Looking nice

I like the 'OEM+' look

 

Thats the look i'm after!

Similar taste to yours from what i have seen

 

Yep, that's the way I'm going. There's still plenty of money spend on 'subtle'

 

I was awakened by a delivery this morning

Arc magic chamber thanks to temo_wil.

Wasted no time getting it fitted, which was a 10min job.

Only been for a quick spin to make sure everything was running ok, but first impressions are good.

 

Removed the charcoal canister to tidy up the engine bay a bit.

Before,

After

Now just to clean up all the dirt that was hiding underneath.

 

Due to a few marks scuff scratches etc on my black dash top, i decided to have a go at removing all the black paint which should leave a nice tan finish underneath....

Saw a thread online where someone had done the same and it came out really well

Mine has not lol

Simply can't get the old paint completely removed.

Plan was to respray the crash panel black and leave the top tan. Now it looks like the dash is going to have to come out and be resprayed black.

 

been thinking of trying this myself, although my dash is red.
would it not be possible to mask off everything else and spray it insitu?

 

That was the idea if i didn't like the tan top, just mask off and spray. Read a few guides to removing the dash and it seems pretty straight foward.

Going to keep going at the dash with the spirits and cloths tomorrow but don't think it will make a difference.

 

i've already changed my dash, as the original one had a massive crack, but the new one has some scratches, wish i'd taken the time to respray it while it was out.
pretty straight forward, only problem i had was the imobiliser was linked into the dash loom! took a little time to work out where all the wires needed to go.
Car looks fantastic by the way!

 

Cheers mate

With a bit more patience this is where i'm at,

Still got the tricky bits near the window to do but its coming along nicely.

 

Got the whole dash finally done and completely tan.

Definitely something I would never do again as I clearly lack patience lol

Still not sure completely with the full tan look but for now it will be staying and I will be fitting some chrome surrounds for the two side de-misters.

 

That dash job looks like my idea of car fettling hell!

Worth it though

 

It is taking a bit of adjusting to but i am happy with the result and at least now I don't have to worry about scratching the black top

 

Full tan for the win mate! get some pictures up of it almost finished

looks awesome.

 

Al get some up tomorrow once i get rid of the few dots left.

That is as long as it doesn't flood again lol

 

Decided to put my spare pair of soft top latches to use and give them a quick clean up and spray.

Ones i had fitted

New ones after paint

And fitted

It's the little things that keep me happy

 

Received a parcel this morning,

Many thanks to jimgreen83 for getting this sent off to me so quickly

Zoom lid in need of a quick clean up.

Polished and fitted. Really nice bit of kit but i can see it being a bugger to keep nice and clean.

 

Like the fuel lid, I have a similar OBX rip off on mine

 

I was looking to get an obx one after seeing yours, but i couldn't find where to buy one.

Luckily this came up for sale on here and for once i got there in time

 

Took my Zoom fuel lid to a mate of mine who does mirror polishing (soljeggers on here) to give it a going over to restore it to it's original condition.

No surprise it came up amazing, here is a couple pics...

We didn't have the time to remove the lid and get in all the tricky areas but still a major improvement

Made some progress on the inside too. All black plastic bits have had a coat of plastikote and also the chrome rings have been sprayed black as i have grown tired of the bling.

50/50

And both

And where i am at with the whole interior.

Need to buy a pair of demister covers for the vents closest to the window to cover the remaining black dash paint.

 

Cars crap should of kept the fiesta

 

Haha would have saved me a load of money so you might be right

lol

 

Love the progress

i think everyone with a v special or s limited should do their dash like yours. looks so much better.

 

Two reasons why they shouldn't, one it is a PITA job to do and secondly mine wouldn't stand out anymore

lol

 

Dash board looks 100% better. Nice job. I've had a few arc chambers before and always look good.

 

Cheers mate

I love the arc chamber, such a nice bit of kit.