Wez Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Liking the OEM looking TRC and CAL switches, very nice indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Liking the OEM looking TRC and CAL switches, very nice indeed Cheers mate The USB is for the auxiliary input for my head unit, which I'll need as this switch panel is taking the current USB sockets home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Looks brilliant Jay, the car is going to be a stunner when everything is on and all finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Liking the custom cal switch facia mate very nice indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bullitt Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Very nice and tidy, wouldn't expect anything else if I am being honest Great selection of parts too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cered Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 You broke my brain then "where the hell is that switchboard on my car?!" Looks very well done, fair play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C12MMO Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 That looks superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Cheers guys. I really can't praise Metalmonkey enough, although I did the initial design, they put so much work.in, and kept tweaking it until I was happy. And because I was a return customer they even gave me a discount. I also bought a replacement speedo face from them, because I'm now going to need one that reads up to 200mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 That looks incredibly good Jay! Loving the work you are churning out on this Supra. With regards to the USB slot, you seen my twin USB fag lighter? Looked flush & OEM in the Supra, bought it from Maplins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Cheers mate Do you mean the type that goes in the lighter socket? This isn't for charging, it's the USB in for my headunit. it's currently in the din pocket that this cal switch panel is replacing. I've already got the USB bits, for it,which will sit pretty flush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Cheers mate Do you mean the type that goes in the lighter socket? This isn't for charging, it's the USB in for my headunit. it's currently in the din pocket that this cal switch panel is replacing. I've already got the USB bits, for it,which will sit pretty flush Ah gotcha! Ignore me then Amazing work nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) So after a short break for Christmas, work resumes So the first thing for me to do was to locate my toucan display on the dash. I wanted it looking as oem as possible, and so in the end I decided to mount it in place of my facelift clock. I modified the dash panels so that it sits snugly in next to the dials, which I think looks pretty good I did consider flush mounting the display in the dash, but the screen is smaller than the hole for the facelift clock, so it wouldn't have worked without fibreglass and paint. Tomorrow I'll be removing my boost controller, and my glovebox gauges. Then I can get to work on the cal switch panel, and the endless list of little bits i have to do this week. Edited December 29, 2015 by j_jza80 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Just trimming the cal panel to size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamzahkhan Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Very nice ....forgive the ignorance but heated seats?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Yup They came as standard on UK specs, I've retrofitted heaters into my Recaros, hopefully going to get them working this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 While I've been upgrading the interior, one thing I've wanted to address is the gear shifter surround. As stock, it looks like something from a toddlers toy So initially, I fitted a leather gaiter. It looked good, but it never felt quite right, and for anyone else using the car, it was difficult to tell which gear you were shifting to. So with some careful masking, and some crackle paint, this is what I've come up with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_ufo Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 excellent work mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CASHEYE Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abtin90 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Great work, the gear surround really does let the interior of an auto down. Looks a lot more modern now. Will you be using a different shifter/gear knob with it now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Cheers guys The tiptronic uses a conventional gearknob, not the big shifter found in the other autos. I've already sorted something, but I'm not ready to post pictures yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Nice touch on the surround that. Very classy looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 So, I've finally got the cal switch facia assembled. To be honest, it was much more difficult than I had anticipated. I had to remove the white backing from the metal monkey facia and replace it with some perspex, as I couldn't get anything to bond to the backing. I just need to pop to toyota to collect the climate temp knobs I've ordered for it, but I'm sure you get the idea now... Unfortunately, this means that the facia text isn't as visible as it was, so I'll likely wire the illumination to the ignition live, so it is on all the time while driving. You can also see (just) that I've made a blank for the clock position, which is bonded in. This will be covered by the toucan display when assembled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo11 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Looks brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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