Defender dashboard alternative

defenderSyria · Mar 1, 2020

Hello All,

Am about to replace my destroyed defender dashboard, do you have any alternatives plz?
since I couldn't find any in Syria.
Do you know if the wrangler's or the Land cruiser's 70 series dash fit?
or if you have tried any other ideas i'll be grateful.
thank you so much

dag019 · Mar 2, 2020

If you are starting from scratch with no access to parts, I would be looking to make something more like the original series dash out of plate metal rather than try and fit something plastic from another vehcilce.

bankz5152 · Mar 2, 2020

Tried Kuwait and the UAE should be plenty of parta round that way if yiu have access

defenderSyria · Mar 2, 2020

bankz5152 said:
Tried Kuwait and the UAE should be plenty of parta round that way if yiu have access

thank u for the advice, i tried but shipping is not easy to Syria.

nobber · Mar 3, 2020

When mine eventually falls off I will be fitting a series 2 dash.

dag019 · Mar 3, 2020

nobber said:
When mine eventually falls off I will be fitting a series 2 dash.

^^ this one!

nobber · Mar 3, 2020

dag019 said:
^^ this one!

Its not an easy thing to do, its a fair bit of fabricating and wiring, the heater will need a total rethink, wiper motor , wiper mechanism, all the switches, clocks etc, you could fabricate something to mimic a Defender dash but its crap, that plenum for the heater is a totally bad idea, all the switches are in stupid places, heater ducts are pants, you could strip off all the vinyl and do some welding to the metal base underneath to try and make something out of that but it would be a waste of a dash if you couldn't.

nobber · Mar 3, 2020

Dont YRM do pre fab series 2 dashes?

defenderSyria · Mar 3, 2020

nobber said:
Its not an easy thing to do, its a fair bit of fabricating and wiring, the heater will need a total rethink, wiper motor , wiper mechanism, all the switches, clocks etc, you could fabricate something to mimic a Defender dash but its crap, that plenum for the heater is a totally bad idea, all the switches are in stupid places, heater ducts are pants, you could strip off all the vinyl and do some welding to the metal base underneath to try and make something out of that but it would be a waste of a dash if you couldn't.

thank you so much for the details, it will be considered.

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