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Old Nov 4, 2012 | 01:43 AM
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Has anyone trimmed their center console for the rear seat conversion. Mine sticks under the seats and bothers me.
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Old Nov 19, 2012 | 09:46 PM
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i kind like the trimmed look even though i dont have rear seat anymore. Plus if you lean on the console too hard getting in or out the plastic cracks. a trimmed console will be reinforced with fiberglass and stand up a lot better for sure.
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 11:35 AM
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I bought new carpet thats uncut so I dont have to worry about patching up the spot where the rear bracket was. Im going to order a RHD console and drop them both off at a shop to have the work done.
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by linnadawg
I bought new carpet thats uncut so I dont have to worry about patching up the spot where the rear bracket was. Im going to order a RHD console and drop them both off at a shop to have the work done.
where did you buy that carpet from? mine is in okay shape, but a brand new one sure sounds good.
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by linnadawg
I bought new carpet thats uncut so I dont have to worry about patching up the spot where the rear bracket was. Im going to order a RHD console and drop them both off at a shop to have the work done.

where are you going to order a RHD center console from? I'm in need of one really bad lol!

Any help is appreciated!
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Old Nov 21, 2012 | 10:46 AM
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I bought the carpet from auto interior. 801 black carpet with mass backing option, around 230$ shipped. It's not looped like the oem carpet, but I saw it as an option on another site for more. People have mixed results with it fitting perfect and not it not fitting at all. There is a vendor on the forum that sells the carpet with floor mats and trunk carpet, just search for it.

I'm going to get a center console from Bryan at rx7boutique when I order my Recaros soon. They have the panel available at Rhdjapan for 120$, no entire console though.
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Old Nov 21, 2012 | 02:51 PM
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Keep in mind the RHD trans tunnel is angled at the leading edge, so it will only work with the RHD A/C panel. Maybe you can 'make' it work with some cutting etc but I ended up deep-sixing the idea before I really started.
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Old Nov 21, 2012 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by linnadawg
I bought the carpet from auto interior. 801 black carpet with mass backing option, around 230$ shipped. It's not looped like the oem carpet, but I saw it as an option on another site for more. People have mixed results with it fitting perfect and not it not fitting at all. There is a vendor on the forum that sells the carpet with floor mats and trunk carpet, just search for it.

I'm going to get a center console from Bryan at rx7boutique when I order my Recaros soon. They have the panel available at Rhdjapan for 120$, no entire console though.
Yeah I contacted him about the tunnel cover and he said its something he does not normally deal with since it would be expensive to ship. Also its not the typical "rare" hard to find item's that he normally sources.

If you have a deal working with him for one I would really like to get in on a deal as i'm in need bad for one.


Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
Keep in mind the RHD trans tunnel is angled at the leading edge, so it will only work with the RHD A/C panel. Maybe you can 'make' it work with some cutting etc but I ended up deep-sixing the idea before I really started.
Yeah my fd is RHD, so I need the angled tunnel cover. Mine is in bad shape!

Thx for the info though...
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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 10:27 AM
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Goodfella: I'm just going to use the RHD console as a reference to have an interior shop modify my center console.

Acain817: I didn't set it up with him yet, but figured if I was ordering recaros and bbs wheels it wouldn't be that big of a deal to have thrown in. Ill let you know.
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