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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 1:55 pm 
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What a fun job fitting these 2 trims ,seems to me they are not made correctly. I had to cut the trim where it fits under the binnacle and remove some board ,and I also had to cut where it fits next to the door seal. Anyhow they fit good now 3 hour job. Anyone had the same problem ?Tomorrow I am fitting the head lining I have fitted them in the past.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 2:20 pm 
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p7676 wrote:
What a fun job fitting these 2 trims ,seems to me they are not made correctly.

Did you get the correct ones? The Mark 1 and 2 trims are different.

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:18 pm 
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MK said they were the ones


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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 6:02 pm 
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the trim fits ok around the binnacle curve ,the ends are not correct that is why I had to modify them
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 8:32 pm 
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I can't explain or help with the problems you are having, but I completely sympathise. In the past I have made my own backboards and it is easy to make them slightly too big and stuggled to fit them into the curve of the dash. Recently bought a set of Mk2 boards for my mini K and covered them with my own vinyl and they fitted really easily at both ends!! Was very happy.


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 7:36 pm 
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I struggled too, mine has clubby vents so double painful.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:42 pm 
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What is the best product (the board material) used to make these and door cards etc?

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Doing the same job on mine at the moment. Initially bought 3.2mm Masonite from Bunnings, but not enough flex to fit. Today I am buying 2.5mm modelling ply. Will see how that works.


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:55 am 
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Stibbsy wrote:
Doing the same job on mine at the moment. Initially bought 3.2mm Masonite from Bunnings, but not enough flex to fit. Today I am buying 2.5mm modelling ply. Will see how that works.


It works perfectly.


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A local auto trimmer may sell you the cardboardy stuff they use.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:45 pm 
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winabbey wrote:
A local auto trimmer may sell you the cardboardy stuff they use.


From experience, I don't like your chances of that ever happening.


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My mate's an upholsterer so he let me ring up and order some.....works well. Have enough for some cards if anyone close wants some......

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 7:38 pm 
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Bill B wrote:
winabbey wrote:
A local auto trimmer may sell you the cardboardy stuff they use.


From experience, I don't like your chances of that ever happening.

Got mine from the local trimmer.

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