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[dan02_123]

This is my Dash you may have seen it in Mini mag or at shows i designed it myself.




Its about time i put it in the dashboard directory.

Very very nice dash mate, so i take it, its a fibre glass jobby or have you used another dash and gone from there? Also what material has it been finished in? I dont supose you fancy making me 1 but blue instead of red?.. Iwould pay of course lol

[JAMC]

something a little bit different I'm working on:







Cheers

Tim.

Looks really cool. I've been thinking about something like this for a while now. Embed a touch-screen into the dash and all manner of things become possible - sat nav, mp3 collection (no need for a sepearate head unit), rear parking cameras, hands-free phone, bluetooth, web browsers, you name it.

Must admit, I probably wouldn't include the ECU mapping software (re-map while driving, distracting!) although I can see why some would. Might be tempted to see if you could allow switching between "Normal", "Sport" and "Economy" maps, probably via auxilliary buttons - that would be cool.

I see it's running XP (gulp!) - is the screen an all-in-one unit, or is there a box-of-tricks held behind the dash somewhere held in place by a braket?

[minikev84]

This is my Dash you may have seen it in Mini mag or at shows i designed it myself.




Its about time i put it in the dashboard directory.

Very very nice dash mate, so i take it, its a fibre glass jobby or have you used another dash and gone from there? Also what material has it been finished in? I dont supose you fancy making me 1 but blue instead of red?.. Iwould pay of course lol

Hi thanks, the dash was made for me out of rolled sheet metal and trimmed in leather. I designed it myself i can give you the contact for him but i will say it cost some.

[minilester]

something a little bit different I'm working on:







Cheers

Tim.

what software are you using? please tell me this is on a carb engine and not going through the ECU...

[danmini123]

My fibreglass dash just installed (new gaitor to be installed and new carpet to be laid to make it all look black):

Hi just wondered what the dials where in your dash and where you got them from? Thanks

[sandro_f]

has anyone ever seen one of these before?

[sixtyeight]

something a little bit different I'm working on:
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Cheers

Tim.

Looks really cool. I've been thinking about something like this for a while now. Embed a touch-screen into the dash and all manner of things become possible - sat nav, mp3 collection (no need for a sepearate head unit), rear parking cameras, hands-free phone, bluetooth, web browsers, you name it.

Must admit, I probably wouldn't include the ECU mapping software (re-map while driving, distracting!) although I can see why some would. Might be tempted to see if you could allow switching between "Normal", "Sport" and "Economy" maps, probably via auxilliary buttons - that would be cool.

I see it's running XP (gulp!) - is the screen an all-in-one unit, or is there a box-of-tricks held behind the dash somewhere held in place by a braket?

It's just touchscreen mounted to a 3 gauge binnacle, theres a laptop under the passenger seat. It's running XP as it's a fairly old laptop, I have windows 7 now which I will trial on it, but honestly, XP does everything you really need in a car!!!

Mapping software is mainly displayed for RPM more than anything, when the map is correct it wont need to be changed. I don't care for economy maps I just want best performance!

The mapping software is what comes with the megajolt kit. The car is still carburettored, HIF44.

Cheers

Tim.

[danmini123]

Best pic I have of mine at the moment. Smudger was selling these, but he's now dropped off the face of the earth. So I'm thinking of going and getting a mould took off this one before I go cutting any more holes in it.

Hi just wondered what dials you have used for this?

Thanks Dan.

[dirtdiggler]

here is the dash i made, not bad for $15

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[Andywade]

My Custom Dash

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[yeti21586]

My Custom Dash

thats beautifull mate did you make it your self???


YetI

[digler]

i'm just making something like this myself.






made from steel for now, will take a mold off of it and make a fibreglass one.

[coolmini]

i supose its taken me about 2 days worth of work to fit it
it simkply screwed into the top dash rail an got 2 L shape brackets on either bottom corner
well basically i cut the hole inside of the dash out an trimmed the vents of each side an it pretty much fitted in oo an i had to keep triming the back to get it far enough back but hey im getting there an iv just fitted my centre clock, now waiting for filler to go off then ill rub it down an paint it tomoz

hi there could you tell me what year of saxa did you get that out off and if it was like a vts or vtr or standard 1.1

cheers lee

[Dan16v]

not quite finished yet, but nearly there! I just need to decide what door cards I want to finish it off
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Edited by Dan16v, 29 December 2010 - 10:03 PM.

[h4wx1e]

very nice ka dash mate, i love seen these and what other people have done with theirs, very unique. how you finding it?