PART VI
Not only the exterior had cosmetic differences on the Super VR-4. The differences extended to the interior, where it gained red carpet, red/black gear lever & handbrake, red/black Momo steering wheel, purple-tinted dash gauges, and "carbon fibre" effect dash surround. Also on the list is are red/black door cards, rear seats, and matching Recaro fully adjustable front seats.
Most of this, fortunately, is present, other than the Recaro front seats, which have been replaced with other seats following a similar patterning to the doors, but only in blue, rather than red!
The steering wheel, too, has seen better days, with the red part VERY faded and damaged.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...4/IMG_9839.jpg
So, the aim has been to try to acquire the Recaro seats, a replacement steering wheel to restore the interior to factory "Super VR-4" standard.
Unfortunately for others, but very fortunately for us, we have managed to acquire not only these parts, but also original front canards, and sideskirts - from another complete Super VR-4 - this time, however, a Galant saloon:
http://gi245.photobucket.com/groups/...G/101_3663.jpg
http://gi245.photobucket.com/groups/...G/101_3329.jpg
http://gi245.photobucket.com/groups/...G/101_3141.jpg
And, now, the love-child of our other two :)
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...4/IMG_0283.jpg
Unfortunately, this is how it was delivered to us...
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...4/IMG_0280.jpg
The damage is, regrettably, terminal.
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...4/IMG_0297.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...4/IMG_0293.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...4/IMG_0290.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...4/IMG_0289.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...4/IMG_0287.jpg
(We would like to meet the person who did this to the car... and punch them in the ovaries)
However - every cloud has a silver lining, and in this case, it means that the Legnum can now have the correct OEM parts - Recaro's, skirts, canards, and a steering wheel in better condition than the one currently there.
The plus side, too, is that by breaking the saloon for parts, we'll be able to make a bit of money back on it.
Every time we've gone outside today and seen that parked up there, it's made us feel physically sick seeing the damage to it, and knowing we can't fix it :(