Dash Pad options for 2nd Gen G10?

Anyone know if any other Chevys used the same dash pads as a 2nd gen van? The C10 dash pad looks pretty similar.

67/70 chevy van only

I had a feeling someone was going to say that.

You could recover an old one or fabricate a reasonable looking pad from wood covered with a thin layer of foam and vinyl fabric (Naugahyde). Shape some pine and use a staple gun for the covering, would look real sharp if you do it right. Even a nice finished wood one would look good depending on your interior decor....better than all those holes in the dash! I have seen many custom made pads over the years....

I made mine with fiberglass, I wanted to cover the center speaker hole and use two speakers in the front so I went all the the way to the windshield. Really wasn't to difficult to make. To make a stock looking one would be a lot easier than what I did. I covered the whole dash with tinfoil, ran a strip of oak across the front, added some studs for mounting and started slapping glass. If your planning to add foam and vinyl, it would be easy to make a fiberglass shell/pan to get upholstered doing it this way.

That pad looks fantastic Mo! I'm fairly crafty so I think I should be able to pull this off. Thanks for the pointers.

Does anyone have any pictures of an original 2nd gen dash pad uninstalled?

I think my buddy paid $300 to have a new one made,,,,,,
I have an old real one,,,,,,it has 7 studs in back and 6 holes up front,,,,,,,it is fiberglass with kind of Styrofoam on the inside

Thanks for the pics, very helpful! So the inside is soft and the exterior is hard? I always imagined the exterior would be slightly soft padding with a vinyl cover. And does the exterior have a leather texture?

The outside is hard fiberglass,,,,,,it did have a wrinkle finish on it, but the paint kind of makes it smooth now,,,,,,,,

The origional pads were -soft! heat makes them brittle, hard & cracked! on this site is a member - econolines builder-cant remember his name - builds & supplies econo parts for many here!! He is also a upholstery man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He will redo ur dash pad for around 100-125 bux - someone will remember his name -contact him!! also most upholstery shops will redo these too. U can also look in utube!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ Donivan. I see what you mean now. Thanks for the pic.

@ Twin. Thanks for the info! ... Anyone remember who this member is?

that would be fred, I think his last name carrillo? great work

yes!!!! Hes the -MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks guys, I sent him a PM. His member name is fmc56 btw.

I recovered mine.

Nice soft look Halen! Unfortunately I've got nothing to recover as my pad is M.I.A.

Heard back from Fred, unfortunately he only does Fords...

Anyone have any experience with any upholsterers in the Ventura county or Los Angeles area?

panelmanrd wrote:67/70 chevy van only

So the pad will work on a 67 Van?

No, I believe panelmanrd meant that the original 67/70 dash pads are the only dash pads that will work on the 67/70 G-Vans. So the C10 dash pad is a no-go.

That is correct, the only dash pad that will fit a 2nd gen chevy/gmc van, is one from a 2nd gen chevy/gmc van. 1967-70 only

Thanks for the clarification guys.

Like shown, you should be able to make one, try to make a shaped wood core and then cover it with a thin layer of foam padding and then naugahyde vinyl, they sell it at most good fabric shops in many colors and grains, use a staple gun, be creative! They sell small studs with a lag screw on one end that should work for the mounting bolts.

Hey Morbank.....Justdashes.com....I'm serious.

I thought I looked at them... Do they do custom dashes? I don't see G-10 Vans on their list of dashes they sell. Am I missing something?