M20J glareshield on a K

[steeve555]

Working on a M20K that has a updated instrument panel that no longer needs the hump.  The owner says a J glareshield will fit on it.  Looking at the Ashby 1977-1983 glareshield.  Anyone know if it will fit?  Don't want to waste his money.

 

TIA

[LANCECASPER]

On 12/12/2024 at 1:30 PM, steeve555 said:

Working on a M20K that has a updated instrument panel that no longer needs the hump.  The owner says a J glareshield will fit on it.  Looking at the Ashby 1977-1983 glareshield.  Anyone know if it will fit?  Don't want to waste his money.

 

TIA

Searching "Ashby" is a good place to start:   https://mooneyspace.com/search/?q=ASHBY&quick=1

[N201MKTurbo]

I have an Ashby glare shield on my J. It fits OK. You will have to mount the lights and I had mine covered in leather at an upholstery shop. It needed a little trimming. It is fairly thick fiberglass, so it will never fall apart like the original plastic.

[steeve555]

Thanks Im looking at ashby.  I have used before.  Question I am asking is will a J model fit a K model that no longer has the hump.

[KSMooniac]

I'd bet money that it should work fine. J/K are pretty much identical behind the firewall.

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[kortopates]

Some years ago, my glareshield was in horrible shape and was a glaring eye sore after upgrading the rest of the interior with Hector. I checked out the Ashby and thought it was big downgrade in appearance and functionality. I was about to search for a salvage glareshield but Hector surprised me resurrecting my old one to better than new.
Hector sometimes has some used ones if yours can’t be resurrected.


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[Slick Nick]

9 hours ago, kortopates said:

Some years ago, my glareshield was in horrible shape and was a glaring eye sore after upgrading the rest of the interior with Hector. I checked out the Ashby and thought it was big downgrade in appearance and functionality. I was about to search for a salvage glareshield but Hector surprised me resurrecting my old one to better than new.
Hector sometimes has some used ones if yours can’t be resurrected.


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What did you not like about the Ashby?

[N201MKTurbo]

19 minutes ago, Slick Nick said:

What did you not like about the Ashby?

The Ashby glare shield should be considered an inner framework for a nice upholstery job. It is a sturdy piece of fiberglass, but it’s kind of ugly as it comes.

[steeve555]

I put Asby in a 172 and an arrow. I liked the spartan look and fact that on those two models you can use as a handhold to adj the seats.  Thanks for replies.