Interior Ideas? - Land Rovers Only

superpowerdave · 01-15-2007, 10:57 PM

Out of curiosity, I'm not a purist by the way so please be gentle, I'm currently looking at the deconstruction / reconstruction of the dash on my Series III. I'm adding a CB and a stereo, and I'd be interested in throwing in a volt meter, maybe a tach, who knows.

Wondering if anybody has any photos of what they've done?

TerryS · 01-16-2007, 05:58 AM

I assume you are talking about your series 3.
Don't you alredy have an ammeter? A volt meter and ammeter are rarely used together.
Underneath the vinyl covering on the steel frame of you lower dash, in the depressed area in the center, are three 2 1/8" prepunched holes. All that is necessary is to cut the vinyl away and mount you additional guages there. There are several guage styles which pretty well match, such as VDO.

KevinNY · 01-16-2007, 06:20 AM

Get a cubby box and mount the stereo inside of it. I'll post a couple of pics later.

WineryRover · 01-16-2007, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by KevinNY

Get a cubby box and mount the stereo inside of it. I'll post a couple of pics later.

Mine is the same way. Tuffy box in place of the center front seat. If you are planning on leaving that top off, you want to be able to secure the stereo anyway.

As for the dash, my lower toast. I was thinking of removing it altogether. Has anyone done that?

braganjackson11 · 01-16-2007, 09:07 PM

we got a fiberglass headliner from LaSalle that has a cut out for a head unit and two 5 1/4" inch round speakers...works good for keeping them up and out of the way of any leaks

WineryRover · 01-17-2007, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by braganjackson11

we got a fiberglass headliner from LaSalle that has a cut out for a head unit and two 5 1/4" inch round speakers...works good for keeping them up and out of the way of any leaks

I was going to go that route after seeing your build tread (which was VERY nice btw), but since I plan on keeping the hard top off the truck 1/2 the year, I would loose the stereo and speakers. Just something to keep in mind...

superpowerdave · 01-17-2007, 01:55 PM

Got a link for his build thread Winery? I'd be interested in seeing that/

WineryRover · 01-17-2007, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by superpowerdave

Got a link for his build thread Winery? I'd be interested in seeing that/

here it is.....'71 IIA rebuild

He has one sweet series...

Thor · 01-17-2007, 04:53 PM

upon re-assembly... use as much red velour as possible!

01-15-2007, 10:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
superpowerdave Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Goldsboro, NC Posts: 118 Gallery: 0	Interior Ideas? Out of curiosity, I'm not a purist by the way so please be gentle, I'm currently looking at the deconstruction / reconstruction of the dash on my Series III. I'm adding a CB and a stereo, and I'd be interested in throwing in a volt meter, maybe a tach, who knows. Wondering if anybody has any photos of what they've done? __________________ 2000 Discovery II 2000 Range Rover P38 1995 LWB RRC 1973 Series Buchanan Family Home Rover Alley

01-16-2007, 06:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
KevinNY Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Guilderland, NY Posts: 790 Gallery: 0	Get a cubby box and mount the stereo inside of it. I'll post a couple of pics later. __________________ "The Goat",1973 Series III coil conversion, Daihatsu 2.8 Td, power steering, dual ARBs Etc. '91 RRC, bone stock

01-17-2007, 01:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
superpowerdave Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Goldsboro, NC Posts: 118 Gallery: 0	Got a link for his build thread Winery? I'd be interested in seeing that/ __________________ 2000 Discovery II 2000 Range Rover P38 1995 LWB RRC 1973 Series Buchanan Family Home Rover Alley

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Thor Solihull Society, CO and High Desert Rovers, NM Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,294 Gallery: 0	upon re-assembly... use as much red velour as possible! __________________ Todd Carpe Rangius Roverum

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01-16-2007, 05:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
TerryS Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bloomfield, CT If I died today, I lived there all my life. Posts: 2,234 Gallery: 0	I assume you are talking about your series 3. Don't you alredy have an ammeter? A volt meter and ammeter are rarely used together. Underneath the vinyl covering on the steel frame of you lower dash, in the depressed area in the center, are three 2 1/8" prepunched holes. All that is necessary is to cut the vinyl away and mount you additional guages there. There are several guage styles which pretty well match, such as VDO.

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braganjackson11 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mobile Alabama, USA Posts: 116 Gallery: 0	we got a fiberglass headliner from LaSalle that has a cut out for a head unit and two 5 1/4" inch round speakers...works good for keeping them up and out of the way of any leaks

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