rickjames8
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I spent some time in a you-pull-it yard the other day and had a look inside a 92 Prelude. The dash was quite interesting. There was a nice center console which attached to the dash board at the heater controls. The heater controls were very compact and were one unit with the vents (space saving). Now heres the interesting part: I imagined this could be adapted to a Sterling by not using the upper part of the dash where the gauges are. Just above the heater controls, the dash curves to a flat surface. If you cut the dash just below the gauges, this area would become the top of your dashboard. You'd need to make a custom cover with vinyl to take it back to the Sterling body. Now, the area where the steering wheel was in the Prelude would make a good mounting point for a gauge pod, and the Sterling steering wheel would sit just below it. The fact that the doors come in so far, actually makes the dash quite narrow, quite possibly a good fit for the sterling.
Most factory dashes which I look at for conversions tend to be very high. This one would work cutting it off half-way up, perhaps making it the perfect height. The fact that it has compact (and stylish) heat controls is a nice bonus. However, the selector for "floor/dash/defrost" are buttons, not a slider, which means it will be more work to adapt it. The Hot/cold is a slider though.
Google pics for "92 Civic dash" and tell me what you think. I had no measuring tape with me, sorry.
Most factory dashes which I look at for conversions tend to be very high. This one would work cutting it off half-way up, perhaps making it the perfect height. The fact that it has compact (and stylish) heat controls is a nice bonus. However, the selector for "floor/dash/defrost" are buttons, not a slider, which means it will be more work to adapt it. The Hot/cold is a slider though.
Google pics for "92 Civic dash" and tell me what you think. I had no measuring tape with me, sorry.