ryan2949

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I honestly searched for this already and couldn't find one. If there is one already, please link me to it!

I was just browsing cars I can't and will never afford on eBay and was looking at this beautiful machine:


And it has these door panels:


So I was curious if anyone has modified interiors. Dashes, door panels, center console, etc. Doesn't have to be carbon fiber, but I'm curious in moving the window switches to the center console near the fog light switch and make my door panels flat and basic.

My car is stock currently so posting a photo of my interior would be boring but I'd love to see others.

driftingmyFC

Theres one on the drifting section, lots of fc pictures and many fds too.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...472&styleid=16

rx7inLt

I think this flocked dash looks pretty cool

p0tat0s

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Dash out of a 98-01 VW Passat its just mocked up in these pics but now its mounted with my interior all painted black. Still need to finish putting the rest of my interior back together but that can wait til i finish my engine.

ryan2949

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Wow, that interior is amazing. I really like the carpetless look. Needs some black suede seats now though.

Potatos, what was the reason for choosing the Passat dash? Just personal preference?

clokker

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I can't see the Passat pics.

Here's a mod I'm trying to track down more info on.
Guy is swapping in a Ford motor and decided to use the dash as well.
The first shot shows the dash with the FC defrost bezel laid on top of the Ford dash.
It looks pretty damn close:


The second shows it actually in the car:


Unfortunately, the OP has been cagey about details and I don't know exactly what part he's using or how involved the swap was.

ryan2949

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That's one of my least favorite dashes of all time, aha. I'm surprised he wanted to use it

clokker

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The dash itself doesn't interest me as much as the process does.
How difficult to bolt in/adapt, how much of the ductwork is usable (must have working heat/defrost in my car), did the FC steering column bolt up...that sort of thing.

ryan2949

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I'm curious to see what he does for door panels. The stock ones won't flow with the roundness of that dash.

GeenIdee

ryan2949

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Wow. That interior looks incredible. How loud would the car be without the carpet and sound deadening? Could you still have a conversation on the highway?

ben.farnath

In my stripped out 7







@3000rpm cruise yes.foot to the floor not so much but depends on exhaust.
No idea why the photos flipped.and I know get lighter seats but they're too nice to get rid of
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ryan2949

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I'm hardly ever having a conversation whilst WOT, ahaha. So that's not an issue. My exhaust is some custom done exhaust from a previous owner. It sounds great and it's not loud. Still have pre cats, stock cat and then splits to two mufflers. Car is a a stock n/a S5.

I just really like the look of the bare metal, but I'm assuming both of you have repainted your floors after removing the entire interior?

ben.farnath

sure did. its not bare metal under the deadening anyway, its a coating which looks naff next to the painted areas. your exhaust shouldnt be too loud then but it depends what youre after. i was told time and time again ill regret removing my carpet, sound deadening, heater, stereo, speakers, ac, powersteer etc, etc, blah, blah. and i dont. car just feels raw. just me and her attacking the road beneath us.

ryan2949

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I NEED music when driving. I had my deck go on me last month and didn't have music for 2 weeks and went insane. I couldn't do it. I wouldn't mind removing powersteering since I like the clean look without the huge pump/bracket. Heater would need to stay since cars driven through 0 to -40 celcius for 4 months

If I had a DD and a weekend cruiser I'd love to have it completely stripped. Two seats, a steering wheel and a manual transmission

ben.farnath

whoa! keep the heater. lucky in auckland nz if you average the years temps its about 15degrees celcius. rarely going below 8 and getting upwards of 28 at times.

ryan2949

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It's April now and the highest we get is ~5 celcius. At that temp I'm outside in shorts and t-shirt.

ben.farnath

Haha legend.

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pontiackid

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There was a guy around november last year who did a black suede dash with red stitching that looked hot... I can't find his thread though.

p0tat0s

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ryan2949 i went with the passats dash because i had it sitting around in my basement for 2 years after i parted out my so i figured why the hell not, i didnt feel as bad about cutting it up and gutting it, and i liked that it was something a bit different

p0tat0s

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reuploaded because the dropbox links arent working anymore for whatever reason ill have to get some new pics now that its actually in and mounted

Rob XX 7

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looks cool potatoe is it actually mounted yet?

p0tat0s

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rob yea its mounted up now with the rest of the parts of the dash on just need to wire some stuff up and put in my cluster and aftermarket gauges. then i need to finish the rest of the interior of course that wont be til after the motor and suspension are done sometime in the next month.

Rob XX 7

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let me use my rotary translator decoder ring.................

"sometime next month"=14 months

meteoro

pretty..!!!!!!