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200TDi Dash

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:57 pm
by mike_beecham
I have a stuffed dash - cracked etc - and have access to a TD5 Defender dash (not the instrument panel) can l fit it to my 200 TDi? Including the centre "pod" that the radio, elec weindow buttons etc, are mounted on???

I know the loeve system is different - is this changeable also (the TD5 system is better anyway).

Or is all going ot be a Rover nightmare to do and l shoudl just source a TDi dash?????


Mike

Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:31 am
by Maggot4x4
Anything can be made to fit, I have seen VN Commodore dashes in rangies. It just depends on how much stuffing around you are willing to do and if you can do it yourself.

Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 8:37 am
by mike_beecham
Cheers on that mate - yeah - used to having to stuff around. Can do myself.

Thanks

Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:29 pm
by aliread
can be done easy i did it to a 200 tdi 90 as you can see by the pic. i put it in because i wanted more places for stwiches

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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 8:14 pm
by Michele
What about this
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made in Germany (not behind the corner though)

http://www.ex-tec.de/shop/products.php? ... 3898e615c1

Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:47 am
by mike_beecham
Yeah - other reason being more switches. Currently they are placed in awkward locations. Did you just put the centre facisa in - or the whole dash door-to-door?


Mike

Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 3:17 am
by aliread
mike_beecham wrote:Yeah - other reason being more switches. Currently they are placed in awkward locations. Did you just put the centre facisa in - or the whole dash door-to-door?


Mike
i put in the center and the new back/vent bit. Kept the top of dash and bottom of the old dash.
easy to do

Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:50 am
by mike_beecham
So you can just fit the pod without replacing the entire dash. They want $500 for the complete dash! Pod is $150.

How much cutting is invloved!?


Mike

Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:16 am
by aliread
mike_beecham wrote:So you can just fit the pod without replacing the entire dash. They want $500 for the complete dash! Pod is $150.

How much cutting is invloved!?


Mike
you have to cut the bottom part of the dash (where the clock and rear wash wipe sit.) Just have to take off the top of the raised bit in the middle. .