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pmitch5
10-06-05, 12:56 PM
rite this is kinda linked to my last post about carpets.!!

im thinkin of going red on the insids with carpet and fabric for doors (not sure what to do with roof yet still thinking) and seats i havnt decided may get covers at min til i can aford sum more but but but sum1 made the sugestion of colour coding the dash just wondered how you would do this is it the same as doing the bumpers or what?

id prefer a smooth look that the plasticy crap look any ideas sugestions or "how to"guides available on net.

Thanks guys when i get my cam sorted il put up sum pics its not great but its my baby lol

epo
10-06-05, 04:17 PM
on my mk2 dash i took all removable bits off and painted them

eg

heater dials
glove box
a, b, c pillar covers
window switch housing
heated windscreen blowers
heater blowers
speaker covers
ash trays
ect ect

did loads and just did a bit at a time
primed it sprayed it laquered it

pmitch5
10-06-05, 04:31 PM
cool u got ne pics so i can have a look? also how the hell do u get the headlight switch off did as it showed in haynes and it snaped off

epo
10-06-05, 04:50 PM
cool u got ne pics so i can have a look? also how the hell do u get the headlight switch off did as it showed in haynes and it snaped off

dont think i have any pics and the headlight switch was a twat to remove just trying to remember how
(dont wanna tell you wrong and you bust your's you see as i got mine from scrappy to practice on)

found a couple but its more the door as i took them to show where to position speakers

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/epo_sri/speaker_pics_003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/epo_sri/speaker_pics_002.jpg

Nobby
10-06-05, 07:47 PM
didnt u get ne reactions off the paint or did u sand them abit? :?

epo
10-06-05, 07:54 PM
wet and dryed papered them then went over them with thinners to remove any greece then washed them in water left them to dry once dries sprayed them

alxlaw
10-06-05, 08:14 PM
http://www.novaload.net/images/car_images/2205big5.jpg

Nobby
11-06-05, 12:11 PM
sound gna do all mine ni flame red then!! that pic looks pukka in white dash bits 8)

Matt2107
11-06-05, 12:33 PM
epo what was the sound quality like from those speakers?

did you have any dynomat or anything like that in the door?

These are some pods i made and am trying to sell.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/Matt2107/matts029.jpg

epo
11-06-05, 01:15 PM
little vibration but not alot as i had them amped up aand not dynamat but other than that not a problem

alxlaw
11-06-05, 02:01 PM
why has the pic of ma dash changed to an old one of ma rear end?

epo
11-06-05, 03:33 PM
it hasnt :?

have you been on epo's magic weed :lol:

alxlaw
11-06-05, 05:53 PM
it has?, whats goin on?, sorry i changed the pics on my featured car for the first time in ages does this happen usually?, anyway, i wouldnt recomend spraying the dash like mine because wen its sunny it reflects against the windscreen..........hmmmm quite off putting really!

(no iv been smokin the mystical "haynes firing order" weed)

hmmmmm - minty! :silly: