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[RossKnight]

Nice one. Always good to do stuff yourself

It is indeed

Just waiting on 2 indicator lenses for the dash, then I can cover it in suede and finally fit it

[darky32]

Hi Ross did you get much more done over the weekend ?
The bits I have been waiting for didnt arrive but here is a pic of my dash so far
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Sorry it a poor pic as I had to take it on my phone

[2manymadmonkeys]

I'm getting me one of them tools for my drill thanks for link

[Artful Dodger]

i done a DIY dash and covered it with a carbon look alike vinyl gonna get that hole cutter, looks so good!

[toppo]

Very nice, how did you cut the glove box out?

[RossKnight]

Hi Ross did you get much more done over the weekend ?
The bits I have been waiting for didnt arrive but here is a pic of my dash so far
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Sorry it a poor pic as I had to take it on my phone

Nope, still waiting on my indicators, then I can finally cover it and it should be done Yours looks good by the way Good job

I'm getting me one of them tools for my drill thanks for link

Not the most robust, but with a decent drill, does mdf and stuff fine

i done a DIY dash and covered it with a carbon look alike vinyl gonna get that hole cutter, looks so good!

I was planning on carbon, but went with suede They're pretty nifty

Very nice, how did you cut the glove box out?

I used a hole saw to do 4 corners, so they're rounded, and then cut the straights with a jigsaw, and then made a lid to (almost) fit haha

[RossKnight]

Finally the end is near

Chopped hinges in





Indicator lenses in, thanks to Darky32 for the link and idea



All randomly balancing in place



And how it should be when in suede, photoshopped

[RossKnight]

Dont suppose anyone knows of any chrome bezel or flexy strip i could use on the clocks? they look a bit dull...

they're 95mm holes i think

[darky32]

Hi Ross the dash is looking great mate are these what you are after ? bit pricey but should do the job and could always sell the spare one

Mark

[RossKnight]

Hi Ross the dash is looking great mate are these what you are after ? bit pricey but should do the job and could always sell the spare one

Mark

These would be perfect, however I can't warrant spending that much, i'll keep an eye out haha

Went to test fit before I cover it in the fabric...





Perfect fit

Should be an update of it tonight of it covered

[MiniMonty]

Looking good mate

[Pete93]

Looking good, what sort of catch are you going to use for the glovebox door?

Edited by Pete93, 04 June 2011 - 04:28 PM.

[RossKnight]

Got some of it covererd, just need to cut the holes out and then almost finished just glovebox nob and catch to go

Looking good mate

Thanks

Looking good, what sort of catch are you going to use for the glovebox door?

Erm not tooooo sure yet, something like this;

[ryan22_lgm]

Been looking for those indicator lens inserts everywhere! may i ask were you bought them from? sorry for being random :s

thankss

[MiniMonty]

Looking good, what sort of catch are you going to use for the glovebox door?

Erm not tooooo sure yet, something like this;





Can I offer some advice from experience and say that magnet catches are a hundred times better (and stronger) than any others.
Reason is that dashboards twist, budge and refuse to fit straight when they are actually tied into the car (no matter how you do it), they move over time
and bounce about (even if only fractionally) the whole time the car is on the road. A socket catch (like the one pictured) needs an almost perfect match to
"mate" perfectly and hold fast whereas a magnet catch will always work (and hold fast) irrespective of the fit / bounce / wobble or warp over time.

Another tip I love is to put draft excluder tape (that 3mm spongey grey stuff) around the back of the dash to reduce the bounce and wobble
before you actually fit it (I learned this trick from a well respected trim and finish trader on this forum). When I fitted my dash (for the third time) this made a
HUGE difference and stopped the gauges wobbling in their mounts, the glove box lid falling open (until I learned about magnets) and stopped the annoying
squeaking of the fabric rubbing against the metal of the dash rails. He calls it "dash suspension" and he's right.

Last, and just for fun, if I were building a new dash (which this thread has more or less inspired me to get on with) I would put a couple of 12v sockets in the right
hand side (inside) the glove box, a hinged pop-up mirror (for girly make up) on the inside of the glove box lid and a very secret battery cut off switch in a secret compartment...

Love the way you've got on and done this.
Look forward to seeing the pics of it finished and fitted.