My Cougar

[Ace Melon]

How did you retrim the sun visors??
Looks like a mare of a job but you have a very tidy result there!!!

 

[davidoff]

Right V6 ones are plastic so you cant really do it. The zetec ones are cardboard. I removed the fabric and stuck it straight to the cardboard and stuck it back together like a sandwich if that makes sense so the fabric was folded into the groove

 

[Ace Melon]

ahhh an immediate stumbling block
Are the Zetec ones illuminated?
Might be worth getting a pair of them instead

 

[davidoff]

No they are not illuminated unfortunately. You might be able to trim the v6 ones but I think you would have to fibreglass them / use body filler and then apply the fabric

 

[Ace Melon]

Black Fabric spray it is then

 

[davidoff]

That would be my way of tackling it if I had the V6 sunvisors being honest. Best of luck

 

[gav]

Loving the new fresh interior look you got going on there! well worth the time and effort!

 

[davidoff]

Thanks gav I am happy with it

 

[Buxton]

Still my favourite Cougar mate.

 

[davidoff]

Thanks thats a really nice compliment. It was your sig that was the decider to make me debrick my car

 

[Buxton]

Ta! I thought it made it look newer, but then I realised it really looks like it's name - a brick.

 

[davidoff]

I know what you mean. When I bought my cougar the number plate surround had a crack in it. So I spent ages looking for one to buy and fit. Then after seeing some pics of cougars without them including yours I felt it looked so much better without it so whipped it off

 

[mousedown]

Nice dash! I had to hacksaw my dash in oprder to get my double din unit in. It's really annoying that they aren't a standard fit.

 

[davidoff]

Thanks mousedown

Have retrimmed my parcel shelf in black perforated alcantara also

 

[Shagmonkey]

Ruddy hell !!! Are you intercepting my PM's to Ace Melon???

So far you have done everything me and Alan agreed to do to his car when he brings it to me !!
Right down to the perforated material on the headliner and parcel shelf, the colour for the dash plastics etc etc....

Looking good thought mate.....I knew it would, hence telling Alan we should do it to his car

 

[Ace Melon]

It's not gonna be as unique as I hoped now
Thinking cap on Paul, can't have a cougar clone!!!

 

[davidoff]

Cheers for the compliments. I just liked the perforated as it goes well with the seats. I will have to try and think of some things to pull out my sleeves to surprise you lot lol

 

[davidoff]

Well I do have one mod I am trying and trying being the word to do but they would not be ready for a couple of months

 

[Ace Melon]

Did you clean the headliner back in the end?

 

[davidoff]

Do you mean did I remove the foam? I actually tried something a bit different. I mixed up a resin which I then like massaged into the headliner. Let it set rock hard and then lightly keyed with sandpaper. I then used a high temp spray glue designed for headliners. A word of warning if you are going to do this be careful as my headliner was so rock solid I had trouble getting it to fit back in through the bootlid