Gauges installed using CF blanking plate

BMCC · Post by **BMCC** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:31 pm

Installed some prosport 45mm gauges in the Carbon Fibre plate I bought of A1ex on the forum.
They look alright:

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:35 pm

Nice work. The cut looks scarily close to the edge of the fibre, did a good job not to break it there.

BMCC · Post by **BMCC** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:39 pm

A1ex wrote:Nice work. The cut looks scarily close to the edge of the fibre, did a good job not to break it there.

Cheers, it is not as close as it looks though as I have hidden some of the CF with the radio surround.

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:42 pm

iv got the same kind of thing but double din. i just cant get decent pics due to it being on blocks in the garage

good work there. guages FTW!

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:43 pm

Ah cool, I had a mil or so tucked in behind mine. Did you have to trim much off the edge to get it in?

The finish looks good from the pictures too, will have to cut a fresh one for mine at some point

How was the mounting in the end, did you try again with the glue?

BMCC · Post by **BMCC** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:47 pm

A1ex wrote:Ah cool, I had a mil or so tucked in behind mine. Did you have to trim much off the edge to get it in?

The finish looks good from the pictures too, will have to cut a fresh one for mine at some point

How was the mounting in the end, did you try again with the glue?

In the end I took a good few mm's off, just spent a few hours sanding the plate down till I was happy with the fit. I'll leave the plate just now with it tucked into the radio surround but if it starts to move I might just get some double sided tape and see how that works.

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:50 pm

Best way to do it, I knew it was too big when I sent it but wasn't sure how much as my car wasn't around to test it

Figured it was best to send it too big than guess it and it be too small

Anyhow, good work. Have some rep

macky_6 · Post by **macky_6** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:12 pm

Yip, looking good

BMCC · Post by **BMCC** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:21 pm

A1ex wrote:Best way to do it, I knew it was too big when I sent it but wasn't sure how much as my car wasn't around to test it Figured it was best to send it too big than guess it and it be too small

Anyhow, good work. Have some rep

Cheers!

Rep'd back! Can recommend buying carbon stuff of Alex ordered the plate and delivered in quick time.

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:24 pm

BMCC wrote:Cheers!

Rep'd back! Can recommend buying carbon stuff of Alex ordered the plate and delivered in quick time.

Thanks dude, much appreciated!

Lude Generation

Gauges installed using CF blanking plate

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