Guest flymike Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 hi there i've been working on this over the last four months and she's almost done, almost! i decided to fit a mk6 into it because my mk4 interior was knacked and i managed to get a complete mk6 interior for £40. this is what i've done to the cab so far. new front disc's pads and paint calipers paint entire underneath including most suspension parts refurbed the alloy's put a rs turbo body kit on new cd/mp head set and speakers along with a new electric aerial. changed the rear lights as it had mk3's fitted when i got it. refurbed carpet (vaxed x 3) fitted the front spots (car boot £1) up rated the roof to electric one used the mk6 electric window motors and loom (angle grinder and welder required) used the mk6 wing mirrors (electric and heated) and loom copped the mk6 seats to fit in the back by using the mk4 bottom seat plate. welded the mk4 seat runners to the mk6 front seats (git of a job) fitted led underbody lights and customed dash to take control gear. ie used a spare clock push button and drilled dash so that i could use this button to change light seqence. fitted mk6 dash which needs to cut down ie 3" off the back and 2" of the passenger side. i used all the mk6 electric switches and changed led's to blue also put new led's into clock, speedo and heater controls welded/repaired both sil's another couuple of small welds under bonnet. fitted mk6 fuel sender unit so i could use the fuel guage from the mk6 touched up the paint work here and there but it's not far off a respray. and loads of other stuff, was it all worth it i ask myself. anyway here are a few pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMk4TwinCarb Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Looks good and unique I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest charlie74 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 agreed,, looking good,, gives the car a more uptodate look,, tight squeeze too i recon,,, ) good job on getting it in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fatboy billy Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 (edited) love it mate i really do especially the wing mirrors any detail on how you got them on? Edited June 19, 2009 by fatboy billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flymike Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 love it mate i really do especially the wing mirrors any detail on how you got them on? it was a case of trial and error, but you do have to just busy with the drill and drill out where the new holes will be also you have to drill out where the mounting arms go, i remember that one of the mounting points on the wing mirror has to be cut down in length. then you have to use a stanley knife and trim down the plasic shroud on the mirror and cut it so it to fit flush on the window...it's a pain to do but it looks good. i have a load more photo's but i'm having trouble loading them on. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fatboy billy Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 will have to give it ago as that looks spot on have you got photobucket set up an account at http://www.photobucket.com upload your pics and then copy ovr the img code Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Well done mate this is a Cracking Mod, looks realy smart and suites the Cab realy well, gives it a more upto date look, the iterior sits well, bet that new set of seats is better than the old ones !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveG79 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 That looks proper smart mate. Have you thought of going with one of the 3 spoke steering wheels from later models cos i reckon that will really look the dogs danglys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dee1orean Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Impressive work there mate, Liking it a lot. Was it really that much of a Pain In The Ass to do? Did you take any pics while you were doing it? Just wondering if you fancied posting some kind of guide if anybody else fancied giving it a go?? (I.E. Me!!!!lol!!) But seriously top marks mate, love it. Jez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flymike Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 (edited) yeah it really was a pain, especially putting the mk4 windscreen heater vents into the mk6 dash coz you have to cut 3" off the back of the dash and that includes the mk6 heater vents. and then theres the plumbing to do..??? vacuum hose and silicon did the trick. oh cutting the rear seats down to size was a pain too coz the mk6 seats are too wide and you have to use the mk4 bottom seat metal tray and cut the foam from the mk6 to fit. then weld in some support for the top part of the rear seats coz the mk6 rears are in 3 pieces. overall i must of spent over 200 hours so far......!!! that's 400 pints of beer i've missed out on. lol. will look at photobucket and see if i can set something up, however most of the photo's were taken on my mobile. if anyone is daft enough to have a go at this conversion then i'll help in anyway i can, the wiring is a nightmare but do able. speak soon mike Edited June 20, 2009 by flymike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flymike Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 don't know if this will work but here goes. http://s709.photobucket.com/albums/ww99/fl...mview=slideshow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Cool mate, great work !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dee1orean Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Just went through the slideshow mate. You've put a lot of work into that cab even before carrying out the interior swap. It's possible that your cab had more rust than min PMSL, check out my restoration thread and you'll see what I mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 i love the look of that dash in your mk4, im very jelous lol, very smart!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dippy7758 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Hi Mike Im New to this forum... i have just seen your post on mk6 dash conversion i am impressed and going to attempt to do the same in my cabriolet which is stripped inside out.. I have done a mk4 dash setup in my fiesta mk3 rs which i know was a pain but dont mind the challenge.. im from leicester to was hoping you can help me with some more info on the dash conversion for the escort thanks Mike. Dips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tee Morrison Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 A serious amount of work gone into that, but definitely worth it. The mirrors and dash look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Wow 2009!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GINGExR2T Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 . How cool, I know it was a few years ago but would like to see more pics of the door card and did they need cutting to get them to fit??? ginger . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 inactive member since 2010, doubt you'll get a reply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshlad Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 i was just thinking the same def looks like a tidy job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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