Tom, That is an excellent idea. And most likely the easiest solution. these new repop crash pads do not have a foam interior, they are some type of soft semi flexible solid urethane. I think the procedure you describe may be possible though. Thanks, Armand ----- Original Message ----- From: "tom jennings" <tomj@xxxxxxx> To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [Amc-list] 1970 Javelin/AMX crash pad > I'm talking a abit out of my a** here, as I have very little experience with > foamed dash pads in general, mainly the ones in our hornets. > > But they are a vinyl skin, with a foamed-in-place center. Though it would be > a PITA, I think a way to adjust it's shape without midifying any part would > to rout out foam from the INSIDE in the area where it needs to be smaller to > clear; a hair dryer outside would let you soften the vinyl and push in to > where you remove foam. YOu could even do a foamectomy with an exacto, take > out a pie-shaped slice from the middle of the foam, superglue the gap, and > press it together. Since all this ugliness is inside the foam, behind the > vinyl, it would be invisible. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: http://splatter.wps.com/pipermail/amc-list/attachments/20090330/aff5814f/attachment.htm > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.32/2030 - Release Date: 3/30/09 8:40 AM > > _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list