Hi all

Thinking about painting my centre console in my TF silver What do you guys Think?
Has anyone here done it and have pics they could share?

Go for it, will cost you about $50 in paint (if you get the high quality stuff) and about a days work.

Some pics and a summary of when I did mine a couple months ago:

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40631

Millert85 Has also done his to match sapphire blue and added in some bits and pieces to his dash. I'm not sure if has posted up any pics but send him a pm and he could tell u how he went. I was there when he did it and was fairly easy job.

I was thinking about doing that to my TH but i would get it done by a person who knows what he is doing, WAIT Citizen Insane can u do mine i will pay u urs looks cool.......... wait u live in VIC dont worry

that why we took them out of the car ... lil bit of sandpapering and respray fixed any runs

I might give it a go when i get paid next, should be alot of fun :doubt:

I was thinking about doing that to my TH but i would get it done by a person who knows what he is doing, WAIT Citizen Insane can u do mine i will pay u urs looks cool.......... wait u live in VIC dont worry

Haha man just take a stab at it yourself, I'd never taken the console apart or used a spray can in my life before I did this job, just take your time and do it properly with really light coats and you'll be fine.

Cheers and good luck!

Thanks man i will take a stab at it next week and i hope to god i dont stuff it up LMAO

if you stuff it up you can always sand it back and start again
maybe go out to your local wrecker and pick up any bit from the dash and practice on that

if you stuff it up you can always sand it back and start again
maybe go out to your local wrecker and pick up any bit from the dash and practice on that

Yeah thats what Millert85 did ... He got a second set of the dash from the wreckers ... so that if it didn't look any good he could swap it back and also when he goes to sell it later down the track and put the stock stuff back in :)

I called this place called magna wreck and they said I will cost $200 for the whole thing, then I looked on e-bay and each different section of the console was about $20 each so im saving about $120 if I **** up :bowrofl:

But i might just bight the bullet and do it without the second set, I will try with the little black inserts on the front bar so if I stuff up I will re spray them black so no big loss there.

its easy to get the colour looking spot on.. its making it last thats the difficult part, just make sure you get yourself a good 2-pack clear coat, and do 2-3 coats, and itll be tough enough to stand up to every day wear n tear :)

just to show ya what a sexy customised painted interior looks like on a TF :cool:
http://file019a.bebo.com/5/large/2006/11/07/05/18570819a2481789417b246912595l.jpg
just match the colour wit your car mate thats wat i did:)

Go for it, will cost you about $50 in paint (if you get the high quality stuff) and about a days work.

Some pics and a summary of when I did mine a couple months ago:

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40631


That looks even better than I thought, great job!

is there any type of silver that is better to use and should u put a clear coat over it after.

yes put a clear cout on mate..other wise it will look like crap.clear coat also protects the paint

just to show ya what a sexy customised painted interior looks like on a TF :cool:
http://file019a.bebo.com/5/large/2006/11/07/05/18570819a2481789417b246912595l.jpg
just match the colour wit your car mate thats wat i did:)


i would paint the inside of the tacho aswell hamish will look even better!!

yeh mate just go 4 it, i also painted my console white and i had never painted much before, came out really nice, i dont have any pics but just be careful when you are pulling the console out, the clips break quite easily and you will have to blutack them back in lol

or just buy another set from the wreckers and paint those!!

is there any type of silver that is better to use and should u put a clear coat over it after.

Well personally I didn't use clear coat, aside from the issue of protection, it depends on whether you want a shiny or a matte finish. Clear coat will give you a shiny, reflective type look.

I haven't had any damage to the paint and it's been painted for several months now, IMO if you buy the better quality paint (i.e. NOT the $3 Aussie Export sh*t) then you won't have to worry about damage as much.

The silver paint I used was "Touch up paint" metallic silver, about $17 a can from Supercheap.

I'm doing my console right now.. writing this inbetween coats... i gave it a test on my old centre console and it turned out great no sanding, no primer, no clear coat..

but i did end up sanding the bits i'm paitning now cos there's a couple of dings i needed to smooth out.. but all coming along nicely.. i'll post some pics when i'm done

i have decided i might wait a while to do mine because of the new exhaust im getting will set me back a bit, i might in the mean time spray the black inserts in the front body work silver give it a go b4 the center console.

i have decided i might wait a while to do mine because of the new exhaust im getting will set me back a bit, i might in the mean time spray the black inserts in the front body work silver give it a go b4 the center console.

Hell yeah man! I did that too, was real easy, just a couple screws to get it out then spray on the primer & colour. Paint the upper grille too, will match up a lot better that way. Looks sweet too, my car is blue though so would be a very different effect to yours since yours is silver.

Post some pics when you're done!

Hell yeah man! I did that too, was real easy, just a couple screws to get it out then spray on the primer & colour. Paint the upper grille too, will match up a lot better that way. Looks sweet too, my car is blue though so would be a very different effect to yours since yours is silver.

Post some pics when you're done!


Yeah already have taken off the plastic mouldings down the bottom to install the neons, and I have tried to take the front grill bit off as well but had a bit of difficulty doing that since one of the screws is not wanting to come out, just want to keep turning and not coming up.:rant:

But what primer do u use for it, can u get it from super cheap and all them stores.

Just finished my console the end product makes the interior look fantastic thinking about doing the aircon vents on either side of the dash.

But what primer do u use for it, can u get it from super cheap and all them stores.

Yeah I got mine from supercheap, same brand as the paint i used. Just be sure you get plastic primer (as opposed to metal).


Just finished my console the end product makes the interior look fantastic thinking about doing the aircon vents on either side of the dash.

Sounds good, got some pics man?

got all the paint now just waiting for monday when i dont have to work :rant:

I'll try and upload some pics soon.

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i just sprayed the front plastic inserts, now i might go for the center console since i know i can spray the parts with out stuffing it up, hope it looks good i know i love it.

Looks great, well done. Its a subtle thing, isn't it, but it really sets it apart from stock Magnas.

Nice rims too, but get it lowered ASAP!

Good work

Thanks man it does set it apart from a stock magna dont it, its always the small mods that do the job. as for the lowering of me magna, cant do it otherwise i cant get it down the drive way, and i hate leaving it on the road over night. Might save up about 5K and get airbag suspension :bowrofl: OR NOT

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Finally got around to sprayin the center console and dile surroundings with the help of my mate, thank god i did it, it looks so much better than the black.

well done mate :D
looks good

Just a suggestion but painting the plastic button surround (as per attached pic) ties the shifter in to the console nicely. Well i thought so anyway and it only took me a little bit of extra time.

I think it looks good as is because it kind of blends in with the other diles on the console e.g ac controle ect, but you never know i have got paint left over i might give it a shot and see what it looks like. Good thing is when the rents saw it they didnt killl me :bowrofl:

Looks absolutely awesome, fantastic work

What kind of paint did you use, and did you clearcoat? it looks a bit darker than what i used, i like it...

i used the same colour for the console, front parts and under the hood the spray i used was (PowerPlus Spray and brush touch up paint) the colour code is SNB 150 MERCURY SILVER, and i used the same brand of spray paint for the clear coat.but yes im so glad it turned out alright i love it looks better than stock.

I had a spair can left over so i sprayed the air intake silver as well this morning looks alright

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might have to get more spray and spray the other parts e.g battery casing:D

hey mate that interior job is hot!:D
chicks go crazy over my interior im sure they will do the same when they see yourslol
as for the cover for your batery personaly i would take it off,as for your stock air intake if ya got the money get the rpw cold air intake :cool:
but overall it looks the sex keep up the good work:D

wish i could aford half the stuff i want, found a Apexi pod filter for $150 but decided to keep saving for other things, planing right now to spray things on my car to make it look better than a mates Clubsport rip off, so far so good just need to do the side mirrors now and the grill again.