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[bluesprite]

i want to make a dash with scrap MDF but the templates like £10.40 soooo 40p over budget

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item4cfdc64bba

http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/topic/145284-dashboard-template/

http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/topic/445-how-to-make-your-own-dash/

[giner88]

hahaha thanks! really should learn to look harder on this forum

[bluesprite]

hahaha thanks! really should learn to look harder on this forum

I've got pdf plans for mdf DIY dash, centre console, arm rest, under rear seat speaker board, parcel shelf (i think) and a boot liner. I'm pretty sure I got them all from this forum. I've yet to make any but they seem fairly straight forward. I have to say though that the ebay ones should be spot on and should be almost guaranteed to fit if you make it exactly to the template whereas following a pdf might be a bit more open to human error, but if you're making your own and the plan is to save money then the pdf ones are definitely worth a shot! Let me know if you're having trouble finding any on the list that you want

[F1L8EY]

i want to make a dash with scrap MDF but the templates like £10.40 soooo 40p over budget

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item4cfdc64bba

http://www.theminifo...board-template/

http://www.theminifo...-your-own-dash/

id use ply or even marine ply if possible it will last longer be stronger and shape better and more even.

[TORZIEnJIM]

I'm interested in having a go at this self made dash thing, but isn't the dash concave? How would I achieve this with mdf? I know it sounds silly but I'd rather make it myself even if it costs me the same as buying outright, just because I like the process and the fact that I can say "I made that" plus I can cover it in whatever I want then!

[giner88]

thats the way i think to. gunna by some wood and try this weekend i think.

[TORZIEnJIM]

Let me know how u get on...

[Masoa010]

chop the top of a 2l bottle of something, fits perfectly in the top of the rad, makes life easier when filling up

[iDemonix]

chop the top of a 2l bottle of something, fits perfectly in the top of the rad, makes life easier when filling up

Haven't you heard about the new miraculous 2012 gadget?

[Masoa010]

ohhhh jesus! thats new hahaha yeah but the bottle top fits like a glove in the filler hole! and it was just genius at the time when i did it!

[AVV IT]

ohhhh jesus! thats new hahaha yeah but the bottle top fits like a glove in the filler hole! and it was just genius at the time when i did it!

Ah.... yes but there's nothing minor satisfying than "reinventing the wheel".... (or the funnel as the case may be! )

Edited by AVV IT, 08 February 2012 - 11:42 AM.

[bluesprite]

*OVER £10*

Lidl will have 2 Ton trolley jacks for £20 from tomorrow. I used my dads instead of the little scissor jack I keep in the boot and I can't put into words how much better it was.

http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/offerdate.htm?offerdate=28545

*Under £10*

They'll also have fire extinguishers, headlight bulbs, and other bits for less than £10

[Masoa010]

if only i'd know they were going to be selling a oil filter wrench for £2.99 i would have save 4 flippin hours!!!!

[AVV IT]

if only i'd know they were going to be selling a oil filter wrench for £2.99 i would have save 4 flippin hours!!!!

4 hours to drive a large screwdriver through an oil filter with a hammer??

[Masoa010]

yeah did that, and it just bent the filter, there only thin, plus how are you supposed to turn it the whole way round, there's no room!