faith 237 Report post Posted February 16, 2014 Changing the stock binnacle to the T&M alcantara binnacle in the time it takes to listen to Fire Starter Plus a comparison of stock verses the alcantara: 1 adamj29 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special K 442 Report post Posted February 17, 2014 Very useful, Faith. Easy job to do and the glare is noticeably less...Spec K Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bollox 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2014 Which colour is this, Charcoal or black? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark-in-Stoke 488 Report post Posted July 3, 2014 Easiest way to get rid of any glare is polaroid sunglasses. 1 GTB reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faith 237 Report post Posted July 18, 2014 It's not black, it's grey :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbie86 5 Report post Posted August 3, 2015 I think it would be prudent to protect the plastic over the instruments with something in case the screwdriver slips. Murphy's Law dictates that would happen to me. I too hate dash glare in the glass. I got a black dash mat which helped but the fibres glint somewhat. I tried spraying a piece of the same dash mat material with matte black paint and it helped so I have sprayed the whole dash mat now. So far so good after a week. Black velvet is excellent but fades quickly. Why do windscreens not contain UV filters? Two years previously I "laminated" aluminium foil to the underside of the mat to insulate the dash against radiant heat. I did the same with our previous car and after 17 years the o.e. dash looked like new. Mind you the heat of our Australian sun is fierce. You may need to leave out an area of foil if it shields your satnav. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Septic.Tank 0 Report post Posted August 10, 2019 Changing the stock binnacle to the T&M alcantara binnacle in the time it takes to listen to Fire Starter Plus a comparison of stock verses the alcantara: [/url] Is anyone else coming up against a block on the first video here? It says something about Merlin Beggars blocking it because of copyright. I’d love to be able to take a look at this because it is has been the number one job on my list for the past year and I keep putting it off. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faith 237 Report post Posted August 10, 2019 Hiya, It's probably blocked because it had Fire Starter playing. I'm away this weekend, but when I get back I'll see if I can upload the video for you. 1 Septic.Tank reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnM 25 Report post Posted August 10, 2019 Faith,is there a knack to refitting the screw holding the binnacle in?? I have retrimmed mine but I cant get the bloody screw back to secure it in place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Septic.Tank 0 Report post Posted August 10, 2019 Hiya, It's probably blocked because it had Fire Starter playing. I'm away this weekend, but when I get back I'll see if I can upload the video for you.Thank you Faith. That would be much appreciated. I am trying to get to where the back of the mph/kmh toggle switch would be if I had one on the car. Mine is an Aussie car I imported. It only has kmh and no button. The binnacle background was changed over as part of the work necessary for the IVA test, however the import company couldn’t work out (or couldn’t be bothered to work out) how to change the digital display over mph. I am hoping to find the correct wires and connect them briefly to make the switch. After that the car remembers the last selection so I shouldn’t need to change it again. At least the actual speedometer disk has both readings on it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twigman 93 Report post Posted August 27, 2019 Are these T&M alcantara binnacles still available? The website is dead. Where can i get one (charcoal with red stitching) ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
