Dashboard modifications
- Thread starter Mattsvan
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Right. Total pain in the Wang.
Cut it all out and managed to get it seated properly and lined up with the rest of the trim.
As you say nothing fits. Not even the gloss black centre air vents is a direct fit without the rest of the gloss black parts with its little tabs.
Also the glove box does not open without pushing the dash up a bit so I have cut a groove out if the top section for it to open without pushing it up.
Just nicked the edge which is visable so I have use a polyurethane sealant so smoothen it out and create a texture to hide. Will see how it looks tomorrow.
I plastic welded a solid bottom ledge when the box is open and then polyurethane sealant to fill imperfections and create texture to the edge.
Should look good.
Any imperfections I'll sand back and use a textured spray paint.
Cut it all out and managed to get it seated properly and lined up with the rest of the trim.
As you say nothing fits. Not even the gloss black centre air vents is a direct fit without the rest of the gloss black parts with its little tabs.
Also the glove box does not open without pushing the dash up a bit so I have cut a groove out if the top section for it to open without pushing it up.
Just nicked the edge which is visable so I have use a polyurethane sealant so smoothen it out and create a texture to hide. Will see how it looks tomorrow.
I plastic welded a solid bottom ledge when the box is open and then polyurethane sealant to fill imperfections and create texture to the edge.
Should look good.
Any imperfections I'll sand back and use a textured spray paint.
I thought about a flocking kit ,just to put across the bottom edge .
Yes glove box lid does rub a bit ,I am going to see if I can sand a bit away with the dremel .The caravelle has a recess for the lid to clear .
It's a right bugger ,if you don't want the grey tray ,I would cut it out .I pressed the tabs in but it slightly dented the socket .
So I need a new one .
I will pretend I didn't read this mention of another MOD .
Is that something to do with you mullering it, the photos you show looked like you had a go before you took them
Is that something to do with you mullering it, the photos you show looked like you had a go before you took them
Yer had ago first before pics were taken. But it doesn't lock in where you think it does. Pushing the tabs in will only indent the lighter socket. The socket locks in at the middle of the socket.
Luminated socket mount fitted tonight. Power to USB sockets done... Saturday it will all be complete.
@BiTurbo where did you get the feed for the luminated socket .
It's already there fella, three wires in the cigarette socket plug. Red-live, Brown -earth, grey -dash lumination.
I have also fitted a led to the compartment next to the gearstick as you do.
Cheers for that ,might be changing mine for some illumination .
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Well guys it's arrived and only 11 weeks late just off the trailer and still got to have dealer fit stuff done like wheels , spoiler etc then when the dust settles will think about the dash. She will kill me. Ha ha
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Looking good ,let the mods begin .
Cheers @Mattsvan ,it's actually Mojave beige to match my van .
Did you put a USB in your centre console ?
I moved it from under glovebox into centre console. It works fine. I tried getting a velle specific one as it's not an exact fit but of the ones I tried none actually worked.
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