diy interior color change
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i thought id post my weekend project .... wanted to go with a black interior with out removing any parts from my car. it would of been a big mission to remove my dash so i taped the front window and cluster and a.c. controls. i cleaned everything with soapy water very well, and started laying down layers lil by lil... if you spray to close it leaves light colord spots.. also careful how you spray it leaves dust and if u spray to much it builds so keep that in mind... after i also wrapped my woodgrains with a carbon fiber sticker paper i got at my local autoparts store to complete the job.. this was super easy to do... enjoy!
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check now.... also if u guys notice i changed the shifter to a stick shift boot from driftmotion...wanted the gated shifter mod but cant find it... plus for 60 bucks its cheep and it looks nice...
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the cans i used was duplicolor flat black (dont get the gloss) they were aboout 8 bucks a can.... i had to use around 5 cans i layed down alot of layers.....the seats were redone with suede in the middle.. i got the car with the carpet and seats already done... and the shift **** this is what i did... when u remove the stock shifter u got a white stick and a black plastick i trimmed the black plastick a lil so all that pokes out is the white stick.. that white stick when u push it down it lets you shift so i put a regular shift **** on it... so all u do is press down on the shift **** to shift... ill try and post a diy on the shifter soon... real easy... also yes added the steering wheel but im looking for an rx330 or a more modern one...
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dude honestly iv never used it... so not being able to use it is no big deal.. in the future i am trying to swap tranny to 5 speed anyways...
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you can no longer use overdrive when you do that to the shifter.
.here is diy that i copied for my car (the link for the diy is in the youtube video description) works like a charm! got my shifter from ebay. its made for auto shifters, but can be used as a manual shifter also.
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I originally used the Duplicolor originally and it totally didnt hold up. I had to resand and remove most of the paint and redo with SEM. I hope yours holds up better than what mine did. From the picture it looks very well. I cant believe you didnt remove any of your stuff before painting. :-)
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I originally used the Duplicolor originally and it totally didnt hold up. I had to resand and remove most of the paint and redo with SEM. I hope yours holds up better than what mine did. From the picture it looks very well. I cant believe you didnt remove any of your stuff before painting. :-)