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Old 11-30-2007, 02:27 PM
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In between the seats where the seatbelt buckle goes, there is a heavy scratch in a radius of the seatbelt buckle. Also down by the floorboard in the front there are a lot of scratches on the plastic. What is best to get rid of these scratches?
Old 11-30-2007, 09:37 PM
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I have a small scratch on the door panel due to hitting it with my foot once or twice. Also interested
Old 11-30-2007, 10:06 PM
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a heat gun can melt the white part of the scratches out, as far as getting rid of deep scratches out im not sure.
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Yea, the heat gun works great on light scratches but be careful not to over heat it or the erea will be glossy.

There are vinyl/trim guys that also do repairs for the severe scratches. Just like any other profession though there hit/miss on the quality.
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That happens alot in these cars, the seat belt buckle rubs against the center console and eventually you'll have scratch marks down the side of it, moving the seat backwards and forwards makes it even worse(I know form personal experience) :angry:

"Someone" has or makes seat buckle covers, I don't know exactly what kind of material they use or where they got them, heck you could probably make your own, I think they would prevent any "scratching". I would buy a set in a heartbeat.
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Well, my driver side seatbelt has already made some nasty scratches on the console...
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get a new console, than put some sorta safety tape on the seatbelt
Old 12-01-2007, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by HoLLo
Well, my driver side seatbelt has already made some nasty scratches on the console...
Same here. I just try not to notice it.
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My whole interior is all scuffed up... matches the rest of the car
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Just do what i did, put the soft side of velcro tape on the other side of the seatbelt. It still rubs the center console, but won't scrape it.
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There are lots of places that do plastic repairs. Basically they have a filler they put in the scratches and then they spary a type of paint over the panel that matches the factory paint. Check your local phone book. Lots of car dealers use their services. The pricing is usually very reasonable and most places that do it are mobile (work out of vans etc).



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