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Mod: Interior Dash Repaint

Modification Type:
Appearance/Electronics

Difficulty of Install/Modification:
Easy But Laborous

Preparation And Install Time:
12-14 hours

Changing the color of the interior isn't as easy as one might guess, but the work behind it can be mundane and very tedious.  I recommend that you do each part of the dash on separate days since removing everything off can get very annoying.  Here's what the interior looks like before actual removal.  Make sure you have a three sandpaper types (80 grit, 200, grit, 1000 grit), a Thick Primer Spraypaint (preferrably Duplicolor), Hi temp spray paint (preferrably Duplicolor as well), and a flat/phillips screwdriver. 

To begin, we'll begin examining the interior dash of the car.  Below is the driver side

...the passenger side...

 ...and the center console.

These are the main parts of the dash that we will be concentrating.  We want to give a new look for the dash and center...but not overkill the whole look of the color change as most other cars have.  Can't wait to get rid of the grey dull color.

First thing's first.  We'll start with the easiest parts to remove.  In this case, it'll be the small vent on the passenger side of the dash.  Use a flat screwdriver on this.

The second part will be the center vents.  Use a flat screw driver to carefully pry it out.  Pry from the right side.  You will have to remove the harnass wires from the clock and the hazard button.

The next thing is the glove compartment.  Open the glove compartment to expose the screw openings.  I highly recommend that you unscrew the bottom parts of the compartment before you do the top.  Once the compartment loosens, you will need to be very careful in not breaking it away from the rest of the dash.  Pretty fragile for a compartment.  You will then need to be very careful with the wires that are atttached to the speakers.  You might also want to remove whatever is in the compartment for good measure.  Here's a shot of the removal:

From this point you will also want to remove the adjustable vent on the passenger side.  It will probably be harder to pry...but it shouldn't be too much trouble. 

The next part is the center console.  Remove the screws on the side.  You will then have to remove the rug cover inside the arm rest/center console to expose the rest of the screws.  Carefully remove and it  should look like this (note the crappy seats):

Note above that you can't remove the radio/shift console yet until you remove this part:

Of course, when you try to remove it you realize that the hood latch is still attached to it.  You're going to have to go under and remove these screws as shown below:



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