From: chance wolf (chance_wolf@shaw.ca)
Date: Sun Oct 17 2004 - 11:06:09 PDT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Howell, DO" <michael@tsixroads.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 10:08 PM
Subject: [MV] BURGUNDY SPRAY PAINT FOR THE DASHPAD
> While going through old email tonight I came across the following
> recommendations:
>
> > 2. BURGUNDY SPRAY PAINT FOR THE DASHPAD. When a new dash is ordered
from
> > Chevrolet (about $183 body shop price), it comes gray in color. To
Yes. That whole email is full of some really interesting/useful CUCV
information/tips, though I can't say I personally panicked much over having
the correct tail-light screws <very big grin>. Lots of research went into
that lot.
> I am up to 5 CUCV's in various states of disrepair now. Three came
> without dash pads, one appears to be an unpainted replacement and the
> last seems to be a badly weathered and cracked black one. My M1010 does
> have burgundy door panels but it came without a dash pad. The new M1009
> with the black dash pad came without any doors. I was wondering what
> others had found.
Seems that when they went to replace the dashboards from GM, the only colour
available was a sort of lightish grey. In the CUCVs I've seen come out of
Can Point and in various GL and GSA sales, it seems you'll either have lousy
dashboards, dashboards that aren't there at all, or the replacement grey
dashboards. Looks like there's at least one more option out there too, as
one of the M1009s at work is ex-USAF and has this black, hard-type vinyl
form-fit cover for its dashboard which actually fits properly and looks
halfway decent too. I've not seen that type of solution advertised anywhere
in Greater Automotiveland, so I'm wondering if it was something that was in
the military system at some point during the CUCV's service life.
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