DQ shifter console install

[Arde]

My coupe left the factory as the "PETA edition". No leather used in any part of the car (they did miss the seat horse hairs though...).

To fix that I got a nice Spanish leather shifter console restored by DQ (Thanks!) and I just did the install.
Huge improvement from the butchered vinyl version I had.

1) Line up all essentials for the project.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAACP0/dybQ5ohSUvU/s800-Ic42/IMG_2195.JPG

2) Visualize old vs. new so you do not end up reinstalling the old one.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAACP8/xjSGJt1HmeQ/s800-Ic42/IMG_2197.JPG

3) Yank switches to start removal. No need to write down how they are wired.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAACQM/Eku1Ct4LzAc/s800-Ic42/IMG_2199.JPG

4) Look at the color of the non-exposed wood. It was a darker world in 1972.
Lift the wood and explore, I found my missing lighter there. If you have a Euro car you may find the phone number of Inge in Munich for example.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAACQc/DMkQXXrtDis/s800-Ic42/IMG_2204.JPG

5) Remove sleeve from lighter female to extract, chance to apply contact cleaner.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAACQ0/44LXs0Mx888/s800-Ic42/IMG_2208.JPG

6) Mount wiper and lighter gadgets.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAACQ8/gaflRUvSow8/s800-Ic42/IMG_2210.JPG

7) Run the wires and connect to switches.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAACRE/ry6whfJbhCU/s800-Ic42/IMG_2212.JPG

8) The cuban coffee must be boiling by now.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAACRQ/SiYWSc-I9GA/s800-Ic42/IMG_2215.JPG


Lost parts: One of the mounting screws disappeared into a blackhole.
Unexplained leftover parts: None except the old vinyl console.
To do: Find a nice leather wrapped or wood shifter. The plastic one is very loose. Figure out how to rotate the wiper knob legend.

 

[dave v. in nc]

shifter platform swap

...the highlight of my afternoon!..that looks marvelous, as well.
Dave V. in NC

 

[Ohmess]

Nicely done. If you want to get rid of your old crappy vinyl shifter console, I may be interested.

 

[Stevehose]

Love it. The anti-DQ tutorial

 

[Arde]

Nicely done. If you want to get rid of your old crappy vinyl shifter console, I may be interested.

I was planning to send it to DQ and do another one if the wood condition allows.

 

[David]

any chance of seeing that ebrake lever ? looks nice, but not stock.

 

[Ohmess]

I was planning to send it to DQ and do another one if the wood condition allows.

Good plan.

 

[deQuincey]

congrats, you did a good use of it,
ps, i love the line up of the essentials, that detail puts this thread on top of the more boring and conventional DQ's DIY threads:smile:

 

[tmason]

Darn it,not one photo with your greasy paws? Very disappointed Arde with your photo skills!
Nice looking finished product.