Rokee Dash Bags?
Created by: FiremarshalBill
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I have a 1970's (Canadian) ROKEE Dash in my 1987 Welsh Austin Mini. It's exactly as you describe. Things get lost down into the void etc. as the holes are just open.
Good idea attaching some kind of bag to the back of the glovebox holes. Wish I had thought of that before installing it all.
PITA to rip it all out, though I may have to do it someday, as the red vinyl I used to recover the horridly cracked wood has started to
take on a distinctive pink hue here and there even though the car has been garaged most of it's life since it's arrived on this side of the Atlantic some 12 yrs ago now.
It'll be on my to-do list if the ROKEE ever comes back out.
Good idea attaching some kind of bag to the back of the glovebox holes. Wish I had thought of that before installing it all.
PITA to rip it all out, though I may have to do it someday, as the red vinyl I used to recover the horridly cracked wood has started to
take on a distinctive pink hue here and there even though the car has been garaged most of it's life since it's arrived on this side of the Atlantic some 12 yrs ago now.
It'll be on my to-do list if the ROKEE ever comes back out.
~ 30 minutes in a Mini is more therapeutic than 3 sessions @ the shrink. ~
Mike NB, Canada
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I've been thinking of building a Rokee dash for my 78' Mini (I have an original Rokee dash kit to resurface and/or use for pattern pieces). This after market burl-wood dash is in three pieces (five pieces if you include the two glove box doors). It seems to me that any small items like a garage door opener, pencils, pens, a small flash light, etc. put into these two tiny glove boxes would roll around the dash shelf and become totally lost in the nooks and crannies behind the dash face. Has anyone ever installed a Rokee dash with cloth or vinyl bags glued around the back side of the glove box door openings? I'm wondering if this might be the only solution to keep small items from getting lost behind the dash and un-accessible when you really need them? Any hints on rebuilding, refurnishing, or remounting a Rokee dash? Thanks!