I started to make a plinth for the magnetic compass. I had to make two because the first one I made was angled at 16 degrees, which is the angle of the top of the dash. I did not realize that the compass face is angled forward approximately 4 degrees on the pedestral base. Therefore when I placed the compass and plinth on the dash the compass face was angled forward ( facing down ). I made another plinth with a 12 degrees angle and it appears to be quite good. I'm not sure how or whether I will attach the compass to the dash, I don't want to drill holes through the leather dash. I would prefer to have the top of the dash " clean ", however I may not have a choice, time will tell.