Samurai 20V Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Looking good..Glad to be of help.. At least you know you never gonna run short on wiring, plenty to spare! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 Cheers, I have found another wire that goes to inside the rear wing jsut above the wheelarch, feels like its attached to some sort of heatsink? any ideas? 5L of black carpet dye has jsut been ordered, now on the hunt for some new mats as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai 20V Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Cheers, I have found another wire that goes to inside the rear wing jsut above the wheelarch, feels like its attached to some sort of heatsink? any ideas? 5L of black carpet dye has jsut been ordered, now on the hunt for some new mats as well. Is the fuel pump ECU not in that area? Maybe you have the 12V mod done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 Possibly, if thats the case I think I will put it back to stock and replace the pump depending on whats in there. Now is probably a good time to fit a new one as the boot is stripped out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) Well my 5l of black carpet dye has arrived today from Valeters pride, so cracked on with the carpet, yesterday it was shampooed and then pressure washed and left all day to dry in the sun. before: during: After: going on really well so far, one 1 coat so far, will do another tomorrow once its dried fully. Edited August 1, 2012 by TubbyTwo (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashbuster Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 nice cant wait untill i get mine done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 needs 1 more coat, but should easily have over half a bottle of dye left. hardly used any. thinking about doing the speaker covers as well as mine are a bit faded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) Last of the wiring removed and all the interior has been hoovered out and cleaned ready to refit the carpet and seats: included in that mess was a Japanese navi gps sensor, mini speaker and audio box, along with its own separate audio loom. Weighs a fair bit, thats got to have given back at least 10 bhp ;) Edited August 1, 2012 by TubbyTwo (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Nice work dude, that amount of unused wiring is crazy the japs love their gizmos, carpet looks much better! I really need too get mine done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 Cheers, carpet was really easy, the dye works really well, lots of light coats are better, otherwise it goes a bit stiff. however a good brush over has bought it back up. 2nd coat on tonight then back in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 Carpet has now had 3 coats, of dye, all dried out, and after being brushed its come up like new. Tonights plan is to remove all 4 speaker grills and dye them black as well, as they are looking a rather sorry purple colour these days. Also found a local person that retrims things so going to see about getting some black faux suede on all the dash panels over the weekend. Hardly used any of the dye, so the remaining 3/4 of a bottle will be in the sale section at the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 pics? Fortunately my new one came with black carpet, otherwise I'd have ended up doing this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 Pics up tonight buddy if the rain holds off long enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Know what you mean, it's holding me up too! Do you reckon mats would be easy enough to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 Cant imagine they would be hard tbh. Just work the dye right in with a brush or fingers, I have an old matt in the garage so might try it. All I did to my carpet to prep it was hoover, then spray on some Chemical Guys fabric cleaner brush in and wash off well using a pressure washer. The colour of the water coming off the carpet considering it looked pretty clean was disgusting lol. Also worth mentioning that initially the dye smells quite strong while applying, however once dry thats all gone. I have also made the corner wet and tried some carpet cleaner and there isnt any dye transfer so thats good. Severly tempted to find some old stock front seats and try it on them as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Thanks. Weirdly mine has beige mats in, and it seems a shame to throw them away when they're the right ones! pm Dean (tooquicktostop) about seats, as his might still be at Dave's place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 I need to give Dean a shout again actually as spoke to him before about the seats, however they took a backseat (excuse the pun) for a while. Can always drop some dye off in a spray bottle If i head down that way in a few weeks and you can dye your mats the right colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 lol that would be good matey, will happily pay you the going rate, just didn't fancy buying loads for such a small amount! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 Same here, you can get autosmart carpet dye in 500ml or 1l but I have used this before and the smell is awefull, takes ages to go. I have used just under 1L to do the carpet 3 times. So will have loads left over, quite happy sell it off in 1L bottles if folks want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 Car is up and running fine, I had managed to blow an EFI fuse in the engine bay fusebox However its now started chucking it down so no more work tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashbuster Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 good news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) Dyed the speaker covers, looks alot better (any overspill on trim has been taken off with white spirit) Front before: after: Rears before: Rears after: 1 coat all round, another in the morning before all the carpets and dash go back in. Edited August 1, 2012 by TubbyTwo (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Big improvement on the speakers mate, never really liked the blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 It looks alot better than in the pics, crap camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iky Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Good idea matey re:speaker covers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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