Interior swap
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From: Toms River, NJ
nothing else new, just trying to finish my interior.
and im jsut keeping the stock belts for now. im going to mount stock belt guides to the seats. aftermarket harnesses are actually illegal because the factory seat belt is designed to work in conjunction with the air bag. so a harness isnt going to work properly unless i rid of the airbag.
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i was thinking about getting an aftermarket wheel like a momo or something. but i dont want to do that until i get harnesses too. but i should take out my pass airbag too then no? its not a race car, i do transport around with my wifey and i dont want her to get hurt either obviously.
i wouldn't take the air bags out if you drive it on the street. there's plenty more to remove/replace before then to save weight. if you want to risk your life that's one thing, but someone else's would make me feel guilty.
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its not to save weight. mostly for looks but im gonna keep the factory setup for now. like i said its not a full blown race car. i dont even race if i have someone with me. but im a very alert driver. i anticipate what other idiots are going to do before they hit me.
still waiting for seats to arrive...hurry up UPS!!!
still waiting for seats to arrive...hurry up UPS!!!
[QUOTE=DevilDougWS6;10296127]oh, haha now i remember. ever get your car painted yet?
nothing else new, just trying to finish my interior.
nah, im still waiting on my paint guy. i just did LTs today tho. probably going to be heading out to E-Town next friday. you ever go out anymore? its been more crowded lately than it was all summer.
nothing else new, just trying to finish my interior.
nah, im still waiting on my paint guy. i just did LTs today tho. probably going to be heading out to E-Town next friday. you ever go out anymore? its been more crowded lately than it was all summer.
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From: Toms River, NJ
ive been out a few times. not really lately, two weeks ago had drill, then i started on this project and been trying to save a bit of money too. ill be out this weekend hopefully. you should come to the njfboa meet this coming tuesday. its in brick at tgifridays.
you should check out NJFBOA.org, good group of local guys. november is a meet at ttp performance, dyno power pulls for $65 if you are curious. Thread Starter
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oh yeah....ill probably be at that meet. adam you wanna meet up before you head up there? i might have a few friends come too. id like to get another dyno pull in. especially now with the cooler weather.
lol
lol haha hijacked your own thread. i deff down for meeting up and cruising out there. i just hope i still have a license. i have at least two court dates before then and both want to hit me with tickets that will suspend my license. not sure when the suspension will kick in either. sometimes its quick, sometimes a little slow. i'll let you know after that **** goes down.
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haha hijacked your own thread. i deff down for meeting up and cruising out there. i just hope i still have a license. i have at least two court dates before then and both want to hit me with tickets that will suspend my license. not sure when the suspension will kick in either. sometimes its quick, sometimes a little slow. i'll let you know after that **** goes down.
Did you paint the bezel that contains the window, mirror and lock switches? If so, I'm DYING to know what color you used. I have ebony interior/trim also and I replaced that bezel on the driver's side, but I need to paint it. It comes in a standard, "unpainted" grey. Thanks
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no i didnt paint the switch bezel, nor the handle bezel. mine are already black so i didnt bother. same techniques apply here though. CLEAN, dry, layer on some adhesion promoter which helps paint stick to plastic parts REALLY well, then lay on some color.
i am, however, thinking about painting the door handle bezel in NBM, not the switch bezel though, i think that looks good just black because its really shaped to look molded with the door grip.
i am, however, thinking about painting the door handle bezel in NBM, not the switch bezel though, i think that looks good just black because its really shaped to look molded with the door grip.
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took a few more pictures:
carpet still has a bit of baking soda on it that i need to brush out to the surface and vacuum. but so far its coming along great. my seats will be here tomorrow.
i ordered the floor mats, silver gauge faces, and the chrome vent rings. after that the interior is pretty much done. i may try to get some cloth rear seats in the future just to fill it in back there but i still dont like driving people around like its a damn taxi.
carpet still has a bit of baking soda on it that i need to brush out to the surface and vacuum. but so far its coming along great. my seats will be here tomorrow.
i ordered the floor mats, silver gauge faces, and the chrome vent rings. after that the interior is pretty much done. i may try to get some cloth rear seats in the future just to fill it in back there but i still dont like driving people around like its a damn taxi.
no i didnt paint the switch bezel, nor the handle bezel. mine are already black so i didnt bother. same techniques apply here though. CLEAN, dry, layer on some adhesion promoter which helps paint stick to plastic parts REALLY well, then lay on some color.
i am, however, thinking about painting the door handle bezel in NBM, not the switch bezel though, i think that looks good just black because its really shaped to look molded with the door grip.
i am, however, thinking about painting the door handle bezel in NBM, not the switch bezel though, i think that looks good just black because its really shaped to look molded with the door grip.
I'm jealous if you got yours new in the color to match... lucky