evanshaw Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Am thinking of getting one of those carbon fibre look dashboard conversion kits from ebay. Seen a few pics of others from here and they look ok. One problem, my dash is currently walnut, eeek! I hear you say, but it came with the car. Think it was an option on the GZ's?? Anyway, what do I have to do, should I attempt to peel this off or stick the carbon fibre straight over the top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 no take the old one off defo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Clean it off bud and remove any residual sticky gunk with a solvent of some kind. On the down side I've seen the ebay stuff get a right caning from some folks. Maybe get something a bit more classy from a trader? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 if you heat the walnut trim with a hairdryer it comes off easier;) I have the CF trim, I brought mine from e bay, it is not a perfect fit and as mine came from US it has a couple of pieces for LHD, the seller never responded to my e mails so be careful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk47 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Am thinking of getting one of those carbon fibre look dashboard conversion kits from ebay. Seen a few pics of others from here and they look ok. One problem, my dash is currently walnut, eeek! I hear you say, but it came with the car. Think it was an option on the GZ's?? Anyway, what do I have to do, should I attempt to peel this off or stick the carbon fibre straight over the top? Keep the walnut one mate its so rare i have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evanshaw Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 Keep the walnut one mate its so rare i have one. Yup, All I'd need to do is get a suede jacket, slippers and a pipe and the picture would be perfect! Have you got those too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonut Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Yup, All I'd need to do is get a suede jacket, slippers and a pipe and the picture would be perfect! Have you got those too? He stashes the pipe and slippers in the glove box, along with his monacle and baccy pouch Not seen him in the suede jacket yet but I'll keep you posted! Maz!! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 dont buy the chrome one on ebay as it is expensive and crap, im having problems as the guy who sells it seems thick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I think nic does the water transfer process for proper carbon fiber effect dash, so no joins or anything, it looks like real carbon fibre.!! PM him for a quote. Its by far the best dash effect you can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evanshaw Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share Posted June 4, 2007 Thanks Guys. Using the hairdryer sounds like a good tip to me. And I'll contacy Nik about the Carbon transfer stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick001 Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Hi mate, i just fitted myself the carbon 1 from the states and mine was A1. Im in burton if you wanna pop over and ill give you the lowdown etc rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evanshaw Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Sounds good Rick. When I eventually get my new wheels on I'll pop over and see. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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