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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:03 pm
by EURO
no to blue and woodgrain - they are opposing colours.....

go for colours used in jags... black with wood grain or a grey...

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:05 pm
by jonowong
imo black leather for the seats, dash and doors 8)

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:35 pm
by FTO338
Well i know is boring, but beige colour always goes well with woodgrain....

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:49 pm
by SchumieFan
funny you should say that kev, i was in a 2000 VR4 and it had factory woodgrain and the guy had put beige leather in it... looked verrrrrrrry nice

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 7:57 pm
by jayfromukftooc
looks cool and a quality job not my cup a tea though .
out of uinterest how much would the same thing be done in c/f .

would av thought they did the same in a c/f look if not u should mention it to them cos they would be on a right little earner there.

CF

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 8:03 pm
by dstocks
Yep, they do CF too (Same price - pattern doesnt matter). See Page 1

The problem I have with black is that it is too close to the colour of the current cabin. Want something a litle brighter. Not sure about the beige, did a little playing with Photoshop but couldnt get anythihng that grabbed me.....

Re: Dashboard Centre

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 9:24 pm
by Supplanter
dstocks wrote:Dashboard Centre in Melbourne

http://www.dashboardcentre.com.au
:lol:

They were the ones I was making some enquiries to... they said they couldn't do the rubber parts :P

Rubber Parts

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:25 am
by dstocks
Yep, they initially told me that they could not guarantee that the finish would bond properly to the rubber. I told them I has a spare, so I wasnt too purturbed if it didnt work out and that I would not hold them to their guarantee on that particular piece. It came out great, now all I have to do is keep it that way - im currently putting a folded towel over that part of the dash and always using a sunshade over the windshield, just to keep the heat off it.

Had a talk with the manager after he did it and he has said that the rubber wasnt very porous (thats good) and if I had any problems, maybe they could build a fibreglass skin over it. Hopefully, wont come to that - certainly holding up well so far.

They would probably be happier now to tackle the job as they have one under their belt. And if worse comes to worse, I have a spare that I am using in the simulator im building. I dont really care how it looks, ill do a swap.....

PS. I know, this is a bit of a repeat of what I said on page 1. Hopefully a little more information here.. :D

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:25 pm
by Supplanter
Got Dashboard Centre's weekly newsletter in my inbox this week, clicked on the "What's New" link and viola!

http://www.dashboardcentre.com.au/index ... ath=45_173

How is the rubber part of the console holding up?

Not a blemish

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:55 am
by dstocks
Havent had any issues :D . This looks rather promising, especially with the hot weather we have been having. I would think that heat is the biggest risk. Have been covering the console with a cloth and using a sun protector on the front window when the car is parked (and at work it is in the sun all day).

I would have to say thumbs up. And it looks soooooo much better than standard. And for you CF supporters out there, a CF equivalent would look magic! :D

And yeah, the Dashboard Centre got the pics just before Christmas. They are the same as the ones posted on this thread.

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:17 am
by cb
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