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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:39 pm 
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a mate has recommended just using expandable foam stuff and taping of the front then sand it back and ill see how spraying it looks... i can cut the plastic away from behind the material and fold the material over the plastic to get a nice edge...

 

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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:06 pm 
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now the iv pretty much got the doors sorted out im going to see if i can fit the BA center console and maybe even the icc (not functional) into the AU dash...

wont be able to use hacksaw as ill just be "borrowing" the parts from the misses BA mont...

Cheers Cam...

 

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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:30 am 
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not the BA mont!!!!!! haha nice man.. love free parts

 

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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:17 pm 
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never got around to playing with the center console but here is some progress...
made some speaker surrounds today... so this is pretty much one finished door trim (minus the extra power window switch...)
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:32 am 
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I commend your efforts fourL6, that was quite a task you set yourself! What happened to the top half of the door near the a-pillar though? In previous pictures it wasn't cut off? Would have looked more flush but nevertheless still a top effort mate! Will be interested to see how the BA centre console fits if you go ahead.

 

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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:20 pm 
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What happened to the top half of the door near the a-pillar though?

that part stuck out that far it just about covered the air vents so i cut it off :)...

have now done both front doors...

Any idea how different the mounting points etc. are for the BA handbrake?
this is a pic of a AU one... couldnt find a BA one :(
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:55 pm 
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Hey mate, sounds like afun project.

The handbrake has 3 bolts running horizontally through the bracket. It looks like the bracket on yours has the bolts going vertically down through it.

You may be able to put an AU airbag into the position the BA airbag sits in.. I haven't seen an AU one to know..

In terms of everything else.. provided the wiring remains all AU, then you shouldn't have a problem, do away with all the BA electrics and it should be a reasonably direct swap. As you've said retain the AU cluster (you can probably change the fascia but keep the mechanical side) Keep your heater etc..

To make the car 4 door power windows, you'll need to get the interior wiring looms out of a car that had this feature..

I hope this helps
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:51 pm 
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iv got the ba power window switches working today and put a few extra mounting parts for the door in now... the passenger window was pretty easy i just used a multi meter to figure out what pin was open/closed when the switch was up/down or out... and then used a crimping kit to adapt the looms... the drivers 4 switch one wasnt that easy... id say because of the auto down feature... so iv just got the drivers window working of the rear right switch... iv also got the the rear window lock/unlock thing working (supply's 12 when of and 0 when on) so that will be used to power the rears (when i get around to purchasing the regs)

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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:03 am 
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this is what i have figured out so far...
if anyone has any more info it would be greatly appreciated...
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and this is how i have connected the passenger switch
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:58 pm 
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so today i pulled the misses BA fairmont apart and dummy fitted the center console... photos dont do it justice but you get the idea...

in the photos the AUs in neutral so you can see the whole center console will need to move towards the dash... will also have to cut back a bit of the white plastic around the gear shift and modify how the air hose parts connect to the dash...

i personally think the AU handbrake will look better and fit better into the center console that the BA...

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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:28 am 
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have just got a manual gear boot+surround...

 

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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:17 pm 
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pics?

looks tops mate

 

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Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 5:20 pm 
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i think we've all seen what a ba manual gear boot looks like??? i have now got the "auto down" working on the drivers side window :D... will be doing to whole dash not just console....

Cheers Cam...

 

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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:32 pm 
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picking up a black/grey BA XR Rear seat and another set of door trims tomorrow night... so wont get a change to try fit them this weekend. got the seat for $76 and the trims for $65 (Paid $200 for the first set of door trims :shock: ) so ill have a good set for when i do the dash... this is a pic of the seat
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:36 pm 
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Good luck with it mate quite an undertaking!

 

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