MK3 Dash Convo

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RTG_220
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Post by RTG_220 »

A new addition to the dash convo project, so lockwood white dials i got them off a mate and they only set me back £10

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Work is soon to begin so stay tuned ;)
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Post by Firose »

RTG_220 wrote:A new addition to the dash convo project, so lockwood white dials i got them off a mate and they only set me back £10

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Work is soon to begin so stay tuned ;)
Do you wanna sell those dials :thumbup

Been after a set for a while as mine have bleached which is a common problem with the ealier lockwood dials.

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RTG_220
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Post by RTG_220 »

Rite, bit of an update as work is hopfully going to start in the next week, ive got all the bits i need and even sprayed the centre console on a bit of a moment.

I must admit i wassnt sure if it looked good once it was done,

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:S :S a tough one, but then today i fitted all the parts that i took off for spraying along with getting bits ready for next week and im quite chuffed :

The dials etc......
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And the finished centre console with all the buttons, cig lighter, and ash tray etc... installed.

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Comments welcome and roll on next week :D :D
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Well i managed to save of the pic from the fitting but the finished pic's are lost due to digi cam failure.

First thing to do was remove the simple bits off/out the dash, steering wheel, centre console etc. i must admit it was easyer than i thought.....

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then the hardest part was to strip everything out of the 220, remove the dash itself and everything else which just left the fire wall and LOADS of wires *laughs* With the old dash out i stood the old dash next to the new dash that was half assembled, looks much better as you can see, you still get the idea of how things have changed.....

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Next i turned back to the VERY VERY empty 220, i must admit at this point i saw the full amout of the work i had ahead of me ( and wished i never started *laughs* )

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Once i got myself in the right frame of mind i gave myself a slap and got on with it and got the dash mounted and a few other bits back on, but at this point the digi cam gave up so the pic is a little blurred but you get a sneek peek of how it looks ;)

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Ill try get te camera sorted and post up finished pic but if i cant get it working your all may have to wait till the fast show ;)
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Post by Clawjaw »

From what i can see it looks very nice :cool
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Post by cfsousa »

WOW!!!

Fantastic Job!!! :clapping

Congratulations!!! Your car is great!!!

Please comsider coming to Portugal for a weekend in Summer time: the 2 and 3 of August, we will realise the 1st European Tomcat Meeting here, in Viana do Castelo!

We would like to have you here to have fun those 2 days!!!

Think about that, ok?

Best regards,
cfsousa
RTG_220
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Post by RTG_220 »

Chears,

Well here it is the FINISHED PRODUCT :D :clapping :clapping

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Im well chuffed :clapping
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Post by Clawjaw »

Fantastic job! :cool
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Post by benny1985 »

very nice mate
how hard is it to fit the mk3 dash in ???
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Post by RTG_220 »

ill admit its not as hard as it seams, in all its about 4/6 bolts and just lifts out. The hardest part was all the wiring and swapping switches etc.... plus i made it hard for myself by spraying the bits, changing the dash and bits with the heater.

id say on a scale of 1-10 if you take it slow and dont get angry like i did *laughs* its about a 7/10.
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