I have a 1992 Diablo and was wondering if it's possible to change the dash to the newer lower style. I often find myself leaning forward to see better. Anyone else have the same issue or idea?

Colin

Yes there is a way to change it. There are a couple members that have do it. They can steer you in the right direction. There is an aftermarket one available that is nice. There were a number of images posted but after the "hack job" they are no longer visible. I believe that SI Lambo did it to his, try and PM him. I'll search for the aftermarket one for you in the meantime.

Here is the Koenig one. You can buy it on their website
http://www.koenig-specials.com/

Colin - I did it on my 92.

First a word about Koenig. They are a well respected company in Germany. I use their wheel spacers and products are first class. However, I purchased their dash kit and it was a nightmare and not as advertised. It did not work because you have a "dash pod" which is the housing and a "dash plate" the face plate the holds the gauges. The face plate lacks the brackets for the gauges and you can not use the old ones because the gauges are repositioned on the new face plate... There are other problems with their kit to numerous to mention here. However, they did refund my money when I returned it to them. They said due to low demand they are not all that interested in the kits anymore.

You can order a newer style dash - part by part from the dealer for about 3K if memory serves me correctly. However, this will require you to lose one gauge, as the early cars have one extra gauge.

What I did was fabricate something identical to Koenig. I purchased a used early model dash pod and reshaped it by hand (the pod is fiberglass). The problem with the dash is it is so long. The distance of the "hood" is so long it will interfer with visibility. So basically, you just trim the top of the hood almost flush with the gauges and you gain over 2 inches of visibility...plus you keep all you original guagues.

The other benefit of this method is you can switch between the original dash and the new dash in about 30 minutes... very easy to swap.

I had some pix posted but gone after the hack. Right now I have the stock one in the car because I just did a concoure, but will put in the new one and take a pix for you.

If you can find an old pod I can help you make one - also I may have an extra one from when I was building a prototype, have to dig around in the garage.. PM me if you want any additional info and pix.