Black Gold Trophy
Hi all, couple of mods I did today, thought id put up a rough guide to give others ideas on how to do theirs.
Hers the "before" picture, amp nicely wired, but boot is a complete mess!
Next I took a piece of card board to make a template for my amp mount, then cut a piece of 9mm thick mdf to size. I didnt choose 9mm thick mdf for any other reasons than it being fairly light and strong enough to do the job, and it was what I had laying around in the garage at the time
Once I knew that the piece of mdf was a good fit and I had cut out a small gap to feed the cables through, I painted some contact adhesive onto the board and covered it in some charcoal alcantara. I then pulled the excess material around the back and stapled it down.
I then checked out how it looked in the boot
Screwed the amp down on to the board (NOTE: you will need very short screws, I got mine from the Screwfix Direct.
Test fitted for the umpteenth time! Ignore the little metal bracket I put on it, it is not necessary at all, I removed mine afterwards.
To hold it in place I simply put two adhesive velcro pads on the back, and stapled a cable tie onto the back and hooked it around the top of the suspension strut.
Finished product:
I then had a go at trimming the A pillars
Removed a pillars and unscrewed the cradles for the alarm sensors, cut a piece of alcantara to size.
Masked up the rubber seal that goes against the windscreen with black electrical tape.
Spread some contact adhesive on the A pillar
Carefully placed the alcantara over the A pillar and pulled the excess material over the edges.
Pinned in place with clothes pegs!
Trimmed off the material that covered the rubber seal (with stanley knife)
Superglued excess material on the back (as you cant staple it down). Best way to do it is to put the superglue on then pin the material with a clothes peg.
Pealed off electrical tape covering rubber seal, if there is any excess glue, wait for it to dry (usually about 10 mins) and then pick it off with a stanley knife.
Finished product:
Pictures dont really do it justice, but questions and comments welcome, oh and mods feel free to make this thread STICKY
Hers the "before" picture, amp nicely wired, but boot is a complete mess!
Next I took a piece of card board to make a template for my amp mount, then cut a piece of 9mm thick mdf to size. I didnt choose 9mm thick mdf for any other reasons than it being fairly light and strong enough to do the job, and it was what I had laying around in the garage at the time
Once I knew that the piece of mdf was a good fit and I had cut out a small gap to feed the cables through, I painted some contact adhesive onto the board and covered it in some charcoal alcantara. I then pulled the excess material around the back and stapled it down.
I then checked out how it looked in the boot
Screwed the amp down on to the board (NOTE: you will need very short screws, I got mine from the Screwfix Direct.
Test fitted for the umpteenth time!
Ignore the little metal bracket I put on it, it is not necessary at all, I removed mine afterwards.To hold it in place I simply put two adhesive velcro pads on the back, and stapled a cable tie onto the back and hooked it around the top of the suspension strut.
Finished product:
I then had a go at trimming the A pillars
Removed a pillars and unscrewed the cradles for the alarm sensors, cut a piece of alcantara to size.
Masked up the rubber seal that goes against the windscreen with black electrical tape.
Spread some contact adhesive on the A pillar
Carefully placed the alcantara over the A pillar and pulled the excess material over the edges.
Pinned in place with clothes pegs!
Trimmed off the material that covered the rubber seal (with stanley knife)
Superglued excess material on the back (as you cant staple it down). Best way to do it is to put the superglue on then pin the material with a clothes peg.
Pealed off electrical tape covering rubber seal, if there is any excess glue, wait for it to dry (usually about 10 mins) and then pick it off with a stanley knife.
Finished product:
Pictures dont really do it justice, but questions and comments welcome, oh and mods feel free to make this thread STICKY
