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General Category => General American Skier Discussions => Topic started by: tbennett on February 17, 2012, 06:20:33 PM

Title: Glove Box Lid
Post by: tbennett on February 17, 2012, 06:20:33 PM

Has anyone fabricated a glove box lid or have any ideas for a replacement?  I found a similar lid on a nautique website, but they want $60.  I was thinking of fabricating one out of fiberglass and then either painting or wrapping in 3M Carbon Fiber Film.  This is for a 1990 Volante.  Thoughts?

Tim

Title: Re: Glove Box Lid
Post by: Mike Harry on February 17, 2012, 07:23:42 PM

If your going to go as far as making one out of glass, just take the extra step and mold it out of carbon fiber to start with...... You might be able to make a mold off the one you have. Just a thought.

Title: Re: Glove Box Lid
Post by: phil on February 17, 2012, 08:10:45 PM

Quote from: Mike Harry on February 17, 2012, 07:23:42 PM

If your going to go as far as making one out of glass, just take the extra step and mold it out of carbon fiber to start with...... You might be able to make a mold off the one you have. Just a thought.

That would be slick. Carbon fiber.

Title: Re: Glove Box Lid
Post by: tbennett on February 22, 2012, 02:37:59 PM

Going with real carbon fiber.  I ordered some mesh and resin off ebay for about $20.  I will post some pics when complete.

Title: Re: Glove Box Lid
Post by: wetamb on February 23, 2012, 04:13:58 AM

Hey, you want to make 2 of those?  I was thinking of the doing the same thing but have not gotten around to it yet.    BJ

Title: Re: Glove Box Lid
Post by: Joel on February 23, 2012, 06:04:29 PM

"Hey, you want to make 2 of those?  I was thinking of the doing the same thing but have not gotten around to it yet..."    BJ

DITTO!!!!!   While your at it...  PLEASE!?!?!?!?    ;D   You could probably make a couple $$ while your at it - Anyone who has this type of lid has the same crack down the middle...   just sayin'   :)

Joel

Title: Re: Glove Box Lid
Post by: kahunadon72 on February 28, 2012, 06:00:10 PM

What are the dimensions?  Our boat doesn't even have a glove box lid - just an indentation in the passenger side dash where we put stuff - a lid would be great!

Title: Re: Glove Box Lid
Post by: tbennett on July 08, 2012, 08:53:49 PM

Went with real carbon fiber.  Turned out pretty good.  Probably costed me about $40 for all the supplies.

Dimensions are 14.5" x 11"

Title: Re: Glove Box Lid
Post by: Joel on July 08, 2012, 09:12:39 PM

So your selling me one for HOW MUCH?    8)   My glove box cover suffered the same fate... too thin and too abused.   Yours looks very nice AND sturdy  :)

Title: Re: Glove Box Lid
Post by: Mike Harry on July 09, 2012, 03:23:06 AM

Looks like he just wrapped his Joel.......... unless Im seeing something wrong.

Title: Re: Glove Box Lid
Post by: tbennett on July 09, 2012, 09:59:16 AM

I made a template out of plywood and then covered it with carbon fiber cloth and epoxy resin which i got off ebay.

Title: Re: Glove Box Lid
Post by: Mike Harry on July 09, 2012, 10:37:07 AM

Nice! Did you leave the plywood in or did you release it like a mold and just mount the shell?

Title: Re: Glove Box Lid
Post by: tbennett on July 09, 2012, 10:54:45 AM

I released the plywood mold.  It turned out kind of rough at first, but I gave it several coats of clearcoat spray paint and now it is glassy smooth after wetsanding.

Title: Re: Glove Box Lid
Post by: Mike Harry on July 09, 2012, 11:29:34 AM

Very cool man. I would have never thought to use plywood. I would have made a glass mold to lay the fiber into. Seems like it came out pretty dang nice.

Title: Re: Glove Box Lid
Post by: tbennett on July 09, 2012, 11:49:24 AM

I wrapped the plywood mold in saran wrap for an easy release.  It probably would of turned out even better if I could make a backwards mold, but I didn't now how I could make one.