Created by: | Orig. Posting Date | User Name | Edit Date |
| Aug 23, 2017 04:52PM | mousy | |
| Aug 23, 2017 04:23PM | Spitz | |
| Aug 23, 2017 10:03AM | malsal | |
| Aug 22, 2017 08:07PM | bswyman73 | |
| Aug 22, 2017 05:04AM | Minerva | |
| Aug 21, 2017 09:41PM | malsal | |
| Aug 21, 2017 07:31PM | bswyman73 |
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Aug 23, 2017
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Is it the whole dash for a R/H drive car your looking for ?? I'm converting my Japanese car to L/H drive and moving the A/C to the other side as I want to retain it. I have purchased a new wood dash for L/H drive and will make up my own vents.
Mousy
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Like Malsal says....although AC is nice to have up here, many....including me....choose to delete the AC if engine is swapped.
Mine was a 998 with auto and AC....not the greatest power from a classic MINI
Keep an eye out on kijiji here in CA for a dash.
I chose to keep my dash in place although no AC is there now. I'd have to switch to centre binnacle probably if I removed it.
I still use the blower to move air on hot days.....yes we get hot days in CA.....was 32 the other day ( not sure what that is in murican )
Mine was a 998 with auto and AC....not the greatest power from a classic MINI
Keep an eye out on kijiji here in CA for a dash.
I chose to keep my dash in place although no AC is there now. I'd have to switch to centre binnacle probably if I removed it.
I still use the blower to move air on hot days.....yes we get hot days in CA.....was 32 the other day ( not sure what that is in murican )
"Everybody should own a MINI at some point, or you are incomplete as a human being" - James May
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Look for a used plastic dash if yours is damaged. They do come up for sale occasionally especially up in Canada when the a/c is removed.
If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.
Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.
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Thanks guys. I was afraid that was the solution. My dash is the black plastic. Dang.
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I found exactly the same thing. I removed the existing one and had it re-veneered. That may be your easiest route...and cheapest.
If it's not Scottish....it's crap! (Cry of the Mini Tartan Owners' Clan)
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No one makes them. You are correct the glove box is smaller to accommodate the a/c vents. I was told if i removed my dash and traced it onto paper and sent it in to a guy in the UK (can't remember his name right now) he could reproduce it in just about any material.
There may be some available in Japan but shipping and the more expensive J spec/Mini parts may not make it worthwhile.
There may be some available in Japan but shipping and the more expensive J spec/Mini parts may not make it worthwhile.
If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.
Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.
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Does anyone know of a website, etc where I can find a replacement dash for a Japanese 1994 mini? AC vents don't match any of the dashes I'm finding. Looking for all black or metal. Right side drive.
