Jump to content
SAU Community

Brushed aluminium dash

Messiah

By Messiah,
in General Automotive Discussion

 Share

Recommended Posts

Messiah Mentor

Messiah

Posted
Posted

Hey all,

I'm currently looking at getting a brushed aluminium dash (well the bit than runs from the handbrake around the stereo and across the wheel) manufactured to fit my gtst. I'm looking to get one made because so far i cant seem to find any aftermarket ones on the net.... ok let me correct that... any Real brushed aluminium replacements... just synthetic veneers.

It looks like the materials will be pretty cheap, and i'm chatting to a guy about getting them bent to shape (prolly use my current bit as the template... makes sense).

I was wondering if there was anyone who's had it done and can comment on it.

Now unless i hear any major horror stories i'm gonna go get one made up, and if all goes and anyone is interested i was looking to see if anyone else would be interested in getting one too.

The chap i'm off to see tells me he might be able to put a better price on it if i get a few instead of waisting materials with a one off.

'd look sweet with a good metal shifter too.

any takers?

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/34067-brushed-aluminium-dash/
Share on other sites
Mr. Oizo Grand Master

Mr. Oizo

Posted
Posted

Import Scene

www.importscene.com or www.importscene.com.au (not sure which)

they are in WA though.. but they have tons of that sorta stuff, i remember seeing brushed aluminium dashes.. (they are synthetic though)

predator Grand Master

predator

Posted
Posted

they are kinda complicated aren't they?..with many bends and folds and things. Would be hard to get one as good as the moulded plastic i'd imagine.. hence why they used plastic in the first place. If you could get a good one made up I'm sure you'd get a *hell* of a lot of people on this forum want to buy them though..

Messiah Mentor

Messiah

Posted
  • Author
Posted
is that good or bad?? lol

it looked good when i was browsing them... now i'm not so sure... it could have meant veneer = wank.... or i wank over veneer, i'm siding with the first one.

i keep on getting flash's of the veneer peeling sometime

Messiah Mentor

Messiah

Posted
  • Author
Posted
i keep on getting flash's of the veneer peeling sometime

uurrrmm... i mean cos of moisture..... Damn i mean humidity.... from like... uurrmm crap.

i regret saying "i come over veneer"... everything i type seems skewed now.

Messiah Mentor

Messiah

Posted
  • Author
Posted
they are kinda complicated aren't they?..with many bends and folds and things. Would be hard to get one as good as the moulded plastic i'd imagine.. hence why they used plastic in the first place.

it's gonne be a matter of either careful folding, or making a mold and pressing apparently.

If its a cash if folding then hey its prolly gonna be a lone custom job, but if its a mold job... then hey... why waist a good mold

Guest INASNT

Guest INASNT

Posted
Posted
I was thinking about something like that for an R32; though with the stuff black-anodised. You'd think that a metalwork shop could make a copy from Aluminium if you gave them the original plastic one, right?

yes they could, but be prepaired to pay for it!

The fake stuff will start to peal after awhile i recon and it will look shit

MotoX Veteran

MotoX

Posted
Posted

it would cost shitload to make one out of aluminium, not only do you have to make the aircon vent holes, but it has to curve around the stereo and dash ect, then you need to make the clips that hold it in place. if someone can make it i would be very suprised. brushed aluminium is also easy to scratch, but you can jsut sand it and it will look normal again.

if i was you i would go for a aluminium laminex version that is accually made for the car. they are quite durable, i had a placecard thing for kitchen doors, and i tried scratching it ect and it was fairly strong.

also aluminium will heat up so quickly in the sun. my IMPUL gear knob shits me.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Kinkstaah
      Nismo GT Pro LSD configurations

      By Kinkstaah · Posted

      I don't know if you can disassemble the thing and put it backwards for different ramp rates. They're both "2 ways" or both "1.5 ways" because well, 2 ways and 1.5 ways are the same 'thing' I do not know for sure, but I believe the 38420-RSS15-B5 is the 1 way, and 38420-RSS20-B5 is the two way. In other words, I predict Nissan considers this: to be a 1.5 way. No idea what actually happens when it arrives/you disassemble it. It would be an excellent question to ask Nismo directly! I somehow doubt you will get an answer though, I feel you would be the first person to document what you encounter when you open the box and the internet would be grateful.
    • Duncan
      Replacing Fuel Pressure Regulator

      By Duncan · Posted

      I'm going to slap an old nismo logo sticker on my spare one and sell it to the land of the free for a thousand bucks
    • Duncan
      Replacing Fuel Pressure Regulator

      By Duncan · Posted

      lol, probably should have read further!
    • R32 TT
      33 GTR Broken front wheel knuckle

      By R32 TT · Posted

      Well - they have arrived.  And they are easy on the eye to put it mildly... These only have three bolts - but for a start there is a key that fits with vacuum like precision..  And as you can see by my ruler, the interface is large..   I listened to a podcast on HP Academy about Dan (KiwiCNC) and I'm more than comfortable he knows what he is doing. R35 Bearing assembly should arrive later today so can mock that up for a look. Can't wait to get these on and get some brake pressure logging too. IMG_3860.MP4
    • GTSBoy
      Nismo GT Pro LSD configurations

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      I would be very confident that they are the same parts (the 2 different SKUs). It seems very clear that you can drop the cam in the 2-way opening, or in the other opening. If you arrange it in the other opening in the same way that you see any other 1-way diff, ie, with the flat of the cam up against the 1° side of the opening, then it would work as a 1-way. It can only spread the ramps when driving forwards - cannot spread the ramps on overrun. It would then appear obvious that if you put the cam into the opening "backwards", that you would get the angled flats of the cam working onto the "points" of the 1° side of the opening, which would give you ramp spread in both loading directions. I do wonder if the forward direction of the 1.5-way config is equivalent to the forward direction of the 2-way, seeing as the cams are flipped and the angled surfaces on those would need to be the same on each side - AND - clearly when installed in either the 2-way or 1-1ay configuration they are not intended to work exactly the same (the ramp angles on the 2-way are 10° different between forward and backward, and the ramp doesn't exist in the 1-way config). 'twere me, I think I would rather actually have a set of rings that offered the 2-way with two different sets of ramp angles, say the 55/45 of the existing design and maybe a 45/37.5 combo for a less aggressive effect), AND another set of rings with a dedicated 1.5-way opening and a dedicated 1-way opening. The 1.5-way opening would actually have the steeper angle on the overdrive side that causes it to be less pushy than the forward drive angle, like you see in many other diffs. But really - if this Nismo thing is thought out properly and all those surfaces work on each other the way that they need to, who am I to argue?
×
×
  • Create New...