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BJ8 console redo?
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RAC68
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Wangdango,
The console on a BJ8 is one of the simplest to upholster as there is no stitching as part of its main covered section (radio area through shifter). I have not only recovered my original console as part of my main refresh back in the late 1980s (and can be seen on pages 90 through 95 of "Austin-Healey 100 & 3000) as well as the slightly wider console I created to accommodate a Bose sound system (below).
The choice is definitely yours to do or not as I don't believe it would require special skills.
Good luck,
Ray(64BJ8P1)
The console on a BJ8 is one of the simplest to upholster as there is no stitching as part of its main covered section (radio area through shifter). I have not only recovered my original console as part of my main refresh back in the late 1980s (and can be seen on pages 90 through 95 of "Austin-Healey 100 & 3000) as well as the slightly wider console I created to accommodate a Bose sound system (below).
The choice is definitely yours to do or not as I don't believe it would require special skills.
Good luck,
Ray(64BJ8P1)
Healey Nut
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Done , about 4 hrs including de corrosion and painting the metal shell .
i dont think repros of the edge strips are available . Dont think they are chrome but stainless . Just be careful removing them not to bend/crease them .
1/4 “ foam on the sides before the fabric to give it some cushion. Use spray contact adhesive.
i dont think repros of the edge strips are available . Dont think they are chrome but stainless . Just be careful removing them not to bend/crease them .
1/4 “ foam on the sides before the fabric to give it some cushion. Use spray contact adhesive.
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Bobbydsport
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I also did mine but be aware that the small screw studs & nuts on the back of the console that are attached to the metal strips & hold the strips down are almost always corroded & the small studs will ring right off if given a chance ( ask me how I know). So soak them liberally with penetrate & let them sit overnight or more before you attempt to remove the nuts.
Bobbyd
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https://www.ahspares.co.uk/big-healey/Dashboard-Console/default.aspx
Only company I know that has the stainless strips. And, only for the later BJ8 which will be all cars but the early car that has a console that opens.
Jerry
Only company I know that has the stainless strips. And, only for the later BJ8 which will be all cars but the early car that has a console that opens.
Jerry