terry350z Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Hi I need a bit of help After taking my centre console apart to get it dipped ,i took apart the flip lid compartment and after putting it back together it no longer stays open The 2 springs dont seem to be doing their job Probably because ive put them back in wrong - i know its an odd one and yes i should have noted how it was when i took it apart But any help gratefully accepted Many thanks Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Hopefully someone will be along who knows the answer, but in the meantime maybe this pic gives you a clue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayd350 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 The spring clips should have been under tension when you dissasembled the cubby and therefor should have been under tension when re assembling. They're tricky little buggers and tend to fly off in opposite directions. If this scenario isn't something you experienced then the chances are they're not in correctly. It's a simple mechanism so it can't really be anything else. Unfortuantely it's a strip down job to correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayd350 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 9 minutes ago, Hayd350 said: The spring clips should have been under tension when you dissasembled the cubby and therefor should have been under tension when re assembling. They're tricky little buggers and tend to fly off in opposite directions. If this scenario isn't something you experienced then the chances are they're not in correctly. It's a simple mechanism so it can't really be anything else. Unfortuantely it's a strip down job to correct. In case you need a bit more info rather than a "Yeah it's wrong" response here's a step by step - https://my350z.com/forum/body-interior-exterior-and-lighting-diy/575663-diy-cubby-door-assembly-springs-pictures-included.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry350z Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 hi thank you for the replies to my post I have sorted it eventually after trying all ways of fitting (about 3 hours) all sorted now & centre console ,window switches & air vents dipped carbon fibre and refitted I think its improved my 350 and I love the look and I believe I got this done at a good price 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack94 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Looking good How much did that set you back if you don't mind me asking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrain69 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Jack94 said: Looking good How much did that set you back if you don't mind me asking? Agreed! Looks super smart. I like it! keen to know rough ballpark of cost too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry350z Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 On 24/01/2021 at 16:19, hotrain69 said: Agreed! Looks super smart. I like it! keen to know rough ballpark of cost too. On 24/01/2021 at 15:01, Jack94 said: Looking good How much did that set you back if you don't mind me asking? Hi it cost me £120 for all items in the 3 pictures that are carbon fibre which I thought was a pretty decent price obviously I had to strip down everything so that all he had to do was dip it and it took about 2 weeks turnaround I had put this off for quite a while because i thought it would be really expensive I had previously wrapped the switch panels and air vent trims myself which looked ok for a chef but they look much better now and I wasn't going to try and wrap the central console myself Terry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 4 hours ago, terry350z said: Hi it cost me £120 for all items in the 3 pictures that are carbon fibre which I thought was a pretty decent price obviously I had to strip down everything so that all he had to do was dip it and it took about 2 weeks turnaround I had put this off for quite a while because i thought it would be really expensive I had previously wrapped the switch panels and air vent trims myself which looked ok for a chef but they look much better now and I wasn't going to try and wrap the central console myself Terry Yeah that's a steal... i've seen prices triple that for the same job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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