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Old 06-18-07, 04:18 PM
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Default DIY Weekend - dash removal, painted the woodgrain, modded shifter lights, 56k nono
DIY Weekend...

My interior has been part black, part tan, and part that ugly brown color for a while... I decided it was time to pull the dash, paint it with SEM vinyl color, and get rid of the ugly wood grain in exchange for something a little more up to date... So, here's dash instructions, how to modify the shifter lights and more...

Oh, I also cleaned every single thing in the car - no more dust behind anything, and none of that gross stuff that gets in the cracks either anymore...



Removal of shifter shroud, painting it, and modifying PRND21 lights... Now, instead of PRND12 lighting up all the time,and the selector moving, now only lighting up the gear it's in, like the dash does.

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Glove box and passenger side of car:

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Center Console, radio and a/c:

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Steering Wheel and shroud:
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Driver side dash:
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Behind the dash notes:
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And then, when all done:
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You are a god.

Are you using a tablet or something? I hope you're not writing all that with your mouse... that's pretty good writing if you are.
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Nice diy writeup. Do you have any pics of the finished products? I'm interested to see how the shifter lights came out.
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Awesome.....and Im sure in a week someone will post a question on how to do this.
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here's the results:

no pics here, but I also did some custom gauges, UV bulbs behind for backlighting (had to wire in extras to fill in the dim spots), and also custom needles...

sorry the floor is still a mess... I need to vacuum still... but you guys get the idea...


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You should email the Intellexual guy so he can post this on his site.
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Originally Posted by chanh55
You are a god.

Are you using a tablet or something? I hope you're not writing all that with your mouse... that's pretty good writing if you are.
lol, yah, I have a tablet PC... works wonders...
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Originally Posted by wildrice09
Nice diy writeup. Do you have any pics of the finished products? I'm interested to see how the shifter lights came out.

just posted them... its kinda hard to tell cause it's so bright out, but you get the idea...
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What'd you do to your trim? I can't say I like it... Good job on the black though.
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