Hi all I was just after some information on how to paint my consoles.

Also it would be heeps appreciated if people could maybe post some pictures of their modified interior on here.

Thanx heeps.

I will be getting pics asap! I promise.
I used White Knight Vinyl Guard, works like a charm.

http://www.whiteknightpaints.com.au/s02_products/ProductDetail.asp?CategoryID=4&category=Homecare&ProductId=77

Click on "More Info" and then you can read up about it.

I used the tamiya paint they use to paint remote control cars.

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/download.php?id=255

I used the tamiya paint they use to paint remote control cars.

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/download.php?id=255

HEY what cd player is that!
It looks like mine!

alpine 7450 from memory

that is f_cking sick gami! I love it! I have that colour model paint, lol, i used it to paint the shell on my model corvette. Did u brush it on, or use a compressor or something?

I just used touch up extrior spray - the colour is light subaru silver and the only advice is to prep the area first - metho wipe and then lots of primer allowing 24 hours for the primer to set properly!!

http://www.mogwa.org/forum/phpBB2/files/interior_1.jpg

Manual

That looks awesome Gami...I love gettin ideas off people.

I wanna start doing some things to my interior...its way plain.

The first thing that I have started doing is I went out to Mistubishi and bought the verada chrome door handles.

They look way way way better than the standard dark plastic ones that came with the car.

They weren't real hard to change but they look awesome.

I'm not quite sure what my next thing will be....your help is much appreciated.

Wow manual that looks really really good.

And its in the cool colour that I wanted to do mine.


Thanx guys for the help.

Are the dashes easy to get off???

have you sprayed it with a clear coat?

Dayum those look awesome guys!!!

alpine 7450 from memory

mine looks the same but is the 9807.. yours plays mp3s wma's?

nah mines the highest model without mp3 capability i think

The first thing that I have started doing is I went out to Mistubishi and bought the verada chrome door handles.

How much were they?
Im either going to get mine chromed or buy them..
thanks
Haydn

niceee. ill post my pics when ive finished, its the wrx silver that manual used.. but that blue looks so mad to kinda made me think twice!
i should prolly of waited to see what color momo wheel i get before painting but kinda to late now, bleh!

Joshstarr*

damn im changing my silver
i also did the wrx silver but that makes three people who have it...

i need new silver.

oh dude your on the other side of australia for gods sake.
haha are you serious or not?

hah woops didnt read where you were

id better change it anyway
manual has copyrights on subaru silver in perth hehe :p

rather then dissin' we should feel privledged having one damn awesome interior color :D helllll yehhh
what magna do you have filf? yes im a newbie, trying to get to know everyone :)

Joshstarr*

hi josh pleased to meet you

I have a 92 TR Astron

currently being modified :)

hi josh pleased to meet you

I have a 92 TR Astron

currently being modified :)

what he said... i second that.. word for word :p

so good to be welcomed into a friendly forum! ive been to some performance forums *cough* which are filled with obnoxious a$sholes, lol sorry if anyone here posts in those ;)
just wish there were more shaggin waggin owners about!
im not the most car savvy person so ya'll have to put up with it ahha but i do know my fair share :D
do any of you guys have personal sites i could check to see your rides?

Joshstarr*

I have a 93 TR V6 Manual.

Currently doing the interior as you all know :p

Im also planning on doing a monster engine swap. Changing my sohc 12v to a dohc 24v with 200kW (will aim for at the wheels..but Im unsure of how feasable this is). I'll be getting an LSD and all that stuff too.

Going to get the Vanity Kit custom made and then it'll be time to take the car to shows!
Woohoo..

Dont expect to see it completed anytime soon though, as it's going to cost about 10k on the motor with haltech and all assorted goodies to with with the motor!!!! Not to mention the suspension and brakes and then wheels and tyres and a more professional audio install and...*faints*

And Im a full time student at the moment..lol!!

what stores you goto to get this subaru silver??

autoparn etc

lol i copied malcom and went to k-mart for the suburu silver.. also got the cans of primer from there.. but an hour later i checked super cheap and god damn they have every color and brand under the sun, an entire aisle dedicated to touch up paints at cheap as chips prices. wish i had checked there before kmart! i havent started it yet tho, thats next weeks project..

Joshstarr*

Hey josh...
Buy the ones from SuperCheap and take them back to KMart with the KMart receipt and get your KMart Money back! :)
Haydn

hey manual, or anyone else that's painted their consoles.... how long ago did you paint it, did you seal it with a clear coat, and is it chipping/fading?
i'm thinking of doing mine, but am unsure due to above reasons. :?

Sorry Tbutcher for taking so long to reply...

the verada chrome handles were 23 bucks each from mitsubishi


it came to 92 altogether.............(BASIC MATH) :)

Shaneo... did that include the door lock?
What about the surround?
Thanks
Haydn

i dont think ill bother it was only 8 bucks a can on special. and im sure the suburu silver will come in handy somwhere down the track, its an awesome color. ive now decided to go a blue color of some sort. i have a ts and i dont know if the silver stands out enough..
ill be at supercheap 9am tommorow morning scoping for a new color.

Joshstarr*

Tbutcher...

The surrounds are an extra 25 bucks each or something...
I thought that would look too much so I didn't get the surrounds.

But yes the handles come with the locks.

Great thanks for the info...
I wanted to know as other wise I would have got them chromed... But it may be cheaper this way.
Haydn

Yeah no worries man

hey manual, or anyone else that's painted their consoles.... how long ago did you paint it, did you seal it with a clear coat, and is it chipping/fading?
i'm thinking of doing mine, but am unsure due to above reasons. :?

ive done mine, doesnt chip or anything

I didnt use a clear coat, not sure of the result if you did. i didnt do mine cos the dash is not shiny, so didnt thinkt it would fit very well.

did mine over the weekend, bugger cant get that blardy things back in!!!

i made a note of remember where everything went.. however i am left with 2 or 3 screws left.. kinda not good eh. dont think the dash console will fall apart tho lol

oh and i was wondering if i use external primer and auto paint could i paint the grey strips going down each side of the car?! (ts wagon advance)
i want to do that today!

Joshstarr*

You'll want a primer thats made for plastics...Ask at an auto store they'll help you out there.

oh of course. i have spent 130 on paints, primers and clear top coats.. altho i have decided not to do the tops.
but because its on the outside of the car i was thinking an auto primer over a plastic primer.. even tho it is still plastic
sorry about the image quality. its my laptop in the garage with a webcam.

Joshstarr*

Too bad you dont live near me. Im the paint guy at Home Hardware in north richmond, could've gotten you all the stuff nice and cheap ;)

hahah true! i only hope this paint job is good enough. ive done 5 primer coats and over 5 paint coats.. can only hope eh!

hey does anyone know how to 'properly' remove the bit in the tr/ts that goes right across the dash its a black plastic strip with the airvents.. does anyone know what im talking about?! ive got the right side out and part of it comes out but thats it.. anyone?!

Joshstarr*

That is an outirght ***** to remove...It's HARD! I havent gotten it out properly yet...and it's not any fun getting to it in the first place :(

glovebox has to come out, the thing behind the glovebox comes out, then theres a lot of fiddling around while being upside down in the car, there's like little clips, have fun!

Josh!!!!
how did you get your gauge surround out of the gauge holder thingy? i cant remove the back because of the reset switch in the speedo? how do i ge tit out i want it out!!!

ahahahha omg thats so funny. dude please dont go there please dont. i tried to work it out for over 2 hrs even rang the wreckers and mitsu to see if they new they said they didnt know for older models. ..so i got some pliers and *snip*. lol i had to had no choice.. if you pull it, it wont come out and risk breaking the spring setup for the reset.. so i cut it off and got some sandpaper and sanded it to a nice round shape :D
should see my guages tho they looks so filth at night now!
i just put 2 toggle missile switches in the glovebox for the neons. 1 for the fronts and one for the backs!! photos when im all done!

Joshstarr*

but someone must know how to take em out! there must be a better way!!

what color are your gauges now? or have u changed your lights or what???

Getting the surround out isn't that hard, just tedious

I get a flat screwdriver and lift the bottom of it first and then pull the top of it down and pull it out like that, you cant pull it out from the top first. The bottom hits the trip meter button.

If you go from the bottom first then you will get it..

Patience, dont break it!

yah like i did. but i prefer my button like that now, nice smooth and metallic cyan blue! but seriously killbilly it wont work it just cant. its there and theres only one way it can come out and thats over the top of reset knob.
there is a way if you undo the 2 screw at the back that connect the tripometer to the back.. i realised that after

Joshstarr*

Well if it cant work, how come I've done it numerous times? :p

It doesnt matter now coz you've broken it, but for everyone else..it can be done.

Put it this way, it's been put together, it has to come apart! ;)

Put it this way, it's been put together, it has to come apart! ;)

Yes i Hear ya KB - but if you can pull it apart - what garuatnee is there that you can put it back together haha!!

Manual

maybe i shouldve just taken more time and patience eh..
mm see if filfkode can get it tho

Joshstarr*

Now look what you've bloody done fellas, i'm now inspired to go and paint my centre fascia etc ,silver to match my stereo (subaru silver perhaps :lol: )

Yeh that color is the shizit!

hahaha..... I just found this while following a link from another thread. :lol:

Hmm the marble look don't really go too well with the magna does it??

Manual

Well I was inspired too... not quite the Subaru Silver HAHA.. but silver none the less... I was talking to the guy were I bought my paints and asked him about putting a clear gloss coat over the top to give it extra protection etc etc and he said not to do it, as if wouldnt make any difference.. Well anyway I still bought some clear gloss and tested it.. and I found that it not only toned down the SPARKLY silver from a real shinyness to a duller nice silver and gave it a nice hard coat....So I recommend putting a gloss coat on... sorry bout the pic... was taken at night and crappy economy setting was on...

That come up real nice Phreaky....

are ya gonna do up near the speedo and that???

Thanks Shaneo,

I hadnt finished that part yet.. A family member decided to pick it up while it was still wet and put there finger marks all through it so I had to strip it back and start over again.. Dont mind the silver on the steering wheel etc.. I must go and get that off LOL.. Does anyone know where I can get the white face for around the speedo etc??

Cheers

Just paint it!
I have chrome around the inside of mine.
Haydn

Okay will do.. But what about the actual white face dials? Cause I wanna but some coloured LED's in behind it?

finnaly pics..
i didnt have time to clean inside perfect but here they are anyways..

that looks really good Josh. Was it really hard to get out that section around the clock? How did you paint it?

Cheers,
Cam

yes and no.
hardest part was figuring out how to get to it! but once ya got that its a piece of cake. you have to take the glove box out and undo 3 wingnut bolts from the inside that holds that strip in. dont loose the the screws / washers / nuts for the glovebox either cause theres a friggin lot of them its crazy.

might as well add mine ;)

That magna name badge looks really good on ya dash...


thats a cool inclusion.


the paint job looks awesome

Hey RessurectoR....
I thought Magnas are 12v systems!!.....
Are ou trying to get a cheap replacment battery by joing together the three everyreadies ? :D

Haydn

haha nah bro they are spare dolphin torch batteries... they DO NOT last a lifetime... more like 24hrs if kept on all the time...

its not rare for me to be using my dolphin torch for up to 10hrs non stop so i need lotsa batteries

What fore?

Maybe you should try and get a set of Parabola lights instead from the Diamante.. (like KillBillys) .. :)

Haydn