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Old 09-10-2005, 12:25 AM
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Default OH MY GOD.!!!! I might need help.!!!

in a few hours im off to get my leather interiour ..lovely..
so i spent all day removing att the inside of my motor..!!!!

the dash board was a pig.....!!!

im in a muddle there is so many wires and i got my self in a mess.???

any one else ever done this.???

what ya think
Old 09-10-2005, 12:29 AM
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Buy one already with leather
Old 09-10-2005, 12:29 AM
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lol..
Old 09-10-2005, 12:31 AM
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That looks nasty hun, to make u feel a little better, here's mine with wires everywhere ..............................


Not quiet on a par with yours though
Old 09-10-2005, 12:34 AM
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at least i now no that black leather looks like..lol

i aint even seen what im buying yet.!!!!!lol

im leaving at 6am to get up to birmingham.. a good few hours..lol
than i wanna get back quick and fit it all..lol
Old 09-10-2005, 12:37 AM
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buff give me a ring if ya get stuck i will pop round and give
a hand
jon
xxxx
Old 09-10-2005, 12:38 AM
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cheers jon xx
Old 09-10-2005, 12:41 AM
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The black leather recaros are well worth it, 10 times better imo

Mines mint too, which is quite rare now.

I got other leather if ya interested
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i take then that you are putting in the dark dash
as well
xx
Old 09-10-2005, 12:46 AM
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lol cheers.. mr.???? leather aye.!!!!!!!


jon yeah hunni xx
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doesall the leathers and dash fit all saffs the same.???
Old 09-10-2005, 12:49 AM
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I would have thought so, there all the same size, it was just an optional extra on later models.
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yes
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Old 09-10-2005, 12:51 AM
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buff
word of warning though,when you pick it all up
make sure that you get the door handles with the door cards
coz they are a nightmare to get on their own
xx
Old 09-10-2005, 12:54 AM
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1 problem is he only has 3 door handles he lost one.!!!!!! dam.!!!
so im gonna ave to paint one of mine .. dam.!!!
Old 09-10-2005, 12:56 AM
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i ripped my dash out to fit a alarm...on a mates drive way ..his boss turned up

looked inside the car and said FUCK ME DO YOU WORK FOR BT wires everywhere

if you dont know what you doing HINT " masking tape and a pen "

tape the wire up then pen in where it came from
Old 09-10-2005, 12:58 AM
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how can ya lose a door handle LOL
Old 09-10-2005, 07:04 AM
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I just made sure i had leather in mine i couldnt be bothered with the upheaval of it all lol

Good Luck Buffy hope it all goes ok make sure we all get a pic of it finished xx
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just got back a 5 hour round trip.!!!!!! back now gonna start fitting .. give me luck.!!!
Old 09-10-2005, 11:59 AM
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buffy aint hard, done it on mine a while ago, was easy, hardest part was talking the rear bolsters out where the back seats are

the dash will sort its self when ya start sticking it all back
Old 09-10-2005, 04:40 PM
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all done what a long day.. il get some piccy up soon xx
Old 09-10-2005, 04:47 PM
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Well done buffy.
Old 09-10-2005, 05:05 PM
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Did u lable the wires befor eu toke the dash out? Thats what i did, when i changed the dash. Was surprisingly straight forward
Old 09-10-2005, 05:32 PM
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MMmm would like leather for mine ,be good to hear how hard it was , would need to mint though for all that hassle
Old 09-10-2005, 05:59 PM
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I remember doing that!



But on the new car I got it how I always wanted it!

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im doing it at the mo to mine lol

just out of curiosity what dashboard are you changing to

its not the new style is it

as the heater controls are different

wiring is so easy as it only goes to one place lol
Old 09-10-2005, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by rabmc
MMmm would like leather for mine ,be good to hear how hard it was , would need to mint though for all that hassle
Its a piece of piss.....only the dash that takes a bit longer, i had a full leather interior out and a full cloth trim in, within about an hour and a half
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Go kim !!!
Old 09-10-2005, 06:41 PM
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pmsl...i forgot to add that my dad and fella were tightening up all thebolts, I been banned from doing it...they tell me to do it as tight as I can then tell me off for stripping them
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how come u went from leather to cloth trim babe???
Old 09-10-2005, 06:48 PM
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My leather wasnt MINT, and it didnt look great, it aint very practical either, its either too warm or too cold lol...so got rid and bought a late 4x4 spec trim :ccol: loks mint compared to how it did
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Lol at kim now.
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ahhhh wicked!!!!

leather aint too good for ppl in the back either, sideways on slippery leather, means headaches for the the passengers, or smashed windows for the owner

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I love my leather.
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KSA-Cossie - what'd I do

lol, ye i sent a few people across the back seat, they werent too impressed but hey, if they dont wear their seatbelt
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It all goes back, even though looking at my pictures i can't see how



















Old 09-10-2005, 07:06 PM
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wot dun me was wen he sed, dnt like these bends, not gna get it sideways, so i let go of the handle!!!!

i didnt no he was jokin, sent me across the back and headbutted the window, luckily i never broke it lol

Old 09-10-2005, 07:09 PM
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Kym,snapping bolts and getting banned from helping/hindering lol.
Old 09-10-2005, 07:16 PM
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pmsl @ squiz bless ya hun..

KSA - aww lol.....most men would be more than happy to let their birds fix their own cars
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lucky i neva broke it, or he wld have broke me

was a while ago now, and its now been broken for spares


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