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#1 psycho mini driver

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Posted 25 September 2004 - 07:12 PM

i made my own dash bord during the week. it is made from 10mm plastic board which is light, stif and very easy to work. i then coverd it in wadding and black leather look PVC. in total it cost me £13 and i think it looks great. i am very pleased with it. i will post pictures up tomorow for people to look at and judge for themselfs. a real bargin, and if you have the time, and dont mind fiddeling about, i would recomend making one yourself.

#2 bluebottle

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Posted 25 September 2004 - 07:51 PM

its very satisfying making your own dash!
i made my own out of aircraft alloy, the spayed it crackle black, i think it looks great!

#3 CharlieBrown

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Posted 25 September 2004 - 07:58 PM

Bluebottle: Do you have a pic?

#4 psycho mini driver

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Posted 28 September 2004 - 12:05 PM

like i said i would put up...here is a picture:

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Posted 28 September 2004 - 05:14 PM

it no a mini, its in a mini jem, but here's a pic where you see most of it......

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#6 themanlegend

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 07:46 PM

Nice dash you have there, bargain too!

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 08:20 PM

id love to make 1 does anyone have the measurments of one and also a template if pos thanks

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 08:26 PM

:rolleyes: psycho mini driver, that dash is ace, and even better it was only £13

exelant

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 08:43 PM

Looks funky youve lost aload of space behind there though?? but who cares! lol looks great for 13 sqwid!!

#10 psycho mini driver

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 09:12 PM

the template is from here: http://www.theminifo...p?showtopic=445

i changed it a little bit, but not much, just trimmed a bit here and there.
glad people think it looks good. :grin:
i did loose all that space, but it only filled up with mess and looked scruffy. so no loss really, i just use the rear bins now!

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 09:26 PM

i had loads of pvc left over too as i baught a meter of it, so covered a door for where my cd player was (now a glove box,lol) covered the heater box and also made a new parcel shelf. and still have some left!!! and it all only cost £13. so i got more than just the dash!!
this is my parcel shelf:

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 10:28 PM

thats looks brilliant :saywhat: :rolleyes: looks so easy to do

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Posted 06 October 2004 - 09:04 PM

The dash looks really good.

Thats a bit like what me and nick want to do 2 our mini. Cept itll be me and his brother making it. Its jus gettin round to making it...

how long did it take u?

#14 psycho mini driver

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Posted 07 October 2004 - 10:17 AM

i took a few hours of fiddeling about and doing other things in the mean time, like phone calls. doesnt take to long really.

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Posted 07 October 2004 - 11:34 AM

with the rear speaker board on the parcel shelf, how did you measure up and get the right dimensions, was it trial and error? cut a bit out, sand to shape?




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