I love my tan but hated that brown, so...................






anyone who feels the same i definitely recommend this "mod".

 

Did you paint or swap dash?

 

lol - sorry. i painted it. i guess the fumes got to my head

 

How did you prep the dash? I assume you used the dash paint at AutoZone?

 

That looks great, well done!

 

I'd also like to know how you applied this paint...

 

did you use that vinyl dye stuff? ive heard that stuff works great, and i was planning on doing my interrior all white or all black with brushed aluminum accents. now that ive seen yours, i might just try it. by the way, how long did it take to get the dash out and paint it? if i do mine im gutting the whole thing at once and doing custom fiberglass enclosures for the rear speakers and the doors.

 

wow, looks OEMish

 

u need to give us a write up on how exactly u did it coz i hate my tan interior also,eww!!

 

thanks for the great feedback guys! its really pretty simple - it just takes patience. so here's Grant's mini - "dash sexifying" write-up.

You will need:



and lots of rags or towels.

1. Wipe the dash down w/ a 409/water mixture.
2. Tape EVERYTHING within close proximity of your dash.
3. Use towels for seats, floor. etc.
4. Apply LIGHT, QUICK coats. Give each little coat time to dry. With this you cant go to slow, but you obviously can screw things up going to fast (paint runs and such)
5. Just take your time and make sure you clean the nozzle on the can by spraying it upside down every now and then.

i was pretty impressed w/ how it turned out - really wasnt that hard.

that paint is the FLAT not Gloss black.

 

heres some more pics since some of the first ones are a little blurry

 

so u basically painted ur whole front dash right? what bout the rest of the interior inside? ur car must be smellin like crazy wit all that paint coz i might do this too..btw,ur interior looks really awesome...

 

Hey i can kinda see the tan still...... by the steering wheel adjuster. great job ima do it also hehe.

 

Does it come close to chipping off? or rubbing off? Also do you continue to use Vinyal protectants after you paint it--Armor all, Vinylex, ect..

 

haha - good sighting on the tan by wheel. ill prob eventually find more that i missed.

kevlo - i prob will just use water from now on on the painted parts unless others have done this and have some more insight.

yea the car will prob smell for a little while

 

I notice some tan still showing on the bottom of your vents and by your dash cluster close to the radio. Overall great job. Are you doing the rest of the interior?

 

just make sure u go over those and make sure to post more pics later when u get done!!

 

lol - thanks. yea alot of that is bc i ran out of paint and i need to go get another can before i can put those finishing touches on.

 

Did you paint the steeringwheel too?
Mine is tan & brown like the dash.

I have a wrecked max with black dash, I wonder if it would be better to swap the dash, center consol, and wheel or should I just paint...

 

Damn that looks really good...I think I might do that...I got two dash kits...I have a carbon fiber one now with my tan but I might change to aluminum if I do decide to do that. About how long did it take you overall?

 

great job, looks great!

 

i would never paint the dash. now it looks ghetto i woulda just thrown in black accents to set off the brown, like others have down

 

looks good but i wouldn't have the guts to do that. glad my interiors black

 

dude that looks sick..in my opinion..good job man...i would never have the gut to do that either

 

isnt it toxic paint spray ? I hope you dont find your self kinda high while driving.

 

Holy crap. That looks great!
Can you feel a difference? Any stickyness?

 

i love the smell of this paint...........

 

Great job! Just need to hit all the nook and cranny areas that weren't painted. If I was in dire need to do this, I would have taken the entire dashboard out. Then paint it outside the car so you can thoroughly hit every corner and bends of that dash. Also paint each individual vents, pretty much everything that's "doo doo brown".

 

hye man i thynk it looks amazing-great job - i was wondering if u could take a few more pics of how it looks a lil further back lyke with the seats and stuff for contrast so i can get an idea of how it looks with it all together-i might want to try this myself dunno yet- also have you thought about doing the doors yet?

 

i did not paint the steering wheel - just any brown pieces.

id swap in the factory black - this turned out real nice but factory is still the best.

 

that looks sweet, props on that

how many cans of paint did you use??

 

taking the dash out would have been the best but i didnt feel like messing w/ it.

the dash feels "stickier" i guess but im very impressed w/ the quality of the coat - the key is short quick sprays with time for drying between each.

the dash will chip if youre rough enough on it so im just being careful w/ it. I dont ever throw anything on it anyways.

i will take some more pics tomorrow when ive touched everything up for those who wanted a better perspective.

i do plan on accenting some more parts of the car - maybe the door panels themselves or little pieces on the door (handles etc.) ill keep you updated. I plan on getting some black sparco seats to really set off a nice contrast w/ the tan. thats really the theme im kinda going for (black and tan) 1. bc i think it looks hot and 2. bc theres not much else you can do w/ tan.

thanks for all the positive feedback guys.

 

1 can but i will need about 1/4 of another to fully finish it.

 

Nice job on the paint. Did you just spray paint directly to the a/c duct as well? Coz mine is tan color too.

 

i did but real real briefly

 

yea right, you must be joking. I used like 6 cans on my headliner, trunk, and rear dash. I guess carpet sucks that stuff right up.

 

you made your carpet black?

 

Yeah I guess that would be better, but thats a lot of work, I think I'll use an earlier suggestion and swap out some black accents. I don't want to mess with the air bags & covers.

 

not the interior floor, but every other peice of carpet in the car, yes. it wears off over time so i decided not to paint the floor. works great for everything else.

 

and me gasoline.mmmmmmmmmmmm