Diy Carpet centre console...

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Diy Carpet centre console...

Postby green_comet » Tue May 01, 2007 10:48 am

For everyone who like the looks of carpet centre console..

http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~J58G-INDY/c ... lless.html

Translate the webpage from japanese to english using bablefish.

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Postby Philip Lee » Tue May 01, 2007 12:50 pm

nice find.

but how about the power window switches.....

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Postby Benny » Tue May 01, 2007 3:52 pm

If you want it looking nicely finished, use some quilted vinyl instead of the carpet.
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Postby PT » Tue May 01, 2007 5:33 pm

He has put missile switches below the stereo for the windows.
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Postby Andy Wana » Tue May 01, 2007 6:30 pm

Anyone checked out Nakamae consoles?
They do make some very nice centre consoles in the same barebones-racing style
I ♥ asymmetry

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Postby green_comet » Tue May 01, 2007 11:21 pm

Anyone checked out Nakamae consoles?


Yeah seen these a few times, they nowhere near worth the money you pay for them.. They look good and all, but im pretty sure a good diy job would look just as neat, and cost a fraction of the Nakamae..

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Postby DOYLMX5 » Wed May 02, 2007 11:27 pm

That actually looks really good.
That would be a cool thing to look at but.... where do you rest your arm?

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Postby ZenArcher » Fri May 04, 2007 2:06 pm

I have a Nakamae centre console for a NB, but I had it fitted into my NA for a while.

I love it. I only took it out as the missus and I went on holidays to the Blue Mountains and I knew I would leave the top down a fair bit so I took it out as I wanted the extra security of having the boot and fuel release lockable. Just haven't bothered to put it back in.

Mine was bought second hand from Mania.

The difference though is in the build, the Nakamae have a fibreglass frame that gives the console more body and a built in mount that enables the electric window switches to be mounted into the centre console. It also bolts up to the front part of the console using the original mounting holes of the original centre dash.

And no, I don't want to sell mine. :)


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