Brought my ride to the audio shop again this morning. This time to do up the hood sound deadening, hoping to achieve a quieter ride. First layer of Dynamat materials put in placed. The hood sounds much more solid than hollow now.
Bought this wooden hand brake from Japan... finally get the chance to put it on. My first wooden interior piece... love the smooth feel on the handbrake.
now that's dedication - as they are professional i'm sure that padding under the hood won't overheat the engine but it scares me!
I think this was used under my hood, a product called Hoodliner (19mm thick). I certainly hopes it does its job well and not overheat the engine. Will monitor the ride closely for awhile. http://www.dynamat.com/products_car_audio_hoodliner.html Get better sound, protect your car's paint finish and get that show car look with a custom thermo-acoustic Dynamat Hoodliner. The Hoodliner's "Sound Soaker" foam absorbs engine noise, delivering a quieter listening environment in your vehicle. In addition, the Hoodliner's 1 mil. reinforced aluminized skin creates a water/oil barrier that reflects up to 97% of radiant heat to protect the hood's paint finish.
i noticed you havent got the heated seats as you have these black plastic blanking plates on each side of the handbrake
that is correct... the ride does not come with it as it is way too hot to use it in tropical Singapore.
Dropped by an acrylic shop to find a way to make a better wind deflector. Took out the stock one. It wasn't straightforward but got it out eventually. The boss took some measurements and we discussed how it can be fitted using the stock holders.
Some cardboards were used to test the clearance for the roof. The design was cut out using a laser machine once the shape has been confirmed.
The new one would not go in easily so the bot set was removed first. This might not be the right process to do it. Peeling off the protective layers (front and back).
Finally managed to fix everything into place without breaking anything. Just minor scratches on the catch at the bottom of the deflector. See how much bigger it is than the stock version. Hope it can block off more wind than before. At least now I don't have to endure looking at the annoying scratches whenever I look at the rearview mirror. Any feedback would be most welcome.
Ohh, I like! Are you going to get it engraved? As for installing a wind deflector - regardless of size, I'm thinking that removing the roll bar mount and turning the entire deflector housing is the best way of installing the deflector.
Glad you like it. No engraving and lighting for the time being. This first version is not as firm as the stock one. So I am going to stress test it for a couple of weeks first and see if there is any possible design flaws before adding more fanciful stuff. Even as I removed the roll bar mount, it took some effort and a couple of gentlemen to twist the deflector out. Kind of worrying actually.
My boy would love that! I might put on some chrome trim around the top to be consistent with the retro theme.
