Shaved console!
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From: Kaiserslautern, GE
Re: Shaved console! I took fiberglass and bondo, filled in the ash tray, cigarette lighter and cup holder, then sanded it down, primered it, painted it and then clearcoated it!! <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0">
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Re: Shaved console! Hmmm, the cupholder and ash tray are useless anyways....I don't smoke in the car, never will, I don't smoke.. <img src="gr_stretch.gif" border="0">
With a 6-speed its impossible to shift with a pop can in there...knock it around with your elbows a bit... <img src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" />
With a 6-speed its impossible to shift with a pop can in there...knock it around with your elbows a bit... <img src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" />
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Re: Shaved console! why would you even think about doing something like that? <img src="graemlins/gr_guns.gif" border="0" alt="[guns]" /> <img src="graemlins/gr_judge.gif" border="0" alt="[judgement]" />
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Re: Shaved console! There is a bolt under the ashtray that helps hold the center console down. What did you do about that? If you left it out I would imagine that you get some rattles from the center console.
To each their own, but I think it looks weird, but I thought the '98 headlights looked weird when I first saw them too.
To each their own, but I think it looks weird, but I thought the '98 headlights looked weird when I first saw them too.
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Re: Shaved console! Do not flame the guy. I think it is great that people experiment with their cars and so forth. It looks pretty sweet to me. I might cover it with carbon fiber perosnally, that would make it look like a race car interior, hehe!
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Re: Shaved console! [quote]Originally posted by The Underdog:
<strong>im not flaming the guy, but i can plainly see the things he filled, thats all.
Ryan</strong><hr></blockquote>
Are you sure that what you see isn't the reflection of the dash because of the camera flash?
We need another pic from say the steering wheel towards the passenger seat.
<strong>im not flaming the guy, but i can plainly see the things he filled, thats all.
Ryan</strong><hr></blockquote>
Are you sure that what you see isn't the reflection of the dash because of the camera flash?
We need another pic from say the steering wheel towards the passenger seat.
Re: Shaved console! [quote]Originally posted by AZLS1:
<strong>There is a bolt under the ashtray that helps hold the center console down. What did you do about that? If you left it out I would imagine that you get some rattles from the center console.
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Nope, I don't have one bolt in my console (pull it out every time I go to the track) and it doesn't rattle at all.
<strong>There is a bolt under the ashtray that helps hold the center console down. What did you do about that? If you left it out I would imagine that you get some rattles from the center console.
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Nope, I don't have one bolt in my console (pull it out every time I go to the track) and it doesn't rattle at all.
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Re: Shaved console! Looking good Jack!!
The way I made mine totaly smooth was to mold a ton of bondo up real high and slowly sand down leaving a caot across the whole top of the console. That way it looks flush and doesnt show where the holes were. It took me a few tries to get it right.
To everyone who liked this mod...
Im building a page describing step by step how it was done with a bunch of in progress pics. I reall am satisfied with how mine turned out and think it looks a lot cleaner with out the worthless cupholder and ashtray.
I have some interior pics on my site at
www.ws6cottformula.cz28.com
feel free rto check them out.
The way I made mine totaly smooth was to mold a ton of bondo up real high and slowly sand down leaving a caot across the whole top of the console. That way it looks flush and doesnt show where the holes were. It took me a few tries to get it right.
To everyone who liked this mod...
Im building a page describing step by step how it was done with a bunch of in progress pics. I reall am satisfied with how mine turned out and think it looks a lot cleaner with out the worthless cupholder and ashtray.
I have some interior pics on my site at
www.ws6cottformula.cz28.com
feel free rto check them out.
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From: Kaiserslautern, GE
Re: Shaved console! To those who like it, thanks, and to those who don't....... <img src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" border="0" alt="[barf]" /> Haters
Anyway, all you can see is a little hump in the middle. You can't see where the cupholder or ashtray were at all!
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Anyway, all you can see is a little hump in the middle. You can't see where the cupholder or ashtray were at all!
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