Can I get some info, 2 cents and advice on doing a custom dash panel? I would love to see some pictures. I am looking to flush mount my garmin 441s. I am looking to do it myself. Ay and all advice is greatly appreciated!

Charlie

Does your 280 have the flat dash or curved. Mine was curved and it's kind of tough to flush mount anything unless you make the dash hold a flat panel. Unless you really want to get crazy with a fiberglass dash.

I made mine out of simple black ABS, just to match the black dash.. But you could use any material that you want.

Nightlife that looks good! Mine is the same exact one. I was afraid of the curve like you mentioned... I am gonna try though, I have no where else to put it.

That doesn't look like a huge curve if you want to flush mount a gps just get one of those billet or plastic Trim pieces and grind the backside to match your radius. Here's mine all mocked up. Crappy pics photobucket ruins the quality

Huge fan of the carbon fiber. Is that a vinyl or the real deal. It looks awesome with the polished lips on the gauges!

It's real but it's a veneer. I found a company that makes a 1/16 thick veneer www.dragonplate.com that pic doesn't do it justice.

Looks good.
I did my cracked switch panel out of the same material last year. Going to do the new dash the same in spring.

Nightlife, how did you cut your dash on the top? I wanna have the right tools to get the curve nice.

Looks good man, I re did my whole one as well. sure is alot of wires.

You could always do a graphics wrap to match the graphics on the boat. Here is my current dash and the graphics wrap I am doing to match the wrap on the boat