New dashboard

[Silver]

I've been getting around to replacing the dash panels in my Chim for a while - the old ones were cracked and tatty, plus the one around the stereo had been replaced (badly) at some point with a carbon panel.

Lots of people have the Leven brushed ally ones which look great, but I wasn't sure about how they'd look with a biscuit interior and the original black dials so I decided to go for walnut ones again. They're metal with a kind of walnut enamel and I'd bought them a couple of years ago but hadn't had the chance (or money) to get them fitted. Anyway, here they are:





So that's one thing ticked off the 'to do' list.

[Nosh]

Bootiful!!!

[Silver]

Nosh said:

Bootiful!!!

Thanks! I'm so pleased with it.

It was done by Taylor TVR in Aylesford who I've been going to since Leven closed down and they've done a great job. While I was there, a couple turned up to collect theirs and they'd had the battery moved from the passenger footwell to the boot - it looked really good. It was housed in a carbon box with a trickle charger too. I'm seriously considering getting mine done though at 9 hours labour it's going to be a hefty bill.

I think the next job, unless something else goes catastrophically wrong in the meantime, is getting the interior sorted. As you can see from the pics, it's got a rather horrid brown carpet in it and I want to get that replaced and get the seats redone.

When I called Taylor TVR yesterday to ask about picking it up, they said 'It's all done but we had a problem - when we did the oil it came out all creamy' and my heart plummeted, thinking the head gasket had gone, but it turned out to be a different gasket which had been letting outside water in. Apparently, it was completely rotten and even had moss growing in it!

Really enjoyed the drive back - going through the Dartford Tunnel with maximum noise, some kids in a car pointing and waving, some guys in a bus giving me the thumbs up and a couple of builders in a van waving and smiling. It reminded me how much fun the Tiv is to drive.

[TV8]

Looks good and goes with the dials. Where did you get the dash from please?

[Silver]

TV8 said:

Looks good and goes with the dials. Where did you get the dash from please?

Argh, that's the annoying thing. I bought them about 2 years ago and I'm struggling to find the details of the company I got them from but as soon as I do I'll post them up.

[TV8]

Thanks for looking.

I use Dan Taylor as well. Top bloke and great service.

[Bassfiend]

That is a lovely finish! Definitely let us know if you can find where you sourced them from please!

Phil