Dashboard

Maintenance advice to keep your Spider in shape.
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WCM
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Your car is a: 1981 Spider 2000

Dashboard

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Just curious what type of wood is the dashboard made of. Also, is there a treatment needed to protect it.

Thanks,

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RRoller123
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Your car is a: 1980 FI SPIDER 2000
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Re: Dashboard

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Plastic, just any old cleaning fluid will work.
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megaul
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Your car is a: 1973 euro spider cs1 118hp
Location: Den Haag Holland

Re: Dashboard

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It's zebrano wood in the older models. With a clear varnish coating.
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WCM
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Re: Dashboard

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Thanks Megaul, I should have mentioned the car was a 1981 Spider
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PhillySpider
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Re: Dashboard

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spidernut
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Your car is a: 1979 Fiat Spider Automatic
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Re: Dashboard

Post by spidernut »

A little car wax is fine for the late model Spider dash "wood".
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