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can anyone tell me how to remove these. i am looking to custom paint my cash and console.

thanks.

pics would really help if possible.
 
What year is your car? I'll just give you fair warning that pulling the dash out is a HUGE job.

-Brian
 
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i have a 2003 sedan. yeah my car is in the rebuild process after the accident and i just figured while its out of commission ill do something fun.


but if you guys have easier ways to paint the entire dash lmk please.
 
I painted my dash and left the majority of it installed in the car. I spent a couple days removing what seemed like hundreds of bolts from every possible panel before giving up on pulling the entire dash out of the car :lol: I did the entire top portion of my dash and just spent about an hour or two taping off EVERYTHING very very well before I even started painting. Afterwards I let everything cure outside with the windows down for the rest of the day before even attempting to put anything back together or drive the car. I need to redo it again in the spring (I'm a perfectionist and there's an area about 2" wide that bugs me because it's not perfect) but overall it turned out great :thumbup:

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-Brian
 
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that sounds a thousand time easier i think ill do that. thanks man. yeah i go ocd about everything in my car i bought a pledge duster so nothing sits on my car. lol.

btw your dash looks very nice. what paint did you use to paint it all?
 
Believe it or not I used the 96 cent flat black spray paint from Wal-Mart. The stuff is incredibly durable (I painted my other car with it actually :lol:) and has impressed me with everything I've used it on, so I decided to use it for my interior as well. I painted the dash, the vent rings, the radio bezel, and the A-, B-, and C-pillars with it and everything has held up great and looks professional too :thumbup:

-Brian
 
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