Been a little busy in the last couple of weeks with the new HGT ready for the show season.

Purchased a little mesh for the front for starters:



Then decided it was time to do the dash again. When I bought her she had the standard dash as follows:



and decided to add a little spray paint, some blue suede and a few custom dials. (made the heater dials myself)









Many more jobs to do yet. Still got to get the ICE in the boot!!!!

Managed to fit my Alpine components up front too. Should sound sweet when alll amped up. However there was a little difficulty with the speakers. They are errrrm rather large. A little nerver wracking attacking your car doors with an angle grinder!

Very smart Whats with the tiny wipers?

Wow! Luvin the heater dials m8, looks like a top job on the interior it has completely transfromed it Hopefully i will get to see it at some of the shows this year although i wont be at brooklands, ill defiently be at gaydon,stanford hall and santa pod; 3 out of 4 ent bad

Got any more plans for the exterior?

Did u sell the ova bravo, hope it wen to a good home

What sort of BHP is the engine putting out, has it been remaped

It's coming together well, looking forward to seeing it in all its glory at the shows The tiny wipers are so the sunstrip is legal And the heater dials are amazing

wolfracepunto said:

Very smart Whats with the tiny wipers?

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As above what Helz said. MOT failure if the sunstrip is over 2cm in the swept area. Standard wipers mean that a sunstrip of 2cm (more or less insulation tape size) will be illegal. No law on wiper sizes

As for the dials - amazing what you can do with some acetate and a printer You dont really see it in all its glory. The 2 tiny white LEDS behind the dash have been replaced with 6 bright blue LEDS. It really does light up the whole of the car at night. Looks sweet and loving it.

Also forgot to take pics of the centre console. Nicely sprayed silver Marea Console in the middle. Currently getting a gear and handbrake gaitor made from the same blue suede so it all matches.

Wasnt going to do the door cards as the grey/black cord interior of the HGT was quite nice. However, I'm now having second thoughts

Wow that looks really good, really brightens up the interior and the dials look spot on

wimmy said:

Wasnt going to do the door cards as the grey/black cord interior of the HGT was quite nice. However, I'm now having second thoughts

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Lookin good, loving the blue swede on the dash, you should do the door cards to match

I was going to ask you for the secret of the dials but you have just given it away without anyone prying

erm, the suede covers the passenger airbag...??

bulldog5046 said:

erm, the suede covers the passenger airbag...??

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Nope, no airbag there. It was a useless well that couldnt hold anything round corners. Used a pair of stockings and some foam filler

Printed Acetate - Genious! Thats given me an idea :idea:

Looking great

Looks tidy, nice work

what can i say other than wow! That is looking very funky!!!!

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Nope, no airbag there. It was a useless well that couldnt hold anything round corners. Used a pair of stockings and some foam filler

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ahhh... nice and soft for the passengers head, to be honest airbags scare me, i'm not looking farward to them going off if i crash my marea...

those dials kick ass, i bet you've started a new trend with that one, i'm already planning how i'm going to do it, maybe you should start selling them?

very nice wimmy looking forward to seeing it at the shows

wimmy..........top notch job

you just gotta get gav to get off his arse and sort his bravo now

looking ace wimmy as always

I want to do mesh like yours on my punto. Is it simple to do as in cutting it to the correct shape for the hole etc. Remove your rubstrips if they are stuck on but otherwise your car is lush.

Could you do that heater dial trick with your speedo dials?