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[bat 53]

g'day all 

wanting to get my console restored 

full restoration or the chrome strip opel style

cheers  bat

Edited by bat 53, 03 June 2020 - 05:04 PM.

[sibhs]

Hi Albert,

I'd suggest someone like Dashboard Doctor for the recover then buy the boot and strip from Rares.

 

Marty

[bat 53]

rares don't sell the strip separate already checked with them 

tried to save mine but it was brittle and fell to pieces 

if i can't sauce one i'll check on cost for lazer cut in ali

 

cheers  bat

[sibhs]

Buy the whole console from Rares and swap the bits over to yours.  

Expensive but do-able.

[S pack]

Rares sell the LJ console silver trim separately. Just don't know if the retaining pin hole positions are the same for both console types.

Million dollar question, will the silver trim from a Rares LC console suit an original LC console?

[limo]

Could have changed but when I looked at Rares LC console it wasn't vinyl covered. Dash Original used to due them and they are vaccumn formed to put vinyl on plastic base I used a Rares silver trim on my GTR original console but that was 8 years ago

[meanmachine72]

to get it done quicker than dash original try dash board doctor his quick to turn it around

[bat 53]

yes i know about them already spoken to them 

my main concern ir the crome trim rares don't sell them seperate  and don't know if they fit original console

sent a pm to somebody on another forum waiting for a reply

cheers  bat

[grumpy xu1]

Albert, I'm pretty sure if you are talking about the insert that goes around the inside perimeter of the console, it's actually silver & not chrome. If the holes are in the same location, all you would need to do is trim a section out of the Rares 1 & file up the edges & touch it up a bit.

[grumpy xu1]

Including the lc Aussie 4 speed console ? The Aussie 1's are silver aren't they ?

[S pack]

No idea on that one. However, the CK cars had the chrome highlights on the instrument surround, heater control surround and lower dash, so it’s probably reasonable to think the console trim matched. And the silver was introduced on LJ’s. But.....??

LJ also had the chrome highlights on the instrument fascia and lower instrument panel, same as all LC Torana.

The LJ floor shift console is the same part number as the new console introduced for LC with the Aussie M20 so it stands to reason that any of those new type consoles fitted to LC Torana had a lack lustre silver look trim on the console same as LJ.

Edited by S pack, 06 June 2020 - 10:04 PM.

[bat 53]

Well can,t source the dress strip around the console so tried to make one
Got a piece of Ali 6 mm x 3 mm and bent it around a piece of tube first attempt so might make a jig
Turned out pretty good


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[rodomo]

That is good!

[claysummers]

Good job bat


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[71xu1]

Looks good.