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I am making 20 door handles and ten dashboards the dashboards are for S3.

Dashboards, These are made of fibre board and the finish is a painted burr walnut, The paint effect is a rap round finish, as my original dash had plywood edges showing,( which iratated me ) and they are sealed with 2 coats of 2pack PU on the back and the front is burnished to a polished finish. The reason for using fibre next to plywood is that it is more stable and constant in manufacture and will not delaminate and a much cleaner machined edge giving a better finish all round.

Handles, These are also made for fibre board and hand carved and painted with a burr walnut finish and burnished This first batch of 20 are to the dimentions of the original and the future ones will be slightly larger to give a more curvy ergonomic feel ( which has a much softer feel ) I have carved a small hollow in the backs to stop the handle rocking on the captive nut

The first batch will be sold at a discounted price up until 1 Sept. as from then I will be self employed and it is very expensive in Spain

I have read about Mr Fiat and I will give your money back if for any reason you do not like them
Contact me for more info

Kevin

oops, forgot to attach foto of door handle

hi k, not that I need these gems, but hats off' for the artistry. is the dash only for rhd models only ?

HI there, I have a template and jigs for a right hand dash. but if a left hand dash is a mirror image I can make them with reversing the template. Do you know if it is a mirror image?

Me Again, If anybody wants to know the price it is dashboard 90euros
handles each 65euros
Kevin

I do not know what a LHD dash looks like, but if it can be reversed, i.e a mirror image, then I can do it with the template for the S3, as for the S1 there is a small difference on the bottom edge , below the clocks and I would need a strong paper template of this section including the clocks, as this would be the register points for the new template

Kevin

It's not quite a mirror image; the swept cutout for the ignition on the steering column remains on the right side of the steering column whether RHD or LHD.

Ed thanks for that info,
I can use my master template to machine a new LHD template.
Thanks Ed

Kevin

Can you make a new S2 dashboard (same as S3) in LHD with the original type of semi-matt, straight-grain wood veneer so it looks exactly the same as the original dashboard? If so, I'd be very interested.

Thanks, John

Hi John,
The answer is yes I can, if it is a mirror image of a S3, and I have just found some sepele veneer in the store room.
I will check the original colour on google images, as it may need a light stain to match the original colour

Kevin