{"id":6811,"date":"2016-09-02T00:28:07","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T07:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/?p=6811"},"modified":"2016-09-02T00:32:54","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T07:32:54","slug":"dash-cover-nardi-classic-steering-wheel-dmax-floor-mats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/2016\/09\/dash-cover-nardi-classic-steering-wheel-dmax-floor-mats\/","title":{"rendered":"Dash Cover, Nardi Classic Steering Wheel, and D-Max Floor Mats"},"content":{"rendered":"
Since this car had an uncharacteristically clean and uncracked dash, which is uncanny for having spent its life in Texas, I intended on preserving it. I bought a dash cover from Dash Designs in the perforated Sedona Suede material. It went on easily with a couple velcro strips.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n There wasn’t a sliver of a doubt – the corny, chrome Grip Royal steering wheel had to go. I was luckily able to offload it and at the same time source a Nardi Classic\u00a0from the tried and true Yahoo Auctions Japan. I didn’t want to pay $300 for a brand new one, after all, this isn’t the RX-7. The one I picked up from YAJ was in good condition and had the silver anodized spokes I was looking for. My aim is\u00a0to keep the theme of this car true to its vintage.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Installed.\u00a0After removing the unsightly Defi gauges, I had to buy another steering column trim because the original one was riddled with mounting holes.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n In order to make the horn button work with the quick release hub, I had to get crafty (ghetto) by jamming a bent paper clip into the pocket. This created a grounding contact for the backside of the horn button to the hub.<\/p>\n\n Next up, I finally threw in the D-Max checkered floor mats, which were one of the very first things I bought for the car along with the D-Max exhaust.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The driver side needed a slight trimming to get around the Cusco cage.<\/p>\n