Thats one of the most impressive mods I have seen for some time.
You are clearly considerably cleverer than me!
Nice work - thats a very tasteful upgrade!
regards,
Jon
Dash 2 Instrument Panel, Carbon Binnacle And Alcantara Dash Top.
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vxmagpie
, Jul 26 2014 09:37 PM
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Posted 27 July 2014 - 04:45 PM
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Posted 27 July 2014 - 05:16 PM
Thank you all for your kind comments. It makes all of my hard work worthwhile. I'm just glad it's all finished.
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Posted 27 July 2014 - 05:37 PM
Looks good
I have one of these on my kit car great bits of kit! I agree with them being a head scratch to get working in terms of sensor readings
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Posted 27 July 2014 - 06:06 PM
Looks good I also considered one because I out rev the rev counter on the vx
But talked my self out of it ,
Do you think you could write a instruction how to do it ?
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Posted 27 July 2014 - 06:40 PM
When I get some spare time I'll post some more photos that I took during various stages of the install with some instructions.
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Posted 27 July 2014 - 07:37 PM
Very nice. Worth all the blood sweat and tears.
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Posted 27 July 2014 - 10:51 PM
Wow, that looks insane, thankyou for sharing!
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Posted 17 August 2014 - 05:33 PM
Simply awesome! Well done!
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Posted 22 October 2014 - 01:21 PM
What are the screws/washers you have used to keep the dash plates on? i'm sick of double sided sticky tape and this looks a great way aroud that.
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Posted 22 October 2014 - 01:33 PM
Use heavy duty velcro like most of the rest of us do.
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Posted 22 October 2014 - 04:17 PM
How easy was the dash to cover? Fancy giving mine a go over the winter. How did you go about it?
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Posted 22 October 2014 - 04:59 PM
Standard shaped dashes are a piece of p*ss to cover the only slightly tricky bit is the start button as it is sunk in quite some way. Having covered my dash quite a few times now I find it to be rather a satisfying job to do. I just used a bit of instant grab spray glue and a staple gun to pull the fabric taught. Go right over the vent holes at first and then cut an X shape in them and the plastic surround will clamp them down into shape.How easy was the dash to cover? Fancy giving mine a go over the winter. How did you go about it?
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Posted 22 October 2014 - 05:03 PM
They look to be red anodised flared / countersunk washers with a standard allen head bolt in them. Something like this.What are the screws/washers you have used to keep the dash plates on? i'm sick of double sided sticky tape and this looks a great way aroud that.
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Posted 22 October 2014 - 06:51 PM
Great skills 
(though i personally prefer the originals)
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Posted 23 October 2014 - 10:04 AM
Got mine from here:-
http://www.pro-bolt....ashers.html?p=8
black ones to replace all the crap plastic push in trim holding ones plus a few other odds and sods. 
They look to be red anodised flared / countersunk washers with a standard allen head bolt in them. Something like this.What are the screws/washers you have used to keep the dash plates on? i'm sick of double sided sticky tape and this looks a great way aroud that.
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Posted 23 October 2014 - 06:54 PM
Got mine from here:-
http://www.pro-bolt....ashers.html?p=8
black ones to replace all the crap plastic push in trim holding ones plus a few other odds and sods.
They look to be red anodised flared / countersunk washers with a standard allen head bolt in them. Something like this.What are the screws/washers you have used to keep the dash plates on? i'm sick of double sided sticky tape and this looks a great way aroud that.
Cheers! 
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