tape holder conversion

Post by **Vart** » 03 Apr 2007 01:38 pm

could the tape box holder have its tape holder removed and serve as an extra gauge mount? no idea of its dimensions but at a glance 2 could probably go in diagonally or perhaps 4. just an idea.

Post by **redline** » 03 Apr 2007 02:06 pm

funnily enough I thought of this ages ago, because of the lack of available auxillary gauge panels, and discussed it with Pete .

your best bet would be to go for two dials diagonally mounted as you say or one central dial ( but that might look a bit lonely on its own )
It would be a case of removing the cassette holders and then glueing a piece of suitably cut plastic into the gap, a bit time consuming but not rocket science , hardest part would be to find a suitably textured in fill

Post by **Vart** » 03 Apr 2007 02:12 pm

rear speaker cut outs perhaps, would need rear speakers installing to get the right colour without holes in the decor but it looked fairly thick when i put speakers in the back of my 340.

hmm. might see if this works at some point.

Post by **redline** » 03 Apr 2007 02:51 pm

yeah good call and if its not thick enough you could back it with something , it wouldent be seen so you could use a bit of ply or something to give it strength (no nails is your friend lol)

Post by **petefarrell360** » 03 Apr 2007 06:46 pm

Indeed, when Mick and myself spoke on the matter, for standard 52mm gauges, they need to be diagonal, which I decided didn't look right and even then I think it was too tight to have a decent surround without making weak points that would crack. It was however a promising idea and a neat solution. Someone might be able to come up with something, maybe using smaller gauges, or even cutting into the shaped part of the cassette holder frame to allow more width that the cassette insert hole creates.

I had other ideas for one, but never got around to trying out my ideas, maybe one day I'll have another look into that one!

Pete

Post by **classicswede** » 03 Apr 2007 09:37 pm

It would be a good idea to remake the panels TBH. I cant see it being that hard to mould in GRP

Post by **Chris_C** » 04 Apr 2007 03:21 pm

I've got a mould here... just had to put that project on the back burner for a bit with work. Have a nosey here:

http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... php?t=3389

Post by **SteveP** » 04 Apr 2007 03:48 pm

Yes Chris... where's the gauge panel

(That I still owe Carl some money for

)

Post by **Chris_C** » 04 Apr 2007 05:58 pm

Upstairs... on my old amp