Just Installed USA1industries dash pad - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

wpotter · 03-01-2017, 05:37 PM

This has got to be the best aftermarket dash I have used and is for sure the closest to original. They use a vinyl over foam with a steel structure just like OEM.

Here are a couple pictures of mine installed in a 87 R10 Custom Deluxe.

I will be installing their Custom Deluxe door panels next so will update when I am done with some pictures.

Bears63 · 03-01-2017, 06:48 PM

Looks really nice. I will have to keep them in mind when I am ready to pull the trigger on my interior.

78chevstepside · 03-01-2017, 07:18 PM

certainly must be better then the nightmare dash lcm sent me for my sons blazer.

tucsonjwt · 03-01-2017, 07:41 PM

Is that a urethane pad? Is it flexible or backed with steel?

wpotter · 03-01-2017, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tucsonjwt

Is that a urethane pad? Is it flexible or backed with steel?

Stay away from urethane. Been there done that, has to be the worst.
Posted via Mobile Device

Tash4 · 03-01-2017, 07:15 PM

very nice! what color burgundy ?

wpotter · 03-01-2017, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tash4

very nice! what color burgundy ?

The correct burgundy for 84-87. Not Carmine be used in the earlier trucks. See the colors on their website.
Posted via Mobile Device

HunterRotten · 03-01-2017, 08:54 PM

Thanks for sharing, I'll have to keep them in mind while looking for a dash. I considered urethane for awhile but I've seen reviews saying they're too floppy and wavy. Does anyone else have other brand/material suggestions?

wpotter · 03-01-2017, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HunterRotten

Thanks for sharing, I'll have to keep them in mind while looking for a dash. I considered urethane for awhile but I've seen reviews saying they're too floppy and wavy. Does anyone else have other brand/material suggestions?

I've done the urethane from classic industries, it's junk. I did the best ever from eBay with an install video, its decent but has a plastic backing and in the Texas sun warped quickly. I haven't been able to test to the sun and heat but the fitment was better than any other. With the steel backing I'm hoping it's like an original. They have a lot of stuff on their website and the guys are very knowledgeable. Great company for the guys looking for original replacements.
Posted via Mobile Device

JoeinT.O. · 03-01-2017, 11:38 PM

Thank-you for posting this!

76Tex · 03-02-2017, 12:49 PM

Thanks for posting as well, once i get my AC inside back in and rebuilt some going to pull the trigger on my interior as well. I have watched some of their videos, I like how they will do the color for you, etc.

Mattchu60 · 03-02-2017, 01:27 PM

Did the pad require any trimming to fit? Any additional screws needed on the drivers side to hold the pad down?

I got the vinyl padded version from classic industries last year. Took probably 10-15x times of install/removal for trimming and other issues before it fit well. Looks good now but took a lot of effort to get it get it fitting well, had to run an extra screw into the bezel side to hold it down, it wanted to flare out there.

wpotter · 03-02-2017, 03:36 PM

There was no trimming needed and installed with all the factory hardware. No additional screws needed. I did need to grind down the foam a little on the backside where the ac ducts attached to the trim panel. Not sure if always necessary because my trim is also aftermarket. Was no big deal at all and cant be seen.

86454k30 · 03-02-2017, 02:57 PM

I have talked to them about their products, glad to hear it is a nice piece.

only126db · 03-02-2017, 04:16 PM

Looks nice... I am thinking about reworking mine, wrap it with vinyl and see how it turns out...

JoeinT.O. · 03-02-2017, 05:16 PM

Hello wpotter. I would like to know if you (or anyone else reading this thread) looked into "Dashboard Restorations" or "Just Dashes" prior to finding this aftermarket dash. Thanks in advance. Joe

wpotter · 03-02-2017, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeinT.O.

Hello wpotter. I would like to know if you (or anyone else reading this thread) looked into "Dashboard Restorations" or "Just Dashes" prior to finding this aftermarket dash. Thanks in advance. Joe

I have used Just Dashes for restoration projects that they do not offer replacements for (70 GTO) and they do great work. They quoted me around $800.00 to do a truck dash so I went with this at less than half the cost.

JoeinT.O. · 03-02-2017, 11:35 PM

Thanks so much for the info!

Fishermen0105 · 03-07-2017, 11:35 PM

It's different than what lmc sells? I know theirs is black and has to be dyed. From their description in the catalog the dash seems to be similar construction.

**MikeB** · 03-08-2017, 12:39 AM

Just to make sure, is this what you bought?
http://www.usa1industries.com/1981-8...nyl-style.html

wpotter · 03-08-2017, 01:30 PM

Yes that is exactly what I bought.

Nessmuk · 03-08-2017, 02:29 PM

Sweet.

79 Silverado/454 · 03-08-2017, 07:26 PM

I'm currently having my pad restored at Just Dashes. Its due back at the end of this month. I haven't used these guys before but, I saw that they had good reviews. Restoration is a 12 week wait.

I did buy a repro from a company that was supposed to make the best repro pad for our gen trucks last summer. It was absolutely terrible.... I put my old pad back on and sent it back. Good to hear that there may be a decent repro pad out there.

03-01-2017, 05:37 PM	#1
wpotter Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Adkins Texas Posts: 157	Just Installed USA1industries dash pad This has got to be the best aftermarket dash I have used and is for sure the closest to original. They use a vinyl over foam with a steel structure just like OEM. Here are a couple pictures of mine installed in a 87 R10 Custom Deluxe. I will be installing their Custom Deluxe door panels next so will update when I am done with some pictures. Attached Images __________________ Never a failure, Always a lesson! 1968 Chevy SWB Fleetside ECE 4/6 327/350 1987 Chevy V20 Scottsdale 4X4 350/400 4.10 1987 Chevy Custom Deluxe SWB 305/7004R4 1991 Suburban Silverado V1500 4X4 350/700R4 2015 Chevy Crew Cab SWB (Daily Driver) 5.3

03-01-2017, 06:48 PM	#2
Bears63 ...just another truck junkie.. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Watertown, SD Posts: 698	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad Looks really nice. I will have to keep them in mind when I am ready to pull the trigger on my interior. __________________ Mike "Bear" Shea

03-01-2017, 07:18 PM	#3
78chevstepside Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: lacenter, washington Posts: 718	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad certainly must be better then the nightmare dash lcm sent me for my sons blazer. __________________ 1978 c10 stepside 4/6 drop 350 vortec crate 2011 camaro ss2 6.2 automatic 2017 tahoe lt 2002 silverado lt 1500 5.3 automatic. 1981 el camino

03-01-2017, 07:41 PM	#4
tucsonjwt Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,189	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad Is that a urethane pad? Is it flexible or backed with steel?

03-01-2017, 07:15 PM	#6
Tash4 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Pinhook Mo Posts: 120	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad very nice! what color burgundy ?

03-01-2017, 08:54 PM	#8
HunterRotten Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Kentucky Posts: 385	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad Thanks for sharing, I'll have to keep them in mind while looking for a dash. I considered urethane for awhile but I've seen reviews saying they're too floppy and wavy. Does anyone else have other brand/material suggestions? __________________ 1978 Hawaiian Blue GMC 454/Tremec TKO 500 BUILD THREAD

03-01-2017, 11:38 PM	#10
JoeinT.O. Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Etobicoke, Ontario Posts: 35	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad Thank-you for posting this!

03-02-2017, 12:49 PM	#11
76Tex Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Sanger, TX Posts: 16	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad Thanks for posting as well, once i get my AC inside back in and rebuilt some going to pull the trigger on my interior as well. I have watched some of their videos, I like how they will do the color for you, etc. __________________ 1976 Chevy Scottsdale K-10 4WD

03-02-2017, 01:27 PM	#12
Mattchu60 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Swaledale, IA Posts: 485	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad Did the pad require any trimming to fit? Any additional screws needed on the drivers side to hold the pad down? I got the vinyl padded version from classic industries last year. Took probably 10-15x times of install/removal for trimming and other issues before it fit well. Looks good now but took a lot of effort to get it get it fitting well, had to run an extra screw into the bezel side to hold it down, it wanted to flare out there.

03-02-2017, 03:36 PM	#13
wpotter Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Adkins Texas Posts: 157	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad There was no trimming needed and installed with all the factory hardware. No additional screws needed. I did need to grind down the foam a little on the backside where the ac ducts attached to the trim panel. Not sure if always necessary because my trim is also aftermarket. Was no big deal at all and cant be seen. __________________ Never a failure, Always a lesson! 1968 Chevy SWB Fleetside ECE 4/6 327/350 1987 Chevy V20 Scottsdale 4X4 350/400 4.10 1987 Chevy Custom Deluxe SWB 305/7004R4 1991 Suburban Silverado V1500 4X4 350/700R4 2015 Chevy Crew Cab SWB (Daily Driver) 5.3

03-02-2017, 02:57 PM	#14
86454k30 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Spokane, Washington Posts: 596	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad I have talked to them about their products, glad to hear it is a nice piece.

03-02-2017, 04:16 PM	#15
only126db Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houghton Lake MI Posts: 66	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad Looks nice... I am thinking about reworking mine, wrap it with vinyl and see how it turns out...

03-02-2017, 05:16 PM	#16
JoeinT.O. Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Etobicoke, Ontario Posts: 35	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad Hello wpotter. I would like to know if you (or anyone else reading this thread) looked into "Dashboard Restorations" or "Just Dashes" prior to finding this aftermarket dash. Thanks in advance. Joe

03-02-2017, 11:35 PM	#18
JoeinT.O. Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Etobicoke, Ontario Posts: 35	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad Thanks so much for the info!

03-07-2017, 11:35 PM	#19
Fishermen0105 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Central Texas Posts: 40	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad It's different than what lmc sells? I know theirs is black and has to be dyed. From their description in the catalog the dash seems to be similar construction.



Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

03-08-2017, 12:39 AM	#20
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,597	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad Just to make sure, is this what you bought? http://www.usa1industries.com/1981-8...nyl-style.html __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 35 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 24 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!

03-08-2017, 01:30 PM	#21
wpotter Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Adkins Texas Posts: 157	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad Yes that is exactly what I bought. __________________ Never a failure, Always a lesson! 1968 Chevy SWB Fleetside ECE 4/6 327/350 1987 Chevy V20 Scottsdale 4X4 350/400 4.10 1987 Chevy Custom Deluxe SWB 305/7004R4 1991 Suburban Silverado V1500 4X4 350/700R4 2015 Chevy Crew Cab SWB (Daily Driver) 5.3

03-08-2017, 02:29 PM	#22
Nessmuk Registered User Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Buskirk Posts: 39	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad Sweet.

03-08-2017, 07:26 PM	#23
79 Silverado/454 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: SW, Ohio Posts: 150	Re: Just Installed USA1industries dash pad I'm currently having my pad restored at Just Dashes. Its due back at the end of this month. I haven't used these guys before but, I saw that they had good reviews. Restoration is a 12 week wait. I did buy a repro from a company that was supposed to make the best repro pad for our gen trucks last summer. It was absolutely terrible.... I put my old pad back on and sent it back. Good to hear that there may be a decent repro pad out there. __________________ 1979 C-10 Silverado SWB 454/400 Turbo 1987 GMC Jimmy Sierra Classic 2015 GMC Sierra SLT Z71 (Cayenne Metallic) 2018 GMC Denali HD Duramax (Red Quartz)

Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.