As you've read, I'm also on a tight budget - it's all easy to make! The door cards are a vinyl type.
Thanks mate - interior wise - dash was home made from mdf and covered in carbon vinyl - simple!
Door cards, dont have a clue, they were on the car! Think they're rover original, but optomise automotive do some really nice door cards!
Again, with the speaker board, that was another optomise product, but I've made three others for mates Minis - quite simple, pop down to your local Jewson's - pick up a sheet of 12mm MDF (£10 for a sheet big enough to easily make 20 boards from!) Get a peice of carboard, and cut it to fit under the seat - once you have this, lay it over the peice of mdf, draw round it and cut with a jigsaw! Spray glue and http://www.wilcodire...products_id=755 this stuff, wrap it - bobs your uncle!
Centre console was from custom consoles.
http://www.custom-co...k/consoles.html
http://www.optimise-...ucts%26Services
They should help!
If you want to make your own dashboard, or centre console - plans can be found on here by using the search function - print out and get cutting - dash is that same old 12mm sheet of mdf!
No probs! It really looks great! Well done on the dash, wouldn't of guessed its home made! Oh thats abit annoying about the door cards, are they coated in carpet or is it like a vinyl thing? Yea had a look but im on a pretty tight budget, only 16 and need some left for insurance when its finished! Cheers for the links for speaker board, found a old guide in a mini mag and should be able to do it, doing an A-level in woodwork and carpentry etc so hopefully I can use the school workshop in my free lessons!Will that 'anthracite' carpet stuff just look like normal floor carpet so will blend it? thats the plan. is a centre console easy-ish to make also? you reckon that one roll of that antracite (think it said it comes in 1mx2m) will be enough to cover the speaker board and also two sides of the centre console?
Little question also about wrapping the speaker board? how would you tidy it up? im guessing you would just fold it over the sides and the spray the excess onto the back? will it still fit okay with it folded over?
Thanks for your help!
Muchly appriciated,
Ryan
With access to decent tools, you'll get it to fit perfect - handy to have your mini nearby to test fit though!
The one 2x1 peice will do the speaker board. Doubt you'd get much else out of it... It's an almost identical match to what was in my 97mpi, if you can find a black one or something, it might do a better job. Spray glue the whole front side and edges, then pull tight over the back of the board and staple it on! You'll need to cut all the edges though to get it to sit well on the curved edges!
Not made a centre console myself, but with the templates, it can be pretty easy apparantly! If you get stuck - i'll post more in your latest thread later on, rather than in here.
The engine Had 92,000 on so being an honda probably good for another 150,000 i reckon if looked after probably another 250,000 lol
Same as mine then, excellent! The jap engines are brilliant, got many miles to go yet!
Makes such a difference having some music in the garage! Helps esteem greatly when things dont quite go your way! Better than being alone in there!Wired up a stereo in the garage, a kettle, and a nice big heater! Sorted!
Sorted indeed! nice work, oh and on the engine aswell
I'll send you a PM now about the alternator bracket
Thanks!
