been playing again... more subtle unapproved interior mods to my NSX!

[britlude]

You may have seen a call for a glovebox undertray thing on the socials (getting down wiv da kids!) and Lo, a package arrived from Kaz (thankyou Kaz) with a damaged one he had sitting on a shelf…. Turns out it was in better condition than mine, so I set too on my one, the other as the emergency spare should it all go pear shaped….


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53810220367_49c6d26bb8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ2rN8)IMG_20240621_134418 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ2rN8) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr


So first step was to remove the faux leather trim and cut a hole…
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53810220232_76cdf232d4_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ2rKN)IMG_20240621_135341 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ2rKN) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr


For this to nestle into….
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53811477304_818f34c196_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ8Trs)IMG_20240621_140512 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ8Trs) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr


Ok, this will give the game away, but I bought this 11 months ago, and have only just got around to experimenting…
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53809875986_e76def04f3_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pYZFqw)Screenshot_20240623_102633_com.alibaba.ali expresshd (https://flic.kr/p/2pYZFqw) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr


So it will sit here…..
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53811585980_95fe124cbf_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ9rKb)IMG_20240621_140549 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ9rKb) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr


And do this…
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53811147726_b92b14297d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ7ct5)IMG_20240621_140553 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ7ct5) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr



Concept proven, it was then a case of making it a bit more integrated, so a bit of foam was chopped off an inspection /rolling-around-on-the-garage-floor mat to sink it in a bit…
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53811585840_80277792e5_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ9rGL)IMG_20240622_121800 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ9rGL) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr


Stick on….
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53811386953_b4bec5c283_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ8qzF)IMG_20240622_122320 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ8qzF) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr


With excess to trim back 😊
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53811386928_d9012f23b3_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ8qzf)IMG_20240622_122501 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ8qzf) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr


Sanding to shape….
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53811476854_f18764528d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ8TiG)IMG_20240622_130222 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ8TiG) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr

[britlude]

Getting there….
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53811476729_f3233220f2_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ8Tgx)IMG_20240622_130231 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ8Tgx) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr

Original faux leather trim reattached… just reached!
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53810219472_3271bbb65d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ2rwG)IMG_20240622_163614 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ2rwG) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53811585235_ee0614a8ef_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ9rwk)IMG_20240622_163657 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ9rwk) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr

Obviously this bit needed finishing off….
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53811476294_8b78abdd6e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ8T93)IMG_20240622_163706 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ8T93) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr

So a quick 3D print design…
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53810219027_05e2f38f19_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ2rp2)IMG_20240622_164037 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ2rp2) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr

And print….
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53811584980_1143514e43_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ9rrW)IMG_20240622_183222 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ9rrW) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr

I had the edge finisher I needed, and after a bit of fine tuning it was stuck on….
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53811145641_65883525fe_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ7bR8)IMG_20240622_191235 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ7bR8) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr

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[britlude]

And back in….
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53811384893_0cb0cafbb1_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ8pYa)IMG_20240622_192918 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ8pYa) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53811145376_8acdd42cdc_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ7bLy)IMG_20240622_192923 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ7bLy) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr

All good…. I did tweak the ‘drawer’ so that the cup holder could slide out an extra half inch…. Makes all the difference… apparently!!!!


the 'not-very-integrated' cup holder on the floor can now come out, never was completely happy with it...


and the glove box still opens fine... it didn't, so a quick destaple and trim of a little excess foam on the undertray (literally 3mm thick) and all was well :)

also the carpet is fine, it just doesn't like being photographed!!! Yes, the floor mat has dirt on it, but quite why the other bits look brown i have no idea!!!

[britlude]

works!!!!

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53811586455_bf0f07dcd1_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ9rTn)IMG_20240623_104730 (https://flic.kr/p/2pZ9rTn) by JON SUTH (https://www.flickr.com/photos/197052607@N08/), on Flickr

[sorepaws]

Nice one, when are you going into production? And what is the little toggle switch on the bottom for ? (diagnostic link by any chance?)

[mutley]

I really do love reading these little quirks of yours, having a not-so-original NSX myself.

not sure I need that one though.

Cheers,
Jim

[WhyOne?]

Excellent stuff as ever Jonathan.

[britlude]

And what is the little toggle switch on the bottom for ? (diagnostic link by any chance?)

The switch is indeed for the diagnostics, it's double pole, so one side shorts the blue connector to save me scrabbling around in the footwell, and the other side activates the abs diagnostics after I did the abs upgrade

[Senninha]

What a fab idea, as always, did you paint the bracket on final install, hard to tell from the last photos ….

[britlude]

What a fab idea, as always, did you paint the bracket on final install, hard to tell from the last photos ….bracket??? do you mean the edge finisher around the drawer? no, left it as printed :)

[PeterW]

I hope my wife doesn't find out about this mod ...:)