note FPmarine.com responded both on Saturday and Sunday, I'm impressed! They offered to swap the fuse panel to one with the correct holes/labels. I've never seen a business respond over the weekend, especially when it's a boat business and a holiday weekend. A+ for customer service. 
    J3ff said:
    I bought them already LOL - and installed them. That's not great that you can't tell lol  :D 

    On a side note FPmarine.com responded both on Saturday and Sunday, I'm impressed! They offered to swap the fuse panel to one with the correct holes/labels. I've never seen a business respond over the weekend, especially when it's a boat business and a holiday weekend. A+ for customer service. 
    No- I thought you wentvorcwas going a different direction for some reason....
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