$300 dash upgrade
 

Well, I had a few bucks laying around and decided to put a little work into my very dated interior....
Paid $100 to another OSO member for his factory 1997 guages...
$75 on Craigslist for a Momo Commando steering wheel
$75 for vinyl graphics for the dash and glovebox
$50 to have the vinyl professionally applied and cut

I did the installation myself...

This is what I started out with..

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http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...930t/001-8.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...930t/010-3.jpg

Working on it....

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...el930t/016.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...el930t/017.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...30t/0012-1.jpg

And what I have now....

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...30t/0032-1.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...30t/0013-1.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...30t/0022-1.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...30t/0014-1.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...l930t/0042.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...30t/0023-1.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...30t/0033-1.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...l930t/0043.jpg

I still need to pull the Dino hub off (my steering wheel puller didnt have the right size bolts in it!) and install the Momo hub and wheel but the last pic shows you what it will look like...Im also going to remove the VHF radio and replace the other 3 switch covers which are really worn out.

Im pretty happy for such a small investment.

Very nice dude! Id recommend goin with new white switch covers to give it a more modern look... and ditch the old yellow ship to shore haha. Otherwise lookin good, get a pic of the steering wheel once u get the hub on

Looks Very Sharp!

I love the cigar lighter/chart lamp...(same in my 270)

Chart Lamp LOL
 

Why did they bother with installing these...

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Looks great!!

Looks great.......what i would do next is the switch panel and new switches.......But first i would pull that dash apart and paint all of that dark gray white or silver, you could clear it or use a matt clear on it ......That would change the whole look of that boat....

You wouldnt have to pull the windshield either.......If you can do it yourself it wouldnt be that expensive for materials........

you dont even have to replace the whole switch. you can do just the rocker covers. they are carling switches. super easy to replace and since they are not labeled on the cover, they are easy to find replacments. great lakes skipper has them. Lookin good!

Very nice upgrade, gives me inspiration for the next project (after the $#%# gimbal ring/hinge pin).

Who did the vinyl for you?

I shopped around and the best deal I could find was The Graphics Company in California...$82 which included designing, printing and shipping PLUS additional graphics for my switchplate (I didnt have those installed).

The Graphics Company
30205 Channel Way
Canyon Lake, CA 92587
United States
951-245-7127
[email protected]

http://www.thegraphicsco.com

Thanks-

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I removed the old yellow VHF radio and have the hub and steering wheel installed now....Done with improvements for this season! Hitting the road tomorrow for Desert Storm!!

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...5_14_21_07.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...5_14_21_15.jpg


I also picked up a new tow vehicle! Ready for summer!!

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Nice updates. That is one sweet looking Legend.

Thanks! Its taken alot of work and money to update it but in the end I love the boat and its been worth it....

Here's one more of the full interior:

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...2_15_03_59.jpg

Time to hit the road for Desert Storm!!!

Any plans to do the switch panel? My switches are pretty crapped up and can't be cleaned, so I'll be looking at a redo, but it looks like next year for that project.

Post up those Desrt Storm pics!

I replaced all the switchcovers a couple years ago so those all look pretty good. The original ones had some kind of rubber coating on them which were all beat up.

Where did you find the gray switchcovers? The only ones I seem to come up with are white or black.

where did u get the powerquest gauges from?...i just bought a powerquest and am haveing trouble finding thing for it

I need to do the same thing. Gauges are getting yellow. Been bothering the hell out of me.

How did you cut the holes bigger in a dash?

Daniel,

I made a new one.

Dash Panel Material - Offshoreonly.com

Thanks. Brad.

thanks that was a pretty good thread