Interior mod.
03-02-2008, 07:26 PM
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wow looks great! ive been wanting to do the same to my car, and i recently ordered a couple samples of the material from specializedstainless.com to see how it will match the rest of my ebony interior. keep us updated! ive been particularily eyeing the dash thinking that a nice leather covered interior wouldnt be complete without the dash being wrapped.......
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03-12-2008, 11:15 AM
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Kudos on having the ***** to do that to your dash! lol. I had mine recovered by a shop since I didnt feel able to undertake it myself. They ended up putting a few seams in, which I actually ended up liking... gives it a more custom look.
But just wanted to let you know that the airbag cover, is just that, a cover. All it is is a piece of rubber thats glued to the dash. So you can just pull that off, and vinyl it seperately. Its VERY strong adhesive though, but i just used a hair dryer and wedged a screwdriver between the cover and the dash, just working around, and it came off perfect. Its not plastic so it wont crack. That should make covering that part a bit easier! But good look with finishing it up, looks great so far!
But just wanted to let you know that the airbag cover, is just that, a cover. All it is is a piece of rubber thats glued to the dash. So you can just pull that off, and vinyl it seperately. Its VERY strong adhesive though, but i just used a hair dryer and wedged a screwdriver between the cover and the dash, just working around, and it came off perfect. Its not plastic so it wont crack. That should make covering that part a bit easier! But good look with finishing it up, looks great so far!
03-12-2008, 01:44 PM
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I am really looking forward to everything being back together in your car vikingramair I would like to do this to my car but don't know if I have the patience or money right now to do it. Keep us updated everything looks great so far.
03-15-2008, 11:01 AM
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Not yet, i have been busy as hell, both on the job and at home.
My whife had a disk operation 2 weeks ago, they replaced the two lowest disks with titanium ones, that why my garage time is minimized
Small parts i can bring home and work on. Hopefully next week i can start to work on the dash agan.
My whife had a disk operation 2 weeks ago, they replaced the two lowest disks with titanium ones, that why my garage time is minimized
Small parts i can bring home and work on. Hopefully next week i can start to work on the dash agan.
03-15-2008, 12:08 PM
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3M have many different adhesivers, my is a blue one named fasbond 30 -you need to apply this on both surfaces and wait for a couple of hours . I usually start working the day after.
03-16-2008, 02:15 PM
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No but since i'm from Sweden - all euro/japs owners compare the interior with euro/japs car and sorry to say, my T/A is a plastic fantastic interior machine.
They have all the plastic on the outside and i have it inside
Comparing with my DD volvo , volvo wins. I NEED TO CHANGE THIS.
They have all the plastic on the outside and i have it inside
Comparing with my DD volvo , volvo wins. I NEED TO CHANGE THIS.
03-31-2008, 01:00 AM
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How did you get that dash on the passenger side done all in one piece i am very interested in doing this on my own car but im not sure if i can pull it off and make it look factory. what size material did you use for the dash.Any tips to someone else wanting to do this? Thanks
