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Evening everyone,
I have had enough of the "leather" peeling off all over the place on the underside of the dashboard.
I plan to drop the panel, remove the covering and spray paint it black.
I am unsure what metal it is made of, I presume it is steel, but could it be aluminium?
Does anyone here know for certain?
Many thanks
Rylan
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A magnet will soon tell you conclusively.
2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev
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To the best of my knowledge the Dashboards are made of multiplex with a layer of veneer.
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What leather and Metal?
The underside panel of my dash is plastic!
Mark - No Longer driving Archie the Old English Sheep Mog........... 2010 Roadster 3.0 V6 (S3) 
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It's ally assuming it's the same as I had on both my plus 4's. I'd be tempted to cover it in black vinyl.
Steve
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I have a magnet on the way, I was hoping I could get a answer from TM, I am a bit impatient  Thanks SteveT, mine is covered in vinyl but its peeling all over the place and wont bond no matter what I try! hence the paint idea
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Definitely aluminium. I'd be surprised if you used decent vinyl, a good contact spray adhesive and also wrap the edge a bit if it would peel.
Steve
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I have a magnet on the way The stainless sheet metal panels on my car appear to be manufactured from non-magnetic austenitic grade 
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I have a magnet on the way The stainless sheet metal panels on my car appear to be manufactured from non-magnetic austenitic grade Rog, now you've said SS it's made me wonder, you may be right. Either way the under dash is thin sheet metal and not plastic!
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Are we really talking about the dashboard or the plastic part beneath the dashboard? I kept the RHD dashboard of my then P4SS as a souvenir when it was converted to LHD. It's definitely multiplex. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2019/07/23/5AE6C7E1-7B24-4015-942F-EBB02ED6A73C.jpg)
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