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[Hannioli]

Hey,

I was just wondering if anyone has this dashboard (piccie below) and what the raised clocks bit is made out of? Is it vinyl or the same material as the rest of the dash. If you do have this dash could you post piccies up please!!



thankies

[lorry]

Hey,

I was just wondering if anyone has this dashboard (piccie below) and what the raised clocks bit is made out of? Is it vinyl or the same material as the rest of the dash. If you do have this dash could you post piccies up please!!



thankies

It is the same as the rest of the dash, sorry got no pics atm

[Hannioli]

thanks lorry if you do get some pics, i'd love it if you'd post them up! I can't really see how it'd look from the minisport pic if you know what I mean

[lorry]

I may be able to get a pic at the end of the week because the mini is at my parents house over winter

[sinister]

My dash here:http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=67386

Edited by sinister, 15 January 2008 - 06:10 PM.

[roofless]

the raised clocks bit is made from timber and the finish out the outer face is a laminate of sorts with a squirt o9f laquer to make it all shiny and nice.

[Hannioli]

ooooh thankies muchly for the pics and info on what it's made of

is it really as shiny as it looks in your pic sinister? that is mighty shiny if it is! And looks reeeeally dark

[sinister]

Yep thats how shiney it is, honest!!
Seriously i don't think that it's lacquered any more than the standard burr walnut dash that was in the car but being a dark colour it gives the impression that it is.

[Hannioli]

I might be being a fool, but it looks pretty much black to me in your pic

hmm...I can't decide whether I like that amount of shinyness!! I mean, I like shiny things! but there's shiny and then there's SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINY!!!

[sinister]

I might be being a fool, but it looks pretty much black to me in your pic

Essentially yes it's a black dash (charcoal is vitually black) but it only looks shinier than the standard burr walnut one because of it's dark colour. An object dark and lacquered will reflect more than an object light and lacquered and it's this reflection that makes it look really shiny.
Heres another photo:


Now imagine that the seats are black leather instead of cream leather, the amount of reflection would be reduced (if you get my drift). Plus the camera flash makes anything look shiny aswell.
Sitting behind the wheel it's not as shiny as the pictures make out.

[minipinkprincess]

that looks sexy

Edited by minipinkprincess, 20 January 2008 - 11:38 AM.

[Hannioli]

hmm...thanks for your replies sinister! They've helped a lot

[Matt]

thats really nice

[sinister]

hmm...thanks for your replies sinister! They've helped a lot

No problem and if you want any other photos of either the dash or the door cappings from specific angles etc just let me know and i'll see what i can do

[Hannioli]

Ooooh you have door cappings in the same style?! I'd love to see pics of them, actually I quite like the look of most of your interior What seats have you got?