36 replies to this topic

[mika03au]

I am after some thoughts on what I can do to change the SS on my astray.
Hatch is not an SS so don't want to make out it is something it isn't.
Best I can think of is painting the letters black but that might just look poxy.

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Edited by mika03au, 01 September 2016 - 05:32 PM.

[midget81]

Find a "TORANA" ashtray and paint surround silver to match dash

[Redslur]

Leave it as is bud.  Most Torry's now have a replica SS / SL/R interior and as you have the silver dash already, it suits the car SS or not!

[IMORAL]

+1

[Heath]

I've got a woodgrain 'SL' one that you could paint in portland grey (or whatever the colour is) to make it match.

I'll take the SS one off your hands and give you a few bucks if you want

[StephenSLR]

Hatch is not an SS so don't want to make out it is something it isn't.

 

Straight to ebay, find yourself a replacement dash and you should have some coin left over.

 

For LX:

 

S: Black 'Caribou' grain fascia & Torana ashtray.
SL: Lighter 'Teak' timber-tone fascia & SL ashtray.

Sunbird: Lighter 'Teak' timber-tone fascia & Sunbird ashtray.

 

SL/R & SL/R 5000: Silver (Portland Grey) facia & SL/R ashtray.
SS: Silver (Portland Grey) fascia & SS ashtray.

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 02 September 2016 - 12:25 PM.

[boomfunk]

i hope your keeping the dash lol goes well with the rest of the interior - just change the ashtray and it be sweet then

 

"poxy" haha i havent heard that for ages!

[StephenSLR]

i hope your keeping the dash lol goes well with the rest of the interior - just change the ashtray and it be sweet then

 

^ do not do this. A silver dash without SS or SL/R ashtray is as poxy as it can get, it will devalue your car to anyone after an original look. Imo, stick to the same theme when it comes to dash & ashtray.

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 03 September 2016 - 08:41 AM.

[boomfunk]

nah he should keep it .. just have a silver ashtray but not SS and be good

 

you have seen the rest interior hey? you seem to know lol

[StephenSLR]

you have seen the rest interior hey? you seem to know lol

 

No I haven't, I can only assume it's the car in his avatar picture, which is a papaya A9X lookalike.

 

don't want to make out it is something it isn't.

 

If it's the car in your avatar, it already looks like something it isn't. lol

 

Not that there's anything wrong with it, it looks very nice.

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 03 September 2016 - 11:51 AM.

[mika03au]

Here is the thing, car has been built with all the bits I like, not meant to be anything. 

Its not a replica of anything. Hence the SS name on the ashtray doesnt fit.

As for just changing the dash, umm no, took that long to get it in there, not pulling it out again. The main dash panel is unique as it is a textured version of the grey so near impossible to replicate.

I think I will just have to get used to the A9X and SS replica comments.

Here is the interior. Thanks Cindy & Glenn plus also Dash Original.

As you can see I picked a rare fashion pack option for the UC & GTS (see page 258 of Torana Tough) and modified the concept to delete the red out of the tartan.

 

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[StephenSLR]

^^ Looks awesome!

 

 

 

^ The A9X indeed did come with a fashion pack option so the dash does suit it. 

I was going to suggest getting a custom dash but you just mentioned the effort you went to get that one.

 

If it's textured silver then it was probably a caribou (crinkle) or wood tone dash that's been painted, so you could get yourself the ashtray with matching finish and paint that silver?

 

It could also be an LH dash and the options are as follows:

 

For LH.
S: Black 'Caribou' grain fascia & Torana ashtray.
SL: Dark 'Black Walnut' timber-tone fascia & SL ashtray.
SL/R: Dark 'Black Walnut' timber-tone fascia & SL/R ashtray.
SL/R 5000: Black 'Caribou' grain fascia & SL/R ashtray.

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 03 September 2016 - 04:18 PM.

[StephenSLR]

I frOcking love fashion pack.

 

Yeah, I don't know why they didn't release more, I guess it wasn't fashionable, lol.

 

 

 

^ It suits black too.

 

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[myss427]

First red A9X I had seen as a kid had that red fashion pack, I thought they were all like that at the beginning, I think the grey looks very cool! I would leave it alone if it was mine.

[StephenSLR]

dark blue to light blue, thats me. 

 

 

Something like this?

 

More here:

 

http://forums.pelica...oor-panels.html

 

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[StephenSLR]

Wait a sec I need to go take a shower and clean up

 

I agree, it's very sexy.

 

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[boomfunk]

looks good - i personally wouldnt change it either as it just blend in with the rest

 

looks so neat

 

you have done a really good job putting the rest of the car together