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['Buchos']

I got asked to make a console to hold a couple of gauges for a friends VX like the one I made for the Exige, but it didnt look right so I'm trying to make something that suits the VX better.

 

The gauges shown below are just cheap backlit analog ones I had lying around, this would prob look better with digital gauges.

 

 

(It fits without any drilling or damage to the interior btw)

 

Opinions?

[-Dab-of-Oppo-]

Very good, I like that you have continued the triangle theme.

[e7 jmc]

Looks great !

 

[navx]

Looks very good. What material is it? Is it intereference fit? I wonder how it would look with the triangles cut through (minimal weight look).

['Buchos']

Looks very good. What material is it? Is it intereference fit? I wonder how it would look with the triangles cut through (minimal weight look).

It's 1.5mm aviation kydex plastic sides screwed to an alloy bracket top and bottom. It is an interference fit, but would need double sided tape or Velcro to secure it. The sides could be cut out to see the wiring etc, which I personally like, but I want it to be easily reproduced.

['Buchos']

I did originally make a similar one in aluminium, but it just didn't look part of the car.

[Renny]

X3 replies and still a list hasn't started!! Looks great.

Edited by Rennywuk, 18 July 2015 - 05:06 PM.

[Rosssco]

Yeah, not bad at all.. Can you fit a cup holder?

['Buchos']

Yeah, not bad at all.. Can you fit a cup holder?

Sure you've got a cupholder! I could fit an optic with a bottle of Jack Daniels in it if you wanted

[r2mlb]

Looks awesome! Dibs on the first one

[Stig_1911]

I waaaaaant one, looks stunning...

['Buchos']

Thanks for the feedback it's spurred me on to do something with this.

So a couple of suggestions ... If we use digital gauges I can make it thinner.... and a prominent member has offered to send me a VX centre brace so I can use exactly the same side profiles to give it some authenticity.

Below is the Exige one I made with digi gauges, this had combined oil pressure/boost pressure, air/fuel ratio and a shift light behind the perspex.



The reason the VX one is mounted higher is because you couldn't actually see the Exige one when driving without leaning over....though it looks great.

[Kieran McC]

Bumpted into the guy who bought your old Lotus S1 Audi at Snetterton , He going to be doing a bit of work to it.

['Buchos']

Bumpted into the guy who bought your old Lotus S1 Audi at Snetterton , He going to be doing a bit of work to it.

Yes, the guy doing the work has contacted me, looks like it's heading for 400bhp.. which will be interesting!

[Kieran McC]

Bumpted into the guy who bought your old Lotus S1 Audi at Snetterton , He going to be doing a bit of work to it.

Yes, the guy doing the work has contacted me, looks like it's heading for 400bhp.. which will be interesting!

He is friendly with the lads at Pro Alloy A lot of the ideas have come from their Audi conversions

[Rudy]

Love it. More black is good What's the leg impedance like? I'm over 6ft and when I rest my foot my knee normally goes in that space.

['Buchos']

Love it. More black is good What's the leg impedance like? I'm over 6ft and when I rest my foot my knee normally goes in that space.

I'm 6'1 with a 34" inside leg and its fine, the taper towards the bottom helps.... Though my seats are all the way back and angled with 12mm spacers on the front

['Buchos']

I'm going a different way with this now and aiming to make it more like the original centre brace and with a moulded front to accept surface mounted gauges at the suggestion of a couple of ppl.

 

['Buchos']

So starting with a side profile that fits like this...

 

 

['Buchos']

This is the buck to take a mould of the sides from...

 

 

 

...and an untrimmed side panel

 

 

I'm away for a few days now, but looking forward to mocking it up in the car.