Blast from the past
i think its time to get rid of that couch in the office

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This is sick! So painting the back of the seats is the new thing
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See how the seats are made
the backs are held on by pine tree fasteners
u know the nissan maxima bumper holders
so popping them off and peeling off the original
vinly reveals a rough surface the inner backing is smooth and one could easily wax the inside
of the back and pull a smooth mold off it
making a nice back panel to paint
not sure i have the ambition.
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The side panels did not require any sewing.
tearing them down reveals a center panel
with upper and lower panels.
the upper and lower are stapled then folded
back to the finish side creating a nice padded
tranistion line.
all foam was in decent shape and was reused
i was able to take this on myself after some instruction from my interior guy!
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About three hours later
j at maritime design cut the pieces for me
i managed to do this without stapling my fingers together.
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If we go back to the switch placement in 1996
They are off to the right pretty far for my skinny
t-rex arms to reach.
i decided to do a wrap style dash and although
my original military style toggle switches worked very well i started looking for replacement marine switches all over the internet.

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Most of u all know when u search something on the internet it uses cookies. Not the kind u
crave after taking a bong hit.
anyhow this company called
newwiremarine came up in my wifes facebook
account as i was stalking her.
so i decided to click on that link.
low and behold its a fully interactive custom
dash board marine company where u actually
Select and build and wire the custom panels
wow…
here i was gonna cut solder shrink tube new switches like i did years ago… r u kidding me?
what a great idea and service..
so a month later fedx shows up with custom cobalt carbon fiber
switch panels….
great job ..
now lets see if i can get them wired in without a
mushroom cloud!

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They all back light red if i wire it right including The skater logo
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Im so excited im heading to the strip joint!

WOW, they do some super nice work, all numbered wiring I assume with a chart. So, the Skater logo is backlit? thanks

New wire is very popular with the center consoles and fishing boat community. From what I’ve seen and heard they are a great company to work with. Boat is looking good G, keep up the good work, don’t let the smoke out of those switches!
I’ll be starting my wiring project soon.

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yes they send pdfs for approval and revisions really professional.
wait a minute !!!
is that a ol in the skater section? :) boy u weren't kidding when u said you were rigging that boat. Go big or go home!
Jaime just do what i do and put all the same wire color together on one lug.