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10-20-2004, 10:56 PM

hollaatchaboi

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Those w/ Painted Dash

Those who have painted their dash.....was anyone with a manual climate control able to paint the whole face? Please post pics. I want to do mine over, but i'm afraid if i paint over the face, i will lose the numbers around the fan settings.

10-20-2004, 11:11 PM

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I just put duck tape over the numbers and painted over it.
then took off the tape and it was done. but I want to go back to stock black plastic console.
colored dash gets boring after awhile

10-21-2004, 12:38 AM

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Blue tape is the best. Use that on it. I dont think it would be easy though.

10-21-2004, 05:32 AM

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I think it looks cleaner with the manual AC left black. I can't imagine a tape job looking very good in the end.

10-21-2004, 06:51 AM

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i had used the tape.....but i've seen some maxes who painted the whole thing. I just wanted to see pics before i did mine over.

10-21-2004, 07:17 AM

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dont hack it up and tape the **** take it all apart like i did. itll only take 15-20 mins to take apart the climate control just look at my websites.

-briz

10-21-2004, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by 95snakekiller

dont hack it up and tape the **** take it all apart like i did. itll only take 15-20 mins to take apart the climate control just look at my websites.

-briz

Looks good.....but you lose the numbers for the fan.....is there any way around that?

10-21-2004, 08:09 AM

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a good sharpie.

10-21-2004, 10:09 AM

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i didn't paint my climate control. too much of a pain to mask off and i didn't know how to take it apart.

10-21-2004, 04:04 PM

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the paint i used lets the light from the displays like the fan settings shine through

10-21-2004, 05:42 PM

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the paint i used lets the light from the displays like the fan settings shine through

did you take the whole climate control apart....or did you just pop all the buttons off?

10-21-2004, 07:44 PM

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the paint i used lets the light from the displays like the fan settings shine through

Plz reduce the size of your sig

10-22-2004, 11:20 AM

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what color is the dash?

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dont hack it up and tape the **** take it all apart like i did. itll only take 15-20 mins to take apart the climate control just look at my websites.

-briz

10-22-2004, 11:25 AM

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I think it looks cleaner with the manual AC left black. I can't imagine a tape job looking very good in the end.

uh... lets say "no"

10-22-2004, 12:02 PM

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Quote:

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I think it looks cleaner with the manual AC left black. I can't imagine a tape job looking very good in the end.

leaving whole center console black is cleanest IMO

10-22-2004, 12:14 PM

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minor threadjack.

leaving the center console black may be the cleanest, but after 5 years is gets a little plain. plus, it fades at a different rate than the bose radio so it looks retarded after a while.
I painted it with a duplicolor nissan platinum color to match the 20th anniversary maxima gearshift ****. I dig it. But my climate control is automatic so i'm not much help with this thread...

10-22-2004, 12:16 PM

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i probably repaint mine to silver.
white gets boring within few weeks

10-24-2004, 12:49 PM

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mine is duplicolor wheel paint light metallic silver and sparkles from different views at different shades, its really cool and hasnt gotten boring in 1 1/2 years.

white is taky and black is boring