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jjbunn

jjbunn

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Problem trying to fit the dash support/console/H piece ... the deep pile of the Moss wool carpet transmission tunnel piece, plus the thickness of the underlay, is making it very difficult to get the support into position.

Are there any "tricks of the trade" when mounting the support? I have removed the central crash pad, but I'm still having problems angling the thing in over the gear stick and getting it to seat sufficiently snugly onto the tranny cover/carpet etc.

Thanks!

I should post a pic of how "La Belge" looks now ... almost roadworthy:

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Looking GOOD jj. in regards to fitting dash support I cut a strip out of the underlay in order to fit.Even at that it was a pita to get it in.
 
First read the topic title and thought "Ouch!".

Cannot help with the carpet though.
 
I agree, with Casey, cut the underlay.
 
Opa said:
Looking GOOD jj. in regards to fitting dash support I cut a strip out of the underlay in order to fit.Even at that it was a pita to get it in.
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I somehow managed to get it in without cutting the underlay. I had to use some pretty strong expletives in the process.
 
Julian
I'm sorry to hear about your deep piles.
Anyway, back to the centre console. My carpet and underlay is neatly cut around the feet of the console so it makes direct contact with the floor/mounting point.
I think this is how it is intended to be mounted as this is a structural piece. I would suggest cutting the underlay so there is no play in the connection caused by the thickness of the underlay. This sounds like a Mexican solution....Underlay, underlay!!!!!!!!
Regards
Craig
 
I just did install mine.

I had to use a similar variety of colorful expletives...

I also cut the carpet and underlayment where the "feet" go to get the best mechanical connection. Just to size and the floor mat covers the foot very well.

I ended up using longer than specified bolts and larger washers to draw the !@###! thing down and then switched to the originals when it was close enough.

I also loosened the "plinth" that holds the heater controls and choke to get the last bit under the dash. (With great whacks of my open fist)

I had to make my own top bracket as its NLA and nobody here could seem to find theirs to trace for me.

I ended up driving it around a day without the top bracket in place and it amazed me how much lateral movement was present between the dash and the support. Easily visible.

Had I done it over, I would have attached the top bracket before installing the support.

The fasteners going down from the dash are unpleasant to tighten. At least with my Wookie hands.

Now to install my old-school Alpine radio....
 
amcboy: sounds very similar to my experience. I also cut the carpet just around the feet so that it screwed down to the bare floor. I had no original bolts (in fact I had no support at all: picked this one up on Ebay and painted it crinkle black), so used quite long ones, which went in easily enough, but which I was afraid to tighten too much (worried about cracking the transmission cover).

At the top, I had little problem: two new bolts through the face and into the angled bracket at the rear of the switch plinth, then screw the switch plinth back into position. I finished the bolt heads off with Moss black head covers.

I have a vintage radio/cassette to go in there now, but will be turning my attention to the rest of the carpeting and interior panels.

BTW what is Roger Williams smoking when he says that the carpet piece that fits right at the front of the tranny cover, up against the firewall, is the easiest piece to fit??!!! It's infernally difficult!
 
Julian said:
BTW what is Roger Williams smoking when he says that the carpet piece that fits right at the front of the tranny cover, up against the firewall, is the easiest piece to fit??!!! It's infernally difficult!
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He's likely built more like me. :smirk:
 
DrEntropy said:
Julian said:
BTW what is Roger Williams smoking when he says that the carpet piece that fits right at the front of the tranny cover, up against the firewall, is the easiest piece to fit??!!! It's infernally difficult!
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He's likely built more like me. :smirk:
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Now you'll be telling me you can stand up in the footwell to do the job :smile:
 
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