Blob to Hawk Centre Console Coversion

Just did this today... bit of a ball ache but pleased with the end result. My advice to anyone thinking about doing the same would be to pay someone else to do it haha Time for a pint or 3

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I relocated the electric wing mirror switches to the Hawkeye console by fitting them to the lid of a maplins electronis box (pretty close colour and texture match of the console) I then modified the console where the DCCD controlls usually are so it would fit in properly. This is how the end result looked
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did the plugs for the heaters just plug in

Top job mate, looks cool

Ive been wondering the same, plus the connectors for the A/C, the demist and the re-circ ?

I nearly bought one cheap recently but reckoned it wouldnt be possible so binned the idea.

Cheers jonny All the heater controlls and the electrics just plug straight into the new sockets and work as they should so that's the easy part really, I needed to replace the handbrake though

im tempted to order this from Ebay LOL Pay day.......... looks 100x Better

Robbo, what the deal with the replacement handbrake ??

I was fancying a crack at this till you said that.

I'll have a spare handbrake soon mate when I fit my STI item..

The handbrake on mine was standard STI MY04 but that handbrake doesn't fit into the STI MY05 onwards centre console, its sits at a different angle to the newer ones so needed to swap it to a MY05 onwards handbrake, fairly simple to do though and only cost 25 quid for a new handbrake second hand so I wouldn't let it put you off

Robbo wrote:

The handbrake on mine was standard STI MY04 but that handbrake doesn't fit into the STI MY05 onwards centre console, its sits at a different angle to the newer ones so needed to swap it to a MY05 onwards handbrake, fairly simple to do though and only cost 25 quid for a new handbrake second hand so I wouldn't let it put you off

So to avoid me ripping out old handbrake for no reason! Will the one I have fit the facelift consol robbo? Is it same as yours...

I'm not sure to be honest matey, I've read threads of people changing their consoles on scoobynet where they didn't have to change the handbrake but I had to change mine so its your call mate, I'm happy to give you the tenner back if it doesn't fit though as its only fair

Its strange REZ, as Mutz Nutz has a 55 Reg Waggon and his has the newer Door Cards liek yours.......... but has the newer dash also LOL

Andyg wrote:

Its strange REZ, as Mutz Nutz has a 55 Reg Waggon and his has the newer Door Cards liek yours.......... but has the newer dash also LOL

Mine has the hawk face lift consol Andy but fitting full STI jobby.. no worries about handbrake robbo, for a tenner I'll keep it either way

Oh bolx, so this isn't just swapping out the silver bits, I need the whole centre section from a Hawk, yes ??

Aye you'll need the full shabang keith, I've got a photo of all the parts you'll need to make it work so ill upload it for you after the footie

Will I ever learn

here you go keith mate, you need everything here apart from the metal thing on the right hand side (no idea what that is)

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Chuffing McChuff - thats a lot more than I thought I needed. Ive chucked the idea on the backburner for now as I need to calm down after some nifty spending of late, but I may take a look at this later in the year.

And I can see that yours has come out of a left hand drive, same as I was looking at. No probs with handbrake etc ?

kgt wrote:

And I can see that yours has come out of a left hand drive, same as I was looking at. No probs with handbrake etc ?

Sorry mate, this isn't my actual console is just a picture I found on the net of the parts needed haha, mine came out of a UK Hawkeye STI. A left hand drive one wouldn't fit a UK model as the bolt holes for the handbrake would be on the wrong side

Good job I didnt buy the tw@t then, I thought it was a bargain.

Cracking job by the way, lets see what Mr Greer comes up with as he's onto this now.

haha I know mate I nearly made the same mistake myself after finding a cheap one from America on fleebay. Cheers bud im pleased with the end result like but It wasn't easy hopefully Greer doesn't find it too much of a ball ache

Keith how much you wanting to pay theres a full set on ebay item number 230740093125 he wants 95 quid and its from appelby so could have a canny run out in the scoob to pick it up if not want 15 quid delivery

Greigy, do me a favour and stop putting the syringe full of heroin on a plate and offering it to me.

Remind me to kick you very hard and very directly in the dangly parts next time we meet.

kgt wrote:

Greigy, do me a favour and stop putting the syringe full of heroin on a plate and offering it to me.

Remind me to kick you very hard and very directly in the dangly parts next time we meet.

Lol they look good get em bought lucky as I had them in mine 05 plate wonder when they decide to change them

Have you went and bought it?