Mad USDM dash yo!

[2ndGenGuy]

So I found this mad tyte USDM 1978 Accord in the wrecking yard today. It's that cool, bright red with all black interior that Honda just loved putting in the Accords.

Well turns out the all-black interior looks MINT! So of course, I asked how much it would cost to get the whole thing. $30 and a 6 pack of PBR tall-boys later, I was out pulling parts!

Now the problem is that the black dashboard is cracked up pretty bad. I'm debating going to the trouble of pulling it out. It looks great other than the cracks. Hell the thing even had the original radio in it, and I'm going to try to retrofit the 100+mph speedometer into my car. :ugh2:

I figure since the dash is screwed anyways, I might give it a go at repairing it the same way Hazwan did his mad JDM dash. Just lookin' for some opinions before I go pulling that sucker out. I do need to replace my heater core anyways, since my BRAND NEW one seems to be leaking.... :burn:

Anywho here's some pics, aside from being dirty, the interior looks great! The body is rusted out, someone attempted a B-series swap in it, and mangled the engine bay... So I'm pretty much taking all the remaining good parts off of it...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3118/2893626497_6bd4e8ce36.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2893626497/in/set-72157607545047948/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2894468634_180a7674a8.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2894468634/in/set-72157607545047948/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3120/2893628915_3dfc066e25.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2893628915/in/set-72157607545047948/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3173/2894470860_3a06597d81.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2894470860/in/set-72157607545047948/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3088/2893631013_8b422048ab.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2893631013/in/set-72157607545047948/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/2893634867_d14e242071.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2893634867/in/set-72157607545047948/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/2894466352_37f589b511.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2894466352/in/set-72157607545047948/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3245/2893623625_4b11db36dc.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2893623625/in/set-72157607545047948/)

This car was pretty well taken care of, aside from the paint. I even got ALL four OEM floormats! And they're in great shape too!!!! And I got those taillights. Not a bad deal for $30. I still need to get those mudflaps as well...

[codyJDM]

Mad tyte USDM lol.

I'd definitely snag it, looks great to me.

[forrest89sei]

do it!!

[A18A]

cool!!

[ghettogeddy]

pbr ftmfw

[2ndGenGuy]

pbr ftmfw

+1 qft!

[2oodoor]

awesome find!
& PBR tall ones FTW

[79cord]

Congratulations upon that, could look really sharp.
Wow the Ventilation controls/labels do look stark without the symbols/graphics of other markets.

Its a shame the frt seats won't fit straight to your '81 mountings but worst option the backrest & lower covers could be put on your '81 seat bases.

Always thought the Accord looked slightly strange in that Sofia Red but could never understand why I didn't love it.
Black interior is sooo rare here too I think we only got it with that red paint.

[Hazwan]

Mad USDM yo! I'd say do it! Black interior FTW!

[Dr_Snooz]

Looks awesome man! I love the OEM radio. My '76 had the OEM radio, but it didn't work. :(

Just some food for thought regarding the dash. My '76 had a badly cracked dash, over which the previous owner had put one of those dash mats that were ubiquitous here in the hot Central Valley in the '80s. The thing was sheltered from the sun, but kept right on cracking. I don't think Honda figured out how to keep the dash from cracking until the 2g Accord.

Anyway, looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

[2ndGenGuy]

Yeah, when I look at that dash, I think a lot of the cracking has to do with the structural rigidity of it as well. Looks to me like it starts sagging a bit on the sides, and the top of it starts splitting open. I think sun just accelerates it, but it might be a combination of both.

[Civic Accord Honda]

looks like it should be worth fixing or make a mold of it and do a CF dash haha

[Hazwan]

Yeah, when I look at that dash, I think a lot of the cracking has to do with the structural rigidity of it as well. Looks to me like it starts sagging a bit on the sides, and the top of it starts splitting open. I think sun just accelerates it, but it might be a combination of both.

Exactly. At least from what I noticed on 3 dashboards I had. And the one near the speaker grill is the popular spot for the huge crack. At least yours aren't as bad as mine.

And be prepared to see all the tiny differences between 78 and 81 dash :D

[2ndGenGuy]

And be prepared to see all the tiny differences between 78 and 81 dash :D

That's what I'm afraid of...

[Hazwan]

That's what I'm afraid of...

Nah it wasn't that bad. Heres what I noticed:

- metal piece near the glovebox latch and the plastic cover (the one with the light)
- metal piece for the center trim
- wiring harness
- warning lights module plugs in the cluster
- ashtray or whatever it is beside the radio

And probably few others that I didn't notice.

[81vintyminty]

....i got a blue ribbon tall can for that radio!!!! thats wierd you say that int. color is common, ive never seen one out where im at... think ive seen every other color (even blue) ...... any engine bay shots of the "attempted swap"??

[2ndGenGuy]

I'll snag some pics of the engine bay when I go back... Not much really to show... It's the first black interior I've seen.

[AccordB20A]

wish the 1g accord dash and shit would fit in my hillman hahaha. good find 1ndgenguy :P

[lostforawhile]

you can get a plastic molded dash cap to fix that dash, they are a permanent mount, it's a popular repair on import dashes. the cap fits exactly to the dash and covers all that. If you get one,get some sythentic leather,it's really easy to stretch,and cover the cap first. it makes it look like an oem leather covered dash. .

[lostforawhile]

heres a link to one for your car from accuform. http://www.dashcaps.com/mall/honda.asp

[2ndGenGuy]

Wow dude sweet. Thanks for the link... definitely interested so long as they don't look like those fabric dash pads that people put on...

[Lil Mike]

damn nice find looks like it got smashed from the passenger side rear quarter

[2ndGenGuy]

Nope that side was in tact. The whole body was pretty straight really. I would love to restore that car.

[Dr_Snooz]

you can get a plastic molded dash cap to fix that dash, they are a permanent mount, it's a popular repair on import dashes. the cap fits exactly to the dash and covers all that. If you get one,get some sythentic leather,it's really easy to stretch,and cover the cap first. it makes it look like an oem leather covered dash. .

Sweet Jesus, lost. You're a genius! I don't suppose you might be able to scare one of those up for the tops of the door panels would you? I'd be real interested in that.

[2ndGenGuy]

Meh, that dash was in such bad shape once I got it out. I decided that it really wasn't worth pulling. For anybody who is going to want a nice dash, they could just buy one of those caps as shown above. I didn't bother to get pics of the engine bay today either. It was just depressing. The middle section of the crossmember was cut out completely. Both frame rails were smashed up with a hammer, probably to fit the engine. And that B or D series mount was fucking tack welded to the frame rail, and done poorly at that. Posting pics of that engine bay molestation would just be a mean thing to do to that car anyways...

But I did manage to get a bunch of other stuff out of it today. Bunches of plastic parts that were in good shape, door panels, carpets, etc. I still gotta clean it all up, but did clean the seats up and they came out looking great!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3106/2912585145_b4bbc1288b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2912585145/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/2913431104_7bee197895_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2913431104/)

And the badass floor mats:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3061/2912582439_719ce82c22_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2912582439/)

More pics of the rest of the parts when I'm done cleaning them up.

[Hazwan]

Man those stuffs are mint! I want the floor mats!

[offthahook]

Damn son. I had a 78 hatch in the blue color, but I remember that color and the goldish color, too. The dashes all cracked, just like they all rusted on the rear sheetmetal. That interior is king. I've often wondered if the gauge set or just the speedo. could be put in an 81 Accord. The needles are different colors, but that shouldn't matter. The seats may be slightly different, but I know you can get it right if you decide to even go that route. And the OEM mats are MAdTyTe jDM y0!

[81vintyminty]

those seats are butter and those floor mats are mad fresh!!!!!!!! you definately scored.. what color is your int, burgundy??

[A18A]

holy hell, wouldnt think they were 30 years old :O

[lostforawhile]

Sweet Jesus, lost. You're a genius! I don't suppose you might be able to scare one of those up for the tops of the door panels would you? I'd be real interested in that.

are you talking about in the three g? the top parts of the door panels unscrew, after you take off the panel, they are easy to cover, if you have any cracked sections, like most of them are, just fix it on the back with fiberglass. I upholstered mine in blue, but the georgia sun has faded them bad, so i'm going to do them in that fake leather. I will try and find out who makes it, it's expensive,but it stretches really really well. like the oem vinal. those door top sections are pretty easy to do.

[Civic Accord Honda]

omg! SCORE!!!

[Dr_Snooz]

are you talking about in the three g? the top parts of the door panels unscrew, after you take off the panel, they are easy to cover, if you have any cracked sections, like most of them are, just fix it on the back with fiberglass. I upholstered mine in blue, but the georgia sun has faded them bad, so i'm going to do them in that fake leather. I will try and find out who makes it, it's expensive,but it stretches really really well. like the oem vinal. those door top sections are pretty easy to do.

Yeah, the 3g. Mine are all cracked. I'd probably take a shot at re-upholstering them, but I don't really want to deal with contact cement or anything noxious. I might just take the vinyl portion of the panels to the upholstery shop and let them deal with it.

[84Accord]

Yeah, the 3g. Mine are all cracked. I'd probably take a shot at re-upholstering them, but I don't really want to deal with contact cement or anything noxious. I might just take the vinyl portion of the panels to the upholstery shop and let them deal with it.

heres a how to on how to reupholster the doors in a 2g. its very similar on a 3
http://www.3geez.com/forum/showpost.php?p=898397&postcount=203

[lostforawhile]

Yeah, the 3g. Mine are all cracked. I'd probably take a shot at re-upholstering them, but I don't really want to deal with contact cement or anything noxious. I might just take the vinyl portion of the panels to the upholstery shop and let them deal with it.
it's not that bad,just wear a full face respirator, the stuff i use you have to. if you do it yourself, don't use walmart or home depot glue, buy a gallon of glue from an upholstery shop. the "civilian" glue isn't made to take the heat and cold cycles in a car.

[haridev]

damn,..... i hazwan is gonna bug me bout this for awhile. i had a great find. in a bodyshop, under a pile of beaten body parts i found a whole 79'accord LX! the outside was a dull white but the interior!!! she had the same dash as what hazwan had with the chrome rims round the a/c vents and chrome rings round the meter cluster as well!!! the rest of the interior was burgundy and the door panels had a velour finish with chromes all over. also it had power windows all round! stock power windows! now i dont know if i wanna get the whole p.window set with the interior coz im really low on cash!!! what a pity......

as for 2genguy....... the floor mats are truely awesome. i might kill for such a find! i doubt malaysia had such floormats for their interior. anyway i have currently spent a lot of time this break cleaning up the velour of my interior seats and now they look really amazing but the foam could still do with some work. im also bent upon changine the parcelshelf and getting it repadded in either pvc or velour using the same pattern as the seats. i plan replace the rug as well as they look a little dated. i do know some soap and water could do wonders for it but i think im over the older rug. i think some now beige carpets could do the trick. thing is i got a great deal as the whole lot came to just US$100.. il take pics once im done. hehe.....its an irony that 2genguy, hazwan and now me are working on our interiors at the same period

regards, dev....

[87roach]

Wow man great find! The seats look great and the floormats.. damn good find!

[79cord]

Beautiful condition. Sad the car was wrecked by dreamers though.
I thought it would be easier for you to repaint a good dash black than repairing a cracked one, if reasonable ones were availible there.
I suspect the dash cluster wiring & connectors might be a little different over the years but I'm sure that could be overcome.
Hope you don't have any problems re-constructing the seats to fit the '81.
Great to see the floor mats. Early style "H" for distinction!


You'll have to show us that LX interior Haridev. It would be interesting to see how Honda did the window switches. I wouldn't be surprised if slightly later Honda Window motors could fit straight to the original window regulators; tempted to try Honda Quintet motors availible here... but electric windows aren't such an issue on a two door ( I have been meaning to try attaching pull-rods to the swing-out rear window latches so they could be opened/closed more easily from the drivers seat!).

[Hazwan]

damn,..... i hazwan is gonna bug me bout this for awhile. i had a great find. in a bodyshop, under a pile of beaten body parts i found a whole 79'accord LX! the outside was a dull white but the interior!!! she had the same dash as what hazwan had with the chrome rims round the a/c vents and chrome rings round the meter cluster as well!!! the rest of the interior was burgundy and the door panels had a velour finish with chromes all over. also it had power windows all round! stock power windows! now i dont know if i wanna get the whole p.window set with the interior coz im really low on cash!!! what a pity......

as for 2genguy....... the floor mats are truely awesome. i might kill for such a find! i doubt malaysia had such floormats for their interior. anyway i have currently spent a lot of time this break cleaning up the velour of my interior seats and now they look really amazing but the foam could still do with some work. im also bent upon changine the parcelshelf and getting it repadded in either pvc or velour using the same pattern as the seats. i plan replace the rug as well as they look a little dated. i do know some soap and water could do wonders for it but i think im over the older rug. i think some now beige carpets could do the trick. thing is i got a great deal as the whole lot came to just US$100.. il take pics once im done. hehe.....its an irony that 2genguy, hazwan and now me are working on our interiors at the same period

regards, dev....

I hate you.




































Dude, post pics!

[haridev]

lol....il try my best to get some pics...... actually i also have some pics in my owner's manual for the accord of mine. neway il see if i have time to take the pics or i just might take pics of the user's manual an send it to you guys......im becoming a massive slacker lately...

[Hazwan]

lol....il try my best to get some pics...... actually i also have some pics in my owner's manual for the accord of mine. neway il see if i have time to take the pics or i just might take pics of the user's manual an send it to you guys......im becoming a massive slacker lately...

Remember, whatever you do, find or whatever that has something do with these Accords, take pics!

[81vintyminty]

Remember, whatever you do, find or whatever that has something do with these Accords, take pics!


its all 1G love right!??! ... we need pics on this site!! im taking my camera to wrecking yards whenever i go from now on to share what i find.. wish i had one before to show all the 1g accords ive seen prior to crushing (good and bad)..anything vintage 1g accord needs to be posted guys!! shit will never be seen again once there're crushed and gone!!......

[Hazwan]

its all 1G love right!??! ... we need pics on this site!! im taking my camera to wrecking yards whenever i go from now on to share what i find.. wish i had one before to show all the 1g accords ive seen prior to crushing (good and bad)..anything vintage 1g accord needs to be posted guys!! shit will never be seen again once there're crushed and gone!!......

Exactly! I have tons of pics of my junkyard trips and whatever I do to my car. Maybe I should post the pics I have at the junkyard while back..

[2ndGenGuy]

Like this?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3078/2292850359_174d011619.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2292850359/)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2211/2292850625_7b0ddc5331.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2292850625/)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3279/2293635606_9c5f26d3af.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2293635606/)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3270/2293640466_fae7ca2f2d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2293640466/)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/2861471747_88386a9465.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2861471747/)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3082/2861479321_44e3a09fb6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2861479321/)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3265/2862300066_3016f109fb.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2862300066/)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/2862295570_9e892736e2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgturk/2862295570/)

You guys should get Flickr accounts. Then we can make a 1geez pool of cars we find. You guys might even want to contribute to a 2geez pool of photos!

[81vintyminty]

love these pictures!!!! this is the reallity of our late 70 early 80's honda's!! did you notice the black 2nd gen "S" model civic you have?!!?.. we need int pics =)... those 2nd gen accords are a dime a dozen and nothin special... . . great pics though.....

[Hazwan]

You guys should get Flickr accounts. Then we can make a 1geez pool of cars we find. You guys might even want to contribute to a 2geez pool of photos!

Do it! I'm uploading couple pics I currently have in this computer.

[offthahook]

Digital pics. of old Accords are the win. I love to see those abandoned cars in the middle of a field of weeds. They've been sitting for years, sometimes you'll find a receipt or something in there from like 1987. Then, you go all CSI and reconstruct what went wrong with the car and why it sitting where it is. Then, you're like "Damn, there's that one (or 50) part I need that I couldn't find and it looks lonely. It's calling my name. ((Then, you get to digging around a little more, but you're worried about when your last tetanus shot was!)) I think someone from the board might need this bolt, switch, hinge, etc. I'm going to take a deep breath and grab it for them before I die of this stinch and these vermin" That's when we all win!

[Lil Mike]

Wow thats awesome over here i can't find any donor cars, ive seen one and i grabbed a few parts off of it then it quickly went to the crusher.