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89 lx hatch
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New to this website. friend told me this is where he gets a lot of tips when working on his car... I've
been wanting to do a sn95 dash conversion on my 89 lx has anyone here done it that can tell me if its a lot of work i have a donor car so the parts are no problem.. if anyone has any tips plz help thanks
Posts: 9 | From: Charmichael | Registered: Apr 2012
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norcalfiddy
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i never done it but if you have the donor car already, give it a shot and see what would need to be done ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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Posts: 3393 | From: Brentwood | Registered: Aug 2011
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89 lx hatch
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I've already taken the old one out and did measurements on the new one and it looks like im going to have problems with the door panels i just wanted to see if anyone has done it b4 i start cutting stuff.. the center console lined righ up with the e brake and shifter
Posts: 9 | From: Charmichael | Registered: Apr 2012
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norcalfiddy
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Originally posted by 89 lx hatch:
I've already taken the old one out and did measurements on the new one and it looks like im going to have problems with the door panels i just wanted to see if anyone has done it b4 i start cutting stuff.. the center console lined righ up with the e brake and shifter
yea most of the conversions ive seen they used the stock fox door panels or none at all..
anyways, good luck
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Posts: 3393 | From: Brentwood | Registered: Aug 2011
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89 lx hatch
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yeah i mounted it using a couple screws and my friend holding it in place have problems with the door handles hit the dash i cant find a way around it i even took a padding of the door panels and still cant open the door when close. i have a two tone 94 cobra dashboard so its not digital.. in my head i picture it looking awesome just cant get the
steering perfect and the door panels been going at it for a couple of weeks on weekends
[ April 04, 2012, 12:15 AM: Message edited by: 89 lx hatch ]
Posts: 9 | From: Charmichael | Registered: Apr 2012
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Fast(er) Eddie
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The best way I've seen it done it to relocate the interior door handle to the area above the speaker, similar to the early foxes. Other than doing that, most people that have done the swap cut the majority of the door handle off leaving just a stub to open the door. This doesn't look right in my opinion.
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Posts: 584 | From: Dirty Five Thirty | Registered: Jul 2004
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89 lx hatch
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agreed.. have done some research looking at ur last post. thanks by the way will have keep looking on the web to get a better picture where to mount them..thanks again
Posts: 9 | From: Charmichael | Registered: Apr 2012
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dohc90lx
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i did it and took it back off and ran a stock dash for weight reasons. the late model dash is really heavy. getting the dash to work is fairly straight foward. trim some across the deforst vents. then make your own bracket near the center to support it. the trick part is the heater box. get ready to custom fabricate alot there. the outlets for the vent redgesters are completely different between the two. and there will be a clearance problem if i remember right. i had mine all together like i said but didnt want all that extra weight. and hated the door handle issue.
Posts: 129 | From: antioch | Registered: Apr 2012
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50DADDY
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You can see in the first picture theyve moved the door handle to above the window switch on the armrest.Looks nice IMO.
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Posts: 4827 | From: Suckramento | Registered: Jul 2003
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cemelevu
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I have seen somewhere 'on the internet a guy was able to swap the actual interior door panels as well. Looks like a shit-load of work.
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SS_Super_Stang
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If u look on youtube under buckostang this guy did it and has a vid that shows the finished car so u can get a better idea of wat it looks like
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Posts: 137 | From: Richmond | Registered: Dec 2011
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