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anyone fitted a metro dash into a mini?


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#1 benfredjosh

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 11:55 AM

Do they fit any pictures or any dashes that fit a mini?

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 01:42 PM

anything can be made to fit if you have the time money and effort to fit it i have seen a metro dash fitted in a mini before im sure it was a mint green color car with the unionjack on the boot but i cant findf any pictures sorry

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 04:25 PM

DanSTwo over on Minifinity has the Metro dash in his car (The Minty Green one with the Union Flag on the boot mentioned above).
a std Metro dash is too wide so it needs cutting and re-glassing to make it fit...

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 04:34 PM

hmm is it wrth it are there any shashboards that will fit in with less problems?

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 04:59 PM

:wub:

But why?

Metro dashboards are Ugly! If your going to spend time adapting somthing to fit. Why not get a Ford KA dash, Or somthing a bit more modern than a metro dash.

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 06:24 PM

Dash options available that will fit straight in are the following...

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Variations on this dash are number of guages and finish (wood, carbon, etc)


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'Mini Save' dash by A_SERIES_SUPPLIES

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Curley Carbon fibre dashes.

There are a couple of other designs, but these I would say are the main ones.

#7 The Roadie

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 06:51 PM

Isn't there a kit that is like a right hand drive version of the Innocenti Mini dash. Inno dashes look amazing!
Jammy - recently got an MOT fail Mini with that dash in. Looks good. Would look even better in my car.

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Posted 27 December 2005 - 10:42 PM

I like the rokee dash the best.... depends one what style your going with your car though..... my dash is an old rokee that was in terrible condition so i stripped it down and recovered it in a dark walnut vineer.... looks sweet! very seventies! it goes great with the steering wheel i got out of a 76' camaro too.

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Posted 28 December 2005 - 12:33 AM

My mate Pete has a rokee dash in his, very nice, kind of like an Elf/Hornet dash.

#10 THedooBZ

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Posted 28 December 2005 - 06:32 PM

id have to agree with binge there are much nicer alternatives.
i think that some of the pictures justify that.
i personally wouldnt mind one of the a.s.s dashes think they look really cool and i think u can customise parts as well

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Posted 28 December 2005 - 08:30 PM

Isn't there a kit that is like a right hand drive version of the Innocenti Mini dash. Inno dashes look amazing!
Jammy - recently got an MOT fail Mini with that dash in. Looks good. Would look even better in my car.

How you mean? You failed an MOT because of the dash? Or you recently bought an MOT failure with one of those dashes? And which dash were you talking about?

#12 The Roadie

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Posted 31 December 2005 - 04:24 PM

No sorry, should have been clearer.
We got a Mini that failed its MOT because of brown honeycombe racing metal attacking it.
It had one of these dashes in it:
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