IVA Dash

[deezee]

It may sound dumb... maybe... but do I need to have a squishy dash to pass the IVA? Is it enough to have the 19mm radius and no sharp edges? Local company can flock a dash blank for me for free. Free stuff is my 2nd favourite thing to hear.

[HandyAndy]

depends what clocks you are putting into your dash, as if you have a squishy" dash then any clocks will have the " sunken effect" and so no radius probs on the clocks / dials,

As for the 19mm radius on the under side, Ash & i were discussing this the other day & basically the 19mm radius needs to go under ( out of sight) & = a 38mm total radius,

or use a squishy dash & carry the foam/flock right under so that no sharp edges can be felt under the dash.

hope that makes sense ? :o

by the way ...if free stuff is your second favourite saying, whats your first ? :eek: :D

cheers
andy

[gingea1pom]

by the way ...if free stuff is your second favourite saying, whats your first ? :eek: :D

cheers
andy

I'll pay you to take this Sierra away!:D

And good night

Cheers Ginge

[AshG]

you can have a non padded dash but it has to have a 19mm radius above your legs which is basically 38mm diameter (38mmthick) rounded off. Its best to go a bit bigger just to be safe. the other option is a padded dash which has to have a minimum thickness of 5mm with padding on top. The padding needs to be 60shure which is about the same squigyness as the sierra steering wheel. Basically if they cant feel the hard bits under the padding then your ok.

[gus]

Quick question to Saturn seeing as we are on the radius issue. When I bought my bodywork from Triton before he sold the moulds I got a free dash panel included in the set.

It has a radius on the bottom of it, but it is not 38mm wide. ie not a fully semi circle.

Will this pass IVA, as the way I read previous posts it wont.

Thanks for any clarification.

Gus

[spud69]

Understand what you mean Gus, i was sold the mold as an SVA compliant Dash (rules are the same for IVA, 19mm radius). So i have assumed that it is.

I will make sure though and get back.

Cheers...AndyH

[HandyAndy]

Maybe i didn,t explain my conversation I had with Ash very well,

will chat with Spud & we,ll try and get confirmation & describe it better .:o

cheers
andy

[gus]

Andy,

Did you ever manage to find out if the Triton / Saturn dash panel I have will pass IVA for bottom radius requirements?

Thanks

Gus

[spud69]

Andy,

Did you ever manage to find out if the Triton / Saturn dash panel I have will pass IVA for bottom radius requirements?

Thanks

Gus

Hi Gus,

I've just resent the e-mail query to Mark Vickers with some better pictures, i'll post up his response as soon as he replies.

Regards....AndyH

[spud69]

Hi Gus,

Mark has just called regarding the Dash, has been away on hols for 2 weeks.

The 1/4 circle 19mm radius on the bottom of the dash is fine as long as the bottom of the bend terminates at the horizontal or beyond. If in doubt he recommends an easy fix of foam pipe lagging split and duct taped to the bottom of the dash to make it look permanent then only a 5mm radius is required.

Another solution is plywood covered in foam then vinyl, again, only required 5mm for a soft edge.

Hope this helps.....AndyH

[briansmc2005]

Does anyone have a photo of a plywood dash foam and vinyl covered that has passed an Iva,this is the option i would prefer but dont want to stick pipe lagging under the vinyl in order to meet the 'permanent' look,and doe the same radius apply to the top of the dash?thanks in advance for any help.

[snapper]

The radius for an un padded dash is 19mm this means in practice a 38mm diameter pipe, you can round off the bottom of the ply and glue a strip of wood behind then blend in to get the radius.
People who do custom interiors often use ply and filler to get it smooth, the you could cover in Yoga mat then vynll.