i got off my backside and started re-trimming the dodgy white vynil doors i did a few years ago, this time taking a lot more time (and starting from scratch, not overlaying the original trim!)

i got the dark red micro-suede from Spotlight, around $20/m and a 5mm padding for underneath at clark rubber for about $5/m, some spray adhesive was about $15 also.

finished one door today, the power window switches and console will go gloss black, with chrome door handles, red VRX dials, and red + black ralliart steering wheel.

i'll send the seats off to the professionals eventually, although they'll have to wait a bit!

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/asylum83/magna/redsuede1.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/asylum83/dashring/100_1849.jpg

looks awesome!1!

Nice work! Stylish!

Good choice with the Black Electric Window Switch Panels. I just had mine painted Gloss Sable Black, they look nice.

Why chrome handles? Most of the rest of the car will be red/black?

mate that looks schmick, its making me wanna get my interior done now instead of waiting lol.

Nice work! Stylish!

Good choice with the Black Electric Window Switch Panels. I just had mine painted Gloss Sable Black, they look nice.

Why chrome handles? Most of the rest of the car will be red/black?

nice, got any photos of how yours came out?

i was thinking with the chrome handles, i might get the outer section colour-matched red to the suede, and just have the chrome inner, will see how they look once they're in. I've already got the chrome scuff plates, heap of exterior chrome and the dash rings are shiny, so shouldn't look too out of place

i dnt really like red but that interior sounds/looks hawt. make sur u post pics wen its done:cool:

nice, got any photos of how yours came out?

i was thinking with the chrome handles, i might get the outer section colour-matched red to the suede, and just have the chrome inner, will see how they look once they're in. I've already got the chrome scuff plates, heap of exterior chrome and the dash rings are shiny, so shouldn't look too out of place


what about gettin the outter sections done gloss black? is that a possibility?

i reckon it wuld look good with red material, gloss black surround then chrome handle..

looks nice mate, how munch is it costing you for the re trim

Should look really good mate, that material is gonna match the dials and steering wheel perfect!

Bout time you put them in :P

Should look really good mate, that material is gonna match the dials and steering wheel perfect!

Bout time you put them in :P

had a look at the steering wheel today against the door trims, looks like it will match very close! wooot

heres a sneak peek, dials, switches and wheel not fitted yet, but i did spend a LOT of time today doing VERY little things. oh, booked in for a new headunit and the centre speaker is underway aswell! i got a little carried away.


http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/asylum83/magna/100_2474.jpg

for those wondering about the lit-up key surround, after a quick look there is a small bulb in the back on the driver side, which is just s small wire leading down to a small plug, thats cable tied to the loom! I'd be surprised if it wasn't part of the standard loom that is just left out on some models

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/asylum83/magna/100_2480.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/asylum83/magna/100_2478.jpg

picked up the window switches today! door trims finally finished, now to move onto the centre console and dials

o0o where'd you get the chrome door handle surrounds! they're sexy!

o0o where'd you get the chrome door handle surrounds! they're sexy!

Dont they come in like, all upper class veradas???

there was another thread about it somewhere, apparently it seems only KE and KF's had the full surrounds?

i got mine from Andrewd, but apparently they are cheap from a dealer anyway. (stock grey are only $6)

new headunit went in yesterday, the difference in sound quality is awesome! the previous eclipse unit had very low RCA voltage, and picked up a bit of interference, this thing is clean as, and much more user-friendly

the centre speaker is still under construction, and i gotta work a bit more on the lights colours, to try and even out the redness, but once its finished the whole console and dial surrounds will be painted the same gloss black as the window switches, and the VRX dials with chrome rings will be fitted.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/asylum83/Stereo/100_2488.jpg

neat mate, looks great, what model is it, i think u have a hole in ur ceneter console though.

Nice work Luke should look the goods when its all done

the piano black looks fresh as, nice work on the cards too

neat mate, looks great, what model is it, i think u have a hole in ur ceneter console though.

yeah mate, thats where the centre speaker will be going :D

might end up losing the vents there, but no big deal, theres plenty of others! lol

the headunit is a JVC KW-AVX800


Nice work Luke should look the goods when its all done

the names not Luke, Peter :P dammit, why couldn't you have 2 names aswell

the headunit is a JVC KW-AVX800

Ooooh, should look good with the rest black... I had all my plastic centre console & window switches done in gloss black, and have the JVC KD-AVX1, the baby daddy of yours. Look great all matching. How much and where did you pick yours up from? Does it have a few more SQ features on it, such as time alignment etc ?

Oh, and just a heads up on the gloss black, it shows the dust so quickly, I keep a microfibre towel in my glovebox, and you'll become very paranoid over scratches to it, as black shows them very easily.

Looks lovely, where did you get the electric window covers? Because the paints coming off mine from the previous owner and i wanted to replace them with something nice.

Ooooh, should look good with the rest black... I had all my plastic centre console & window switches done in gloss black, and have the JVC KD-AVX1, the baby daddy of yours. Look great all matching. How much and where did you pick yours up from? Does it have a few more SQ features on it, such as time alignment etc ?

yeah can't wait till the rest of the console is finished! looks a bit out of place now, as the switches are black, console silver and the rest is all grey, but should tie in nicley once its all done

i got the headunit supplied and installed by tonkins for $1400, which is damn good seeing they retail for $1450! might give em a call tomorrow and see how the centre speaker is coming :D

it has similar features to my old Eclipse unit (time alignment, EQ etc), but a few more like GIGA-MP3 and Divx compatibility, USB and SD card input, seperate AV output for rear screens if i decide to get any, so rear passengers can watch something while still listening to mp3/radio in front. theres even reverse camera and bluetooth add-ons you can get aswell!


Oh, and just a heads up on the gloss black, it shows the dust so quickly, I keep a microfibre towel in my glovebox, and you'll become very paranoid over scratches to it, as black shows them very easily.

yeah i've already seen a lot of finger prints, and i haven't even driven it yet! at least its done properly in 2-pack so it shouldn't wear off like the standard crap does, hopefully that answers your question Apollo441, just take yours to a good crash repairer (they come out easily enough) and ask for them to be resprayed properly. i can't believe they moulded them out of brown plastic in the first place!!

i got the headunit supplied and installed by tonkins for $1400, which is damn good seeing they retail for $1450! might give em a call tomorrow and see how the centre speaker is coming :D

it has similar features to my old Eclipse unit (time alignment, EQ etc), but a few more like GIGA-MP3 and Divx compatibility, USB and SD card input, seperate AV output for rear screens if i decide to get any, so rear passengers can watch something while still listening to mp3/radio in front. theres even reverse camera and bluetooth add-ons you can get aswell!

Damn, mine has most of that except the time alignment, USB and SD card input (these 2 are understandable as mine is single din). I was so disappointed about the time alignment. At least JVC have fixed that up now in later models.

Do you use Tonkins in Salisbury or the city? I wasn't overly impressed by the city shops service...

Thanks, where did you get the red cloth door inserts?

i got the dark red micro-suede from Spotlight, around $20/m and a 5mm padding for underneath at clark rubber for about $5/m, some spray adhesive was about $15 also.

taken from the 1st post :D

wow looks flash.

think i might redo mine.
ive got a gold car. hmm, i wonder what colour i should do the interior.

oh how much of the cloth and rubber did you buy. just getting prices together,
takes me a while to save...

Looks good mate, like the work on the door, veru professional. The new headunit looks real nice and once the center console gets done will be very fitting.

nice work stylish, looks good!!!!!

looks like a nice job mate, well done. Here's a pic of mine..... not finished yet! will be doing the seats and painting the speaker cover one day. im a motor trimmer by trade so if anyone needs some advice or cant be bothered doing it themselves let me know.

the names not Luke, Peter :P dammit, why couldn't you have 2 names aswell
Funnily enough, my name is Luke Peter... lol

Looks phat as dude!! Can't wait to see the finished product and I think that centre speaker will be nothing short of incredible! Keep up the good work mate :D

taken from the 1st post :D
Ahh, sorry didn't see. So do the cloth panels just click out?

Looking good, can't wait to see the finished product.:)

Ahh, sorry didn't see. So do the cloth panels just click out?

yeah man, once you take the door trim off, theres a few screws in the back and that panel will just fall out


looks like a nice job mate, well done. Here's a pic of mine..... not finished yet! will be doing the seats and painting the speaker cover one day. im a motor trimmer by trade so if anyone needs some advice or cant be bothered doing it themselves let me know.

not normally a fan of white in interiors, but that looks quite decent! what did you use to spray the bottom half? i was originally planning to do mine similar, just red and black, but i knew to do it properly would be a MASSIVE job, so i didn't bother :D

You said you are going to use the Ralliart steering wheel. If you haven't already got one Emtech are doing them for $200 at the moment.

You said you are going to use the Ralliart steering wheel. If you haven't already got one Emtech are doing them for $200 at the moment.

and ebay have them brand new for $150 right now, first 10ppl to go for them anyway ;)

not normally a fan of white in interiors, but that looks quite decent! what did you use to spray the bottom half? i was originally planning to do mine similar, just red and black, but i knew to do it properly would be a MASSIVE job, so i didn't bother :D


its not painted, its re-covered in white vinyl. it is a pretty big job but wont chip off like painting it would.

hey asylum.
make some room in your inbox. lol.

where abouts did you get those dials.
they look good hey.

did you change the colour of the numbers to, or just put the red vr-x dials over the old one?

hey mate, i got the dials from a member on here, they are from the TJ series 1 VRX LE, so they have the analog odometer which is compatible with the older models like mine, and i got the chrome rings from Slyts6 on these forums also, as he makes them up himself, great finish on them too!

and ebay have them brand new for $150 right now, first 10ppl to go for them anyway ;)

Got a link, I can't find them...

Also is the prep work for 2-pack any different from ordinary paint? I was going to do the same sort of thing to my consol etc but haven't got around to it yet. Did you put a few layers of gloss on after? Because I would have thought that would help reduse the scratches...

Got a link, I can't find them...
They all sold in no time.

dammit ive got a gold car,
what the hell can you do with that.

most brake calipers don't work, matching the interior with the exterior paint is boring.
hmm. well i guess the interior doesn't have to match the exterior of the car.

is it worth paint brake calipers black. is it noticeable.