A nice, properly-arranged dashboard is crucial to the Bugeye experience. It is the first item that catches your eye as you climb in and prepare for a relaxing summer drive. We are merciless about building Bugeye dashboards, and have always felt they should look just like they did when they left the factory. Over the years, we have seen dozens of dashboards “updated” with the wrong bits, extra holes, and the wrong switchgear. Let’s end this once and for all!
If your Bugeye’s dash has been butchered in the past, we offer a dashboard restoration service to return your dash to its correct factory condition. We weld closed any extra holes present, smooth out any metal imperfections, sandblast, paint, and recover your dash to your color specifications. We can even do your dash trim bar at the same time! Click the photo above to learn more!
If you have a dash that has the correct holes but has worn, damaged, or incorrect components, we offer a dash rehab kit to help you restore your Bugeye dashboard with the proper stuff. These are accurate reproductions so you can make your Bugeye living room proper once again! Click the photo below to order!
Our dash rehab kit includes:
New H knob
New W knob
New headlight switch bezel
New “S” starter cable
New “C” original type choke cable
Washer pump assembly with Knob
In spite of our quest for originality as mentioned above, here are a few very functional modifications we do endorse:
Many of the heater control mechanisms are non-working. The original mechanism was a combination pull able and electrical switch. If your original is missing or damaged, they can be hard to find and very expensive. So we sometimes use a push/pull switch with an H knob to operate the blower. You lose operation of the cable actuated air flap in the heater box, but they don’t do much anyway. It is the same switch as is used for the wipers, so get two if you need a new wiper switch! Click the photo to order.
Original Bugeye choke cables did not lock. We like these T handle assemblies, which twist to lock and are easier to operate. If you are building a concours car, this won’t work, but for everyone else, this is a nice upgrade that still looks “British.” Installing this will require enlarging the hole for your choke cable slightly, so be mindful of this when ordering. If you are ordering the refurb kit above, we can substitute a T handle choke assembly for the C cable in the kit. When ordering, select which one you want and we will put in the locking handle instead. These are also sold separately by clicking the photo or by clicking here!
If you would like to order dash rehab components individually, check out the photos below to learn more, or click here for our complete catalog!
