cam.giles AU Fotre to BA Xr Interior Conversion

[fourl6]

as you all know iv been slowly converting my AU Forte interior to a BA XR...
my progress has sort of been tacked onto the end of a few different threads so i thought id just create this one to show the progress...

A Few Things to note.
- I Am note planning on using Pretty much any BA Wiring (Down the track i will research the BA cluster a bit more)
- I Have not yet figured out what im going to do about the passenger airbag as the AU is a Single Stage Airbag and the BA is a Duel Stage Airbag
what iv done so far... (although i did notice the trigger connector looks the same)
- At Them Moment im just going to use the AU Steering Column and Steering Wheel
- I Know alot of you think the AU Dash is alot better than the BA and imo it is better built but its just to ugly and there really isnt that much you can do with it to improve it


Front Door Trims - Will Bolt straight on but because they are thicker that AU Trims you wont be able to close the door... this is what iv had for the last 6 months... i have modded the top corner with the au trim inserted behind and this is how i had the power windows wired up...
(i havent done the rears yet as i havent converter them to power windows yet)



Rear Seats - Pretty much not worth the effort... go on ebay and buy yourself some fake Leather Seat Covers... but just to show i have attempted it this is a cut and paste from another tread...

Why BA rear seats are not easy to put in a AU
(I have not put them in the misses BA and have decided to get the ebay fake leather covers)

have a few pics of it all...
the BA falcon is around 5cms longer than the AU and if you look from the side most of this length is just in front of the wheel arch

The metal floor under the rear seat is about 5/6cm's lower in the AU than the BA

As in previous post. the mounting point for the back rest are completely different and are not interchangeable (Welded not bolted on)

The latch positions are different

Here are a few pics to show the differences in the floor plans

this is just a pic of the seats sitting in there, not mounted or leveled at all


AU<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ----- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BA
Note the height difference compared to the water bottle

BA Fascia Modification - this is what im doing now...


an overall before short for future reference and a few parts

a few bits and the fascia being modded to accommodate fit a single din, AU heater Controls and buttons modded to work (4 lower buttons will be A/C, Rear Demister, Interior Lights, Central Locking)
im working on a circuit to make the A/C switch cycle the a/c... if i wire it straight up i would have to hold it in to get the A/C on when im after a toggle type switch...
iv also got all the back lights figured out to... and the parts you can see hack sawed are a old rooted set of heater Controls that using for testing

kenays going to give me a hand fibreglassing it back into one peace... im going to turn the old screen hole into a GPS holder... a 4.3" gps will fit in there nicely

i have lined up a Black BA XR Premium Dash and center console... should be able to pick it up this weekend hopefully with the cabin carpet and rear power window regs aswell...

Cheers Cam