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Where can you get the ali sheet from ? What glue did you use to fix it to the fascia ? Did the walnut final cover come from the Walnut Dash Co
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2) I used araldite because I had it, pretty much anything for impervious materials would probably do, you want to be able to move the Al around after you 'touch down' so dont use superglue. Bending the Al into a curve to roughly match the profile before gluing the fascia helps 3) For the veneer I used a contact adhesive on both surfaces because I didnt want any bubbles or separation and it is difficult to hold the veneer on the curved surface while the glue sets 4) The veneer was real wood from 'Vale Veneers' off internet and I cut an oversized piece so I didnt need to be accurate when I stuck it down. I should of smoothed it with a fine grade (P1000) sandpaper before varnishing but made the mistake of thinking it was smooth so ended up doing it afterwards, which took longer because the paper kept blinding with varnish. This step takes a long time (because of drying) but doesnt take you a long time (if you see what I mean). You can sandpaper between coats and wax the final if you dont make the mistake I made and select a varnish which is wax soluble! As I said, next time - - - 5) I have only bought pre-shaped walnut effect plastic from the walnut dash company, but if they do what you need by all means - - - Regards MikeC |
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thanks Mike, will be attempting this tomorrow and will report back on progress.
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Well I guess that tommorrow never came!
I finally got round to trying it a second time (and connecting the speedo and reverse wires from the Ipak). Much happier with the finish on the double-din adaptor and now the speedo is connected the Satnav doesnt jump every time the windscreen wiper sweeps past the GPS sensor (a quirk I didnt immediately notice or anticipate) |
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I then went down the walnut dash company route and covered the facia with a specially made piece which i cut out and they finished off with the doming process. It looked ok but i was not 100% happy with the fit of the facia or the colour of the shade of walnut, so in the end i put my car back to how it was. I did contact the walnut dash who promised to work on a different shade for me and i sent a sample of Rover walnut off to them. I still await a reply but to be fair the owner of the business was in hospital and his wife was keeping things going so it may be a while. I still have the fabricated facia so may reinstall it at some point, but what i really want is a double din affair with one of the latest units that has satnav, bluetooth, dvd, i pod radio etc.
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