I have fitted a Saph dash to my 3dr and the A Pillar trims are a long way off.

I am surprised as I also have a Saph dash in the 4i and the A pillar trim fits fine

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Do some Saphs have different A post trims ?

Do you know from which year car I could get the correct trims ?

Steve

 

Only thing I can think of is the facelift dash might be different? Could the trims be from a facelift? I presume you'll have the early dash..

 

The trims in the pic are from the 3dr.

I removed a trim from the 4i and they are the same as whats fitted to the 3dr

Steve

 

That's normal when you use a Saph dash Steve, mine was the same, remodel the A pillar trims?

 

I've just had a look at my 89 Sapphire Ghia and it has a 5mm gap.

And if it helps the pillar trim is a dark grey.

 

Ah. I read that wrong. Could you try the facelift trims then?

 

I only have the dash not the trims.

Like I said the 4i has a Saph dash and the trims fit fine, very strange

Steve

 

T'is indeed....could you space them out at all?

 

Hi Steve
I have a saph dash in my 3dr and it all fits fine, my friend fitted a saph dash & it ended up like that, I presume there must be slight differances in some off the dashes. Perhaps somebody knows

 

That's what im trying to find out Len lol

I hope Paul from NYRS can shed some light on the issue

Steve

 

Lens fits mint mine fits like yours mate I would love a decent dash the actually fits

 

This is very odd.Can you measure the lenght of the dash boards Steve.

 

some fords I have seen have little rubber filler parts that sit on bottom part of trim and may well fill the gap, just a thought

 

Just a thought has the dash bin left in the sun and shrunk or did it fit ok, and is the gap the same both sides,

 

I have some saph trims here mate if you want to try them, I think they are black though.

Steve

 

Anybody

Steve

 

I was told that a mk2 hatchback dash is different and that's what I fitted in mine and its fine. But never looked at sapphire dash to see if any different

 

Steve, the dash shrinks over time. Nothing you can do mate. I have the same prob in my p100. Not quite as bad.

 

TBH the dash looks fine with no signs of shrinking or warping.

Moonstone Steve said his dash has infills between the dash and A pillars.

He was going to take some pics for me, still waiting lol

Steve

 

i had the same problem, so bought saph a pillar trims and it reaches down like it should, the saph ones do fit the 3 door but only one mounting hole lines up to where they screw into the car, so you would have to drill into the metal to make do for the other hole or just tighten the 1 mounting point up good as i have which is fine in my car it stays up like it should and doesnt rattle about

 

That's interesting. I have 4x4 saph door pliers and 4x4 dash I'm my p100 and that was a mk2

 

I have taken pics, the gaps are not as big as yours and yes mine does have rubber infills.

Steve

 

knew I had seen rubber infills as my H plate Saph had them

 

Post them up then lol

Steve

 

yes mine as rubber in fills as well

 

Early saph dashes fit in the corners, think they changed about F/G reg

 

my 3 door had rubber infills with a genuine 3 door dash? looks like there are no rules lol!

 

The gap isnt as big as yours mate but you can clearly see the infill.

Steve

 

Your pillar trims do look more flared out at the bottom than mine

Thanks for posting the pic Steve

Steve

 

Steve I have 2 saph dashes here

They are both diff length at the pillars

I have the short one fitted with saph pillars an it looks crap so luckily found the other one

 

few different dash setups steve,

changes about 1990 then again the facelift in 92

obvious ways to tell,

door handle locking mechanism, i.e push handle or early seperate button

this make sense?

Sean.

p.s the lower kick pannels, lower dash and A pillars should usually all be taken from donor car.......... as you can see why

 

RSmat sent me the dash so I can't complain lol

Just a shame it don't fit as my 3dr one is full of lines, reminds me of tracks at work

Steve

 

Mabye a longshot but on Escorts there is a rubber between the dash and pillar that fills the gap. Mabye they will fit and make it look better?

 

Steve even with the rubbers they still look crap mate