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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 08:27 PM
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Restoring Center Console Lid

Made a little writeup for restoring those nasty center console lids. Out of the 4 or 5 FC's I've owned, 4 out of 5 had a messed up center console lid. So I fixed it!

http://www.rotorwiki.com/index.php/R...er_Console_Lid

Enjoy, feel free to make changes as you see fit. Anywhere on the site.

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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 09:23 PM
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this is useless without pictures . . . .
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 09:25 PM
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D'oh! I knew I forgot something.... Thanks! I'll throw those up right away!
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 09:36 PM
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cool, i have to do this soon too, but i might add a little extra flare, i remember a while back somone posted one they had re-covered and it had a raised rotor on it from building up foam.
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 09:42 PM
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Well, that sounds all good and everything, but I like a nice clean stock look over interior decorations.
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 09:46 PM
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wasnt too flashy, and i agree, but this is pretty neat
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 10:00 PM
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Oh.. yeah. thats pretty neat. Damnit... You are right... hehe. Well, mine looks pretty ******* **** too!
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 10:09 PM
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You can also get a nice leather cover at redlinegoods.com.
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 10:34 PM
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dude thats ******* cool
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 11:26 PM
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Okay, I added pictures.

http://www.rotorwiki.com/index.php/R...er_Console_Lid

Enjoy.
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 11:34 PM
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dude ur the man mines not even that fucked up and im bout to do it just so i can get it to look like urs
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 11:39 PM
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ahhhh!!!! that is awesome!!!! ahhhh!!!!! i'm going to do it...tomorrow!!!! did i say AHHHHH!!!!! U DuH Man
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 11:41 PM
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Glad I helped.
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 11:49 PM
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Ah, ok, its just replacing the foam, gotcha. For some reason I thought it was replacing the vinyl. Nice writeup.
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 11:50 PM
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what matieral did you replace your vinyl with
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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I didn't. I've never seen one where the vinyl was damaged. That vinyl is tough! But if yours is.. then, I say you take a visit to mazdatrix.com
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 12:11 AM
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My vinyl was pretty jacked up. Of course my bin itself ended up in about 15 pieces so I just threw it away...
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 12:32 AM
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so can i use any material i want on it?
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 12:36 AM
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Sure.... but if you do... add that to the wiki (separate page please)
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 12:57 AM
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**** that look nice, it will be cool if you start mass producing it.
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how long did it take in total
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 01:44 AM
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that center console pic i posted is NOT MY WORK in case people dont wanna read, but i will be doing something similar
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 01:47 AM
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Oh.. is that what people are talking about? I wonder how he did it... can you find the write-up on that? I mean.. I could probably do it.... but.. hmm...
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 01:54 AM
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when i figure it out i'll post it up
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 01:54 AM
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w00t!
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