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Old 04-16-2011, 11:07 AM
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Anyone know how close of a match the Mina Chrome Instrument Rings are to the factory XKR ones?

I plan on doing the 3 gauge conversion for my XKR and was wondering if anyone had any experience with them...
 
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Old 04-17-2011, 01:05 PM
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Surely somebody must have installed these. I'm also thinking of installing them, the shift gate cover and pedals.
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Old 04-18-2011, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by RCSign
Surely somebody must have installed these. I'm also thinking of installing them, the shift gate cover and pedals.
Doug
2001 XKR Silverstone
I'm looking for an answer to this as well - though really two questions:

a) How good are the Mina Rings? (it seems to me that they have to have a slight curve to match the profile of the dash)

b) Do they match the original rings? (because if the answer to a) is good, but they don't match, I might go 'all Mina'.

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Old 04-18-2011, 07:05 PM
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can't answer your question however I think XKRacer sells something very similar on his site as well: Paragon Design UK - Products
 
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The response I got back from Mina stated that the OEM bezels were brushed/polished aluminum and that theirs are chrome. Still unsure of what I'll do.
 
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Old 04-19-2011, 05:31 PM
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I bought the aluminum ones for my car and then misplaced them. Found them, but have not installed them. I remember reading that if the curvature was not correct, you were to roll them over a beer can to form the curve. Then you have to glue them in place. I had thought that they would have pressed into place. Don't know if I will install them or not yet.
 
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