1303 dash.. the whole deal

[trevorbrady]

Originally Posted by super vw

They ARE the dash, not a cover. at least on the 1303's, now i have seen some for the metal flat dashed beetles and they cover over the existing dash.

so to fit this GRP or CF 911 style dash, you have to cut out the original steel dash in its entirety?
Is the dash not kinda structural in beetles? I would have thought that some kind of rigidity would be lost by cutting it all away below the windscreen and above yer knees...

Am I wrong??