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Interior swap
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:12 pm
by Astroboysoup
my dash is showing the first signs of cracking
I said when igot that car that if i got a crack i'd replace the interior with the newer one for the NB.
So, who was it on here that did thw swap. costs???
I'm assuming that i'd have to swap the dash cockpit, console and door trim...?
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:44 pm
by SuperMazdaKart
mine had a dash crack since i bought mine, but came with a dashmat to cover it up so i forget about it. the crack wasn't there in the photos you took when you test drove it before i did though!
astro.....
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:25 pm
by Okibi
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:10 pm
by Astroboysoup
hmmm hope i don't end up looking like those old japanese men
Re:
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:22 pm
by Amanda
Astroboysoup wrote:hmmm hope i don't end up looking like those old japanese men
Whats wrong with them?? They look really happy, nothing wrong with that Astro
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:44 pm
by green_comet
he's giving thumbs up and everything..
Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:39 am
by Astroboysoup
heheh i have nothing against oldish mx5 drivers.. only the gay looking asian ones...
I have those sunglasses.... sure when im young i make them look good. but i might turn out like him one day....
Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:51 am
by PASHN8
Astroboysoup wrote:maxwolfie wrote:So whats it running at now?/ (Deg btdc)
15 degrees
might turn it back down... don't really neeeed that extra power and
fuel costs.
Costs involved? Rod mentioned around $2k completed! If you can't afford the timing bump, i'd not recommend the dash swap bud!
Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:01 pm
by Astroboysoup
Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:41 pm
by Roderic
$2k....and A LOT of time and pateince ;)
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 6:27 am
by green_comet
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:58 am
by 4sfed5
What were the biggest hurdles??
Heater cables and hoses?
Door skins?
Electrics?
What major parts from the NB needed to be carried over apart from the dash skin and door trims??
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 3:03 pm
by Roderic
Make sure you get the wiring plugs, Heater/AC Panel, Centre Console, Steering wheel surround, meter hood, door pulls.......and a way to cover the blown passenger airbag (if its gone off). Dont get a new airbag from Mazda...$3K
The heater/AC cables all line up, thats the easy bit. Only one you need to work out are the adapting the wiring for the AC Controls.
The rest is not too bad and you should be able to do yourself.
Getting the door pulls to work it a little tricky but any car audio shop can do it.
If you need any help let me know......
Rod.
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:22 pm
by Richee
Dont forget about the lights up/down button and the Hazard button
MX 5 Plus in Brisbane have done this also.
Richard
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:46 am
by Roderic
Yeh if you want to keep your Headlights Up/Down button, you will need to get a $2 switch from JayCar. Simple three wire, filp switch will do. Basically there are three wires :
1+2 = down
2+3 = up
I kept mine.....made a din panel with turbo timer, headlight switch and serial port extension cable coming from my Wolf.
