Clean Up in the Cockpit

TLDR

• Swapped out the throttle quadrant cover
• Installed carpet under rudder pedal

Details

Throttle Quadrant Cover

I have been using the factory provided throttle quadrant cover since I built the component. Midwest Panel Builders sent me a much nicer cover - powder-coated, and has all markings and passenger warnings printed nicely.

I swapped the old cover with the better looking one today. The work is pretty straightforward, just unscrew a dozen M4 screws and replace the cover, then put the screws back on.

Old cover next to the new one

Old one is removed

New one installed

I also took this opportunity to fit the cover plate to the fuel selector. I want to find where exactly I need to drill on the fuel selector to connect the cover to the dashboard.

I might have to grind off a little bit of fiber material from the fuel selector mounting plate to make a better fit between it and the throttle cover.

Carpet

I also installed the two pieces of carpet directly under the rudder pedal.

Upholstery on this airplane is extremely difficult to install. Same for these pieces. It took me a while to guess/test how to fit them under the rudder pedal, and finally I had to crawl under the dashboard to trim the carpet and glue it on the floor. Not pleasant. But the carpet really makes the airplane look polished once installed. So it’s all worth it.