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[christurbo]

The silver dash was looking really cheap and tatty, so I have finished it in black alcantara!













Just need to do the door cards and center console.

[robsrocket]

looks good. why black?

[salopian]

[garethianwhyte]

Looks ace mate, a few cheeky questions if i may....how easy is it to remove it from the car? How easy is it to then cover it? looks very professional!

[christurbo]

how easy is it to remove it from the car?
How easy is it to then cover it? looks very professional!

Well im a professional - ............ Not!


My dash inserts were stuck on with tape adhesive - I know that most other VX's are attached by clips [I think you push the inserts down to unclip them????

I just heated up the inserts with [the missus' ] hairdryer then eased them off.

I then sprayed carpet adhesive onto the inserts and stuck down the acantara.

Trimmed with a scalpel - job done!

looks good. why black?

Not too sure why I chose the colour black

[Richy]

Looks great Chris, I still ain't got round to doing mine yet ..... even though ive had all the stuff here for more than three months

[pugwhizz]

top job ive done mine too, but in blue - it isnt actually as hard as you image is it. im tempted to do the top of the dash in black and cover that cheap looking plastic

[garethianwhyte]

Okay thanks for the answers mate! two more stubid questions if i may. 1. How durable is this stuff to wear/rain etc.......any thoughts 2. Anyone have any of it they have left over they want to sell or point me in the right direction?

[christurbo]

Looks great Chris, 

I still ain't got round to doing mine yet  ..... even though ive had all the stuff here for more than three months

Same here - I had a sheet left over from when I had my Elise. I have been meaning to do it for ages - had no excuse today as it was sunny and the roof was off

Took about an hour to do so no biggie

ive done mine too, but in blue - it isnt actually as hard as you image is it.

im tempted to do the top of the dash in black and cover that cheap looking plastic

I thought it was much easier than I imagined!

The only thing that is preventing me putting acantara on the top of the dash is all the crap coming though [inc salt] thus damaging it and making it a PITA to clean.

The lino/plastic stuff on there at the moment is great for wiping clean.

Okay thanks for the answers mate! two more stubid questions if i may.

1. How durable is this stuff to wear/rain etc.......any thoughts
2. Anyone have any of it they have left over they want to sell or point me in the right direction?

1] I wouldnt want to get rain in the cockpit anyway so wouldnt know! I think it would be pretty durable as alcantara is hard wearing stuff.

2] I had a sheet left over from the Elise so havent got any left. I got mine of a Scottish Elise owner who is an interior decorator. If I were you Id have a look in Ebay as there are loads of traders on there who sell this sort of material.

Beware though there is alot of fake alcantara about!

[adamduk]

Looks ace, and a top job!

[VXJON]

Looks great chris

[djegiant]

Just taken mine off! That is SO march!

[SteV6]

Looks very good Chris! Alcantara is a beautiful fabric. Looks much more expensive.

And it is easy to work with. I did my dash and doors myself.

But when I read "Alcantara Dash" I expected to see the same I see when I drive my Speedster ...







I did not do the strips you did because I might change them for Texalium stuff.

SteV6

[djegiant]

Surely that dash gets very dirty with the roof off! Mine gets minging after 1 drive! How do you keep the alcantara clean??????? Does it stop the dash reflecting off the windscreen????????

[SteV6]

Yes, the only things still reflecting are the bloweropenings . And the alcantara website tell you exactly how to clean the fabric. I remove the dust collected while driving roofless with my 8bar compressor. Open both doors and blow air with 8bar (feels like a hurricane) over the dash and it is clean. All the sand and dead flies are gone SteV6

Edited by SteV6, 16 April 2006 - 05:43 PM.

[christurbo]

Looks the dogs dangly bits What have you done then Dan to make it so April ????

[Robski]

I did not do the strips you did because I might change them for Texalium stuff.

SteV6

Is that some sort of CF / composite style material?
Are you planning on covering the existig dash plates or making new ones out of the stuff?

[stevenflappy]

I went for the two-tone.... Haven't got an interior photo yet but to give an idea..

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[christurbo]

Very sexy!!!! How easy is it to get the door cards off??? [just doing a search!]

[hopper]

the dash looks really good , i was going to buy a carbon fibre one but i think i'll just alcantara mine, have you got a link to where i can buy some.