S1 dashboard redesign
Discussion
Penelope Stopit said:
Are you re-trimming the whole dash and fitting things where you want them?
Is that silver coloured panel a switch panel?
Bearing in mind personal likes and dislikes and all that....I find the warning lights and gauges layout as bad as it gets...they really are horrible looking to me and the warning lights themselves are cheap and nasty looking, I have fitted many of those warning lights and always wished I could have started from scratch with decent looking ones
Cooling fan/fans warning light/lights and override switch/switches may be of interest to you, perhaps a push button start with hidden security switch and do away with the ignition switch????????????????????
The silver (stainless) panel is a switch panel with push button start along with fan over-ride etc.
I'm probably going to try and build it at least an inch (25mm to our young viewers) further forward to give a little more room for the behind dash parts of the switches and gauges. May well have the gauges in a S3 type line.
absolute terrible design (not sure if I mean design) the flap moved by the slider only opens the convoluted way to the lower outlets and does not shut off the upper (screen) outlet which is directly above the heater matrix - no wonder there is almost no flow to the footwells. And no point in connecting the dash eyeballs.
GreenV8S said:
I think that modern fan/motor assemblies may work out smaller as well as working better.
Surprised Richard has popped up yet with something from his beloved Car Builder Solutions. 
phillpot said:
Surprised Richard has popped up yet with something from his beloved Car Builder Solutions.
I believe he used a second hand one from a FIAT Punto?The 'heater' is the worst bit of cobbled together work I have seen. It clearly was not 'designed' and is so inefficient it is an embarrassment. I 'improved' mine using Fiat Uno parts but it was a job I would never be proud of. I spent some time in breakers trying to find a solution but nobody used a similar arrangement and I did not have time for a complete start again.
That was before Car Builder Solutions came up with their heater stuff.
I have promised myself to go and see some of the CBS stuff. Not quite sure why Mike took that line on CBS, I have had a fair bit of stuff from them, for several restorations, as have several friends of mine. They have proved excellent to deal with and have gone out of their way to help, even bringing stuff to shows to enable us to evaluate them. There are a number of items in their current catalogue which might be very useful, but it would need research. Fancy tackling it Mick?
Incidentally I did notice the brown stains by the heater motor. The nearside wiper spindle mounting is leaking! Bet it has come loose. Fix that and you might stop that leak. Unfortunate that it drips straight on to the heater motor, mine was rusted solid!
As far as dash goes I confess I am also a fan of the swooping dash on the earlier cars. But the first point for me was function. Why have lights that do nothing. Why have lights positioned where they shine in my eyes or on the screen. Why have warning lights positioned where I cant see them! Number one for me was to put the indicator tell tale between speedo and rev counter where it was actually on view!
That was before Car Builder Solutions came up with their heater stuff.
I have promised myself to go and see some of the CBS stuff. Not quite sure why Mike took that line on CBS, I have had a fair bit of stuff from them, for several restorations, as have several friends of mine. They have proved excellent to deal with and have gone out of their way to help, even bringing stuff to shows to enable us to evaluate them. There are a number of items in their current catalogue which might be very useful, but it would need research. Fancy tackling it Mick?
Incidentally I did notice the brown stains by the heater motor. The nearside wiper spindle mounting is leaking! Bet it has come loose. Fix that and you might stop that leak. Unfortunate that it drips straight on to the heater motor, mine was rusted solid!
As far as dash goes I confess I am also a fan of the swooping dash on the earlier cars. But the first point for me was function. Why have lights that do nothing. Why have lights positioned where they shine in my eyes or on the screen. Why have warning lights positioned where I cant see them! Number one for me was to put the indicator tell tale between speedo and rev counter where it was actually on view!
Penelope Stopit said:
You will know when the spot-lights are on hence you won't need a warning light to notify you, the same for fog-lights unless they are rear fogs
Can't recall but aren't warning lights MOT requirements? I know they are for rear fogs, assumed it was for front but could be wrong.Penelope Stopit said:
You will know when the spot-lights are on hence you won't need a warning light to notify you, the same for fog-lights unless they are rear fogs
You assume it's night time, which isn't a sensible assumption, and you assume the lights are bright enough to be obvious, which they aren't.GreenV8S said:
Penelope Stopit said:
You will know when the spot-lights are on hence you won't need a warning light to notify you, the same for fog-lights unless they are rear fogs
You assume it's night time, which isn't a sensible assumption, and you assume the lights are bright enough to be obvious, which they aren't.So now looking at a different heater design and probably a different dash design too, closer in looks to the original swoop of gauges
Edited by magpies on Sunday 16th September 17:19
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