16 replies to this topic

[loobylooby]

Hi guys wanting to buy a curly dash this week and re locate all my guages, switches and LED,s etc.

has anyone mounted one of these beffore? any tips or photos on where abouts you mounted it? how much you have to trim it and also the best way to trim it etc...

[Surfbluegarage]

good luck...lol

[mini93]

got a fibreglass one in my mini, was a pain to fit due to my rollcage dash bar... other than that it was quite simple, just regular trial and and re-trim... riv-nuts in the top rail, 2 brackets hold the bottom outside edges to the cage and 2 more at the floor

[loobylooby]

cheers mini 93, i can mount to floor with brackets, then under window like you have, but how would you go about the side if you dont have a roll cage? just brackets of the dash bar?

Also how did you go about trimming under the window, that looks the hardest bit..... is it far off?

[mini93]

well, obvously my dash needed to go narrower to get past the cage as its a weld in, but its just a case of holding it infront and taking small cuts off it so you dont go too far, the bit around the screen wasnt too bad, just the fresh air vents... obviously i ditn have too much worry about it i just cut slots, i guess you might be able to fit the original vent parts but would just need a bit more careful trimming. It wasnt far off no, infact its near enough sitting under the rubber
(need to change the cap heads to nice stainless dome head bolts too)

[loobylooby]

yeah i guess if its not that far off then its just trial and error...
Is the shape ofthe curve under the dash the same shape as the window? so when trimming the shape can just be followed but taking material off?
Also you got any tips on how you cut/ drilled the carbon without damaging it?

[mini93]

Its quite close yes, so you should be able to trim it back to move it in further (iv also got a miglia style bulkhead box behind there so wanted all the space i could get)

Mine being FG im not sure about the carbon, i just used a grinder with a 1mm cutting disk, slitted away, then a normal metal file to smooth out

[markxe]

You need to go here and save some money.

http://www.16vminicl...?t=27354&page=4

Edited by markxe, 27 November 2011 - 07:22 PM.

[loobylooby]

cheers for help mini 93

[loobylooby]

also do you have problems with it been close to the gear stick?

[mini93]

Nope, no problem there, by sounds of it yours will be further in too so less problems still

[loobylooby]

think mine should hopefully sit flush onto the bottom and top rail where the old one went?

[loobylooby]

thanks mark

[markxe]

Happy to help.

[loobylooby]

Mini 93, are those signal lights you have for the high beam, indicators, oil low, batery etc?