My Little Interior Project

[Nightcrawler]

Well now I have done the Ultimate Trim 'leather' interior, I thought it was time to make a custom gauge panel for the spare DIN spot in the R34, put in some of 666dans blue leds into the dash cluster, and cut out the ash tray and integrate the SAFCII into the dash.

I plan to go a little bit more crazy with the carbon fibre, and may well re-do the bits I have done as some of it is a bit rough and better techniques would give a better result.

I thought I'd share these photos for your enjoyment.

I will get some better photos in daylight today also.

[Sinful]

Looks really nice I love the blue dash lights

How long did it take you?

[WogsRus]

WELCOME to starship enterprise. AS an aside, how do you find the HYBRID boost controller? Does it work well at all? Those LEDs look good, i might have to change mine, mine have a few dead spots, but still look good.

[KISIN]

luv the blue LEDs in the dash. Might get sum myself.

Edited March 21, 2007 by KISIN

[Murry33]

haha yeah "Houston, Were ready for launch in 3,2,1"

Nice install though, i like! :sorcerer:

[Pauly33GTS-t]

hp gains?

[Nightcrawler]

Thanks guys. Like I said I am going to make some small improvements but am quite happy with it overall. The device on the top right is an M350, which is a digital speedo with 0-400m, power reading, lap times etc, but I haven't figured out the Japanese instructions to get it all working yet.

I haven't actually got the Hybrid solenoid hooked up yet - it is wired through to the engine bay, but I haven't had time to plug it all in. I used the older model of this one and it was very good - so I expect this one to be as good if not better.

The dash lights take under an hour to install. The hardest part is getting the cluster out - it is a p.i.t.a if you don't remove the steering wheel (like I didn't).

[Pauly33GTS-t]

bit like the 380GT dash being all electric blue. andy loves it lol. including GTR style LCD/tv unit.

[32 4whore]

Andrew what does the p.i.t.a stand for?

And Paul. i think the HP gains with just the interior the way it is now is massive. like adds 98rwkw with just these mods itself. LOL Jokes.

It looks really good Andrew. Figuring out what to do to my interior to make it look more pretty.

Edited March 21, 2007 by R32_4door_drifting

[Pauly33GTS-t]

PAIN.IN.THE.ASS Thats what you are Brenton.

LOL Jokes.

[Nightcrawler]

hahahahahaha beat me to it

Thanks Brenton

and Pauly, the Hybrid won't actually add any power, it will just make boost come on earlier, stronger and more controlled. I have also bought an HKS actuator which I will fit with my new turbo that will aid this also.

[32 4whore]

ohhhhhhhhh i seeeeeeee. lol.

P.I.T.A, yeh i know im one of them. but just a very slow/ dumb one at that. HAHAHHA

Oh the new turbo sounds like some fun.

[slimjim]

That's a lot of gadgets!

[Cubes]

Andrew,

Bring me up to speed with the carbon fibre look.

I see you have rounded off the edges etc.. What is it like a thin sheet of plastic or something you place over the origional?

[heslo]

Looks awesome Andrew, nice work! I'm in the middle of freshening up my interior myself, I'll post pics once I've finished too

[Nightcrawler]

yeah Joel it is is just the $40 per roll carbon fibre contact style stuff from Autobarn. I actually wrapped it around the edges and stuck in under the trim, but will re-do it with the edged trimmed to the edge of the trim rather than folding under - I am sure it will look better that way, and be less prone to bubbles and ripples like it has now.

[Whiplash]

come up good Andrew, cutting it should stop it from bubbling. Have to find my self saw real carbon fibre i had a roll a while back but it ended up "dissolving" and you end up with black carbon hand prints every where after handling the stuff

[Nightcrawler]

yes, real carbon fibre would be nice! There is a mob in the Eastern states somewhere that can paint items to look and feel like carbon fibre, but from memory they were up to $100 per trim piece. Since I am going to do the whole vertical centre console, plus the power window surround thingo, it is too much $$$. I will try different techniques with the carbon contact and see how it goes.

[Sambo33]

nice work Andrew blue gauges look cool!

[sinistaGTR]

hmm at least 50rwkw gain i would get a dyno before you blow something..nah looks cool not a real fan of the carbon fibre, but in saying that you have done a great job of it