Dash rebuild/modifcations

[DeeCee]

Hey there,

Was curious on the legisalation regarding dash rebuilds modifications. I'm planning to rebuild the dash in my car out of f/g and was wondering about frontal impact / safety requirements (this will be in a normal car, not a race car). Is there a requirement about composites material ie plastics used instead of fibreglass? dash padding material etc?

Also, with such modications such as fibreglass, how do people get warrents? i remember being told by a wof man that there were to be no extruding guages/accesssories in the middle of the dash or in front of the passenger, yet i see many cars in magazines with such additions.
Can anyone expressly clarify what goes and what doesn't? i can't seem to find the relevent info on the boards or on the ltsa website.

Cheers

Dave

(mods - if this is in the wrong section, please place appropriately - cheers)

[Mr.Phreak]

It should be in 7.7 of the VIR Manual

And as usual, alot of it comes down to the testing officers discretion......Best bet is to find a friendly certifier and have a chat