...what the glovebox liners are made from?
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davidpidge
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...what the glovebox liners are made from?
As the title suggests, I'd like to know what the glovebox liners are made from. My driver's side one is pretty rough and I thought it might be quite easy to make my own using the old one as a template. They're surprisingly expensive new.
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Re: ...what the glovebox liners are made from?
Bending it into shape and having it set like that will be the hardest part. I suppose you could steam it.
Re: ...what the glovebox liners are made from?
easier to buy some £27ish from traders,probably cost as much to buy the board
Re: ...what the glovebox liners are made from?
Flock that for a game of soldiers!....you can sticky back stuff. 
Beige is a good match.
A full roll is a bit expensive for one person but you could club together with someone to buy it.
I made my glove boxes out of about 3mm thick grey card (bought from an art shop: A0 size if I recall correctly), using the old ones as templates and glued the back in place rather than using rivets (as in the original).
Not too hard to bend without creasing, if you take it easy and bend it a small amount at a time. If it creases then you won't get the creases out again.
The small mistake I made was to stick the flock on before bending the card and it wrinkled slightly in a couple of places; probably better to bend the card first and then stick the flock on.
I suspect the millboard is a better solution if you can get hold of it.
If you use cardboard then paint the outside of the completed glove box with a thin coat of clear varnish or paint, just in case of water getting on it from a leaky screen seal.
Beige is a good match.A full roll is a bit expensive for one person but you could club together with someone to buy it.
I made my glove boxes out of about 3mm thick grey card (bought from an art shop: A0 size if I recall correctly), using the old ones as templates and glued the back in place rather than using rivets (as in the original).
Not too hard to bend without creasing, if you take it easy and bend it a small amount at a time. If it creases then you won't get the creases out again.
The small mistake I made was to stick the flock on before bending the card and it wrinkled slightly in a couple of places; probably better to bend the card first and then stick the flock on.
I suspect the millboard is a better solution if you can get hold of it.
If you use cardboard then paint the outside of the completed glove box with a thin coat of clear varnish or paint, just in case of water getting on it from a leaky screen seal.
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