del boy Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 want to fit carbon dash but cannot see how you can get rivets out from the top.has anyone replaced one and can you guide me in the right direction. regards Derek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 i'll also be in this situation soon. I'll want to design my own dash layout and assume it will be *much* easier to make the relevant holes in it on the bench... Dave Hooper - North London dmch2@lineone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 search through the archives, this has been covered recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyedwardc Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 you have to take the scuttle off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Reaper Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 Mr Hooper, Are you looking to get hold of a blank dash in order to do your own thing? I tried to get my new car delivered with a blank carbon dash but Caterham say they don't supply them.(they can only supply precut in either analogue or stack dash layouts).It looks like the only way to do your own is to lay a piece of flat carbon over the top of the existing one and glue/bolt it into place. (Unless anyone knows any better?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 I received a plain cf-dash about 6 weeks ago directly from Caterham, was a LHD though. But I bet they´re doing a plain RHD, too. Take off the scuttle (not too much effort when no cage fitted), drill the old rivets out and place the new board over the old one. Mark the holes with a proper pen and remember that the holes shift between old & new board for about 1-2mm in a certain direction. Stupid work but worth doing it properly. Wait until you cut the cf, I still found cf-dust in my hair/bed/nose two days later....smile.gif Marius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 Wear a breathing mask when workign with carbon fibre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelspeed Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 I got a plain undrilled rhd cf dash from Caterham in Feb this year. They had to order it specially though which took about 2 weeks. I asked how much the cost saving would be for them not having to drill the holes. Guess what? The additional price for a special order was exactly the same as the cost saving.... What a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 how did you make the holes in the dash? i was thinking that i'd make the hole a bit smaller than required with block of wood behind it and masking tape on the front. and then file it out until the instruments fitted. did you have problems with it? Dave Hooper - North London dmch2@lineone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
del boy Posted May 25, 2002 Author Share Posted May 25, 2002 searched archives and said that you can just loosen scuttle. have got windscreen off and now want to know next things to loosen.only had car a few weeks so am alittle green as what to do next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 Hoopy, cf is very easy and nice to work with (except the dust part...). Just drill it and file it out, you don´t even need a block behind it. Just do it carefully and not in a rush. If you want to fit round instruments: fix the middle point, draw a circle around it, drill 1-2mm beside that line and file the rest. Works well and is quickly done with cf. But it will take you at least one evening just to do the holes + evening fitting the thing. Looks the business though... thumbsup.gif Marius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 cool. the plan is to combine it with a stack ST700SR so i can get rid of a lot of the instruments and generally make it all lovely smile.gif. here lets see if i managed to post the url correctly... Dave Hooper - North London dmch2@lineone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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