INTERIOR OVERHAUL PROJECT IV - Bone & Black, Suede Interior Worklog!!!
ALRIGHT, moving right along...
Here's the sunglasses holder all painted up...
...and a shot of the soldered LED connections in the back.
Here's the hole cut out in the rear for the wire leads...
...and here it is installed!!!
So, that takes care of that! Now I can control all of my lights remotley. Now, for the next 3 days I will be VERY involved in my next mod...mark my words, this will not be one to miss!!!
Here's the sunglasses holder all painted up...
...and a shot of the soldered LED connections in the back.
Here's the hole cut out in the rear for the wire leads...
...and here it is installed!!!
So, that takes care of that! Now I can control all of my lights remotley. Now, for the next 3 days I will be VERY involved in my next mod...mark my words, this will not be one to miss!!!
Originally Posted by ZIPPIN
I wanna know how much MULLA you have spent so far 
Not important...
Alot more than I thought I was going to, I'll put it to you that way.
Just when I though I getting close to done I start tossing around the idea of fiberglassing the entire trunk...in cf...
I cant imagine how good you would make an exterior of the car look.
Ok, before dinner tonight I had the chance to tackle what is undoubtedly one of the most dread tasks I am going to have to complete for the project. WIRING ALL OF THE LIGHTS TO THE BUTTONS. Ugh. What a mess. Ok, here's how everything looks all piled together on the floor...
How many wires do we have here? Well, let's break it down:
WIRES
1 - 8 Wires from power source to button
9 - 16 Wires from button to lighting function
17 - Power wire to PCB power boards
18 - Power Wire to Alpine 9833
19 - Power wire to lighting relay
20 - Power wire from lighting relay to secondary PCB power board
21 - 24 - Wires to instrument cluster (you'll see why soon enough)
25, 26 - Wire to power button LEDs
...now, 26 wires does not sound like alot, but also consider that I needed to splice the power OUT connections to the lighting sources...so that's 34 wires in total. UGH. That's alot of wire. Here we see everything being strung from the dash frame bar...
...and here's all of the splice connections done and tucked. The remaining wires you see need to go to the PCB powerboards and the relay needs to be connected. I should have the glovebox frame back in on Monday along with everything else cleaned up. I'll spare you the details, but this was a nightmare.
How many wires do we have here? Well, let's break it down:
WIRES
1 - 8 Wires from power source to button
9 - 16 Wires from button to lighting function
17 - Power wire to PCB power boards
18 - Power Wire to Alpine 9833
19 - Power wire to lighting relay
20 - Power wire from lighting relay to secondary PCB power board
21 - 24 - Wires to instrument cluster (you'll see why soon enough)
25, 26 - Wire to power button LEDs
...now, 26 wires does not sound like alot, but also consider that I needed to splice the power OUT connections to the lighting sources...so that's 34 wires in total. UGH. That's alot of wire. Here we see everything being strung from the dash frame bar...
...and here's all of the splice connections done and tucked. The remaining wires you see need to go to the PCB powerboards and the relay needs to be connected. I should have the glovebox frame back in on Monday along with everything else cleaned up. I'll spare you the details, but this was a nightmare.
Originally Posted by Penguin215
Wow Metal. looking like way more work than I could ever imagine undertaking, but am extremely excited to see the final outcome! And the gauges now...what is to come?
well, everyone will want to know what I did for Christmas when I get back to work, guess I'll say read the longest thread ever (this thing is almost a Harry Potter series) and picked my jaw up off the floor several times. Awesome job.... I am however disappointed..... You still aren't done with this? LOL geeeeez. No wonder though with everyone asking for a write up on everything... lol makes me want to go outside and rip my interior out right now....... pfffffffft.......whatever. Awesome job, I'm just not that patient, and I sure don't have that kind of money. Cool ideas too, keep it up. and Merry Christmas everyone............ yawn, going to bed now.
Merry Christmas, everyone! I just suffered a major set back with the cluster...looks like I won't be able to do this until January 14th. 
I was going to do a cluster face swap with someone, but they are not going to be able to come and get it done until later next month.
I was going to do a cluster face swap with someone, but they are not going to be able to come and get it done until later next month.
Alright, I got started on the insturment cluster today...well, part of it, at least. I'm not going to let the "cat out of the bag" on this just yet, but you'll know where this is going soon enough...
The first step is to grind the ends of the LEDs down to a flat surface. I think there are 19 3mm LEDs and 20-something 5mm LEDs that were ground flat at the surface.
Here's a close-up, fresh and dusty from the grind.
Each LED surface was then sanded using 150-grit to ensure a flat surface, then smoothed with a 1000-grit paper, then painted black using Nissan touch-up paint. I used this paint because it is VERY easy to work with.
...here's everything all painted up and ready to cure!
...and here's just a a shot of my "other" project. I am putting a fishtank in the bedroom since...well, I like fish, and the missus and I can't have any other type of pet in the apartment. Anywho, here's the tank all set up. It's hard to capture the pic with the bubbles, but you get the jist of it. There's a peice of shrimp in the tank to start the bacteria cycle, so no fish just yet.
The first step is to grind the ends of the LEDs down to a flat surface. I think there are 19 3mm LEDs and 20-something 5mm LEDs that were ground flat at the surface.
Here's a close-up, fresh and dusty from the grind.
Each LED surface was then sanded using 150-grit to ensure a flat surface, then smoothed with a 1000-grit paper, then painted black using Nissan touch-up paint. I used this paint because it is VERY easy to work with.
...here's everything all painted up and ready to cure!
...and here's just a a shot of my "other" project. I am putting a fishtank in the bedroom since...well, I like fish, and the missus and I can't have any other type of pet in the apartment. Anywho, here's the tank all set up. It's hard to capture the pic with the bubbles, but you get the jist of it. There's a peice of shrimp in the tank to start the bacteria cycle, so no fish just yet.
