Weird name but thats what the guide called it

Anyway I modded the Dash bezels as I am not a fan of the Marble and I wasnt happy with the interior

now it is done and I am chuffed with the result

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg164/Mechawombat/2010-10-07151331.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg164/Mechawombat/2010-10-08092733.jpg

So to start what I did was to have a spare set of bezels so I can return to marble anytime in the future

you will need

Suede fabric (.5 sq metre IS PLENTY!!!!!)
Adhesive ( I had to use a gel as the spray adhesive was out of stock)
3mm EVA foam strip pre glued (2m allowing for extra and stuff ups)
scissors
craft knife
Bulldog clip
Ruler

I washed and prepsol'd the bezels
instead of just gluing directly to the Bezels I placed the Foam over the bezel to give a firm but padded feel
I cut to shape and length peeled off the backing and applied to bezel
You will need to cut the stirps as the EVA does not do curves great but also as it is not wide enough
I made sure the cut edge of the foam was the one on the edge as to maintain a straigt edge on the upper part of the bezel
If you wanted to have a smooth look you could always sand the foam to the curve
I allow the bond to take place and then cut the smaller pieces and applied them
remember to measure twice cut once

Once completed with the foam, cut the fabric with 3-5 cm overlap
brushed on the adhesive to the foam and placed the fabric over the piece making sure to keep the fabric taut with the bull dog clips
continue until the front face is secure then flip piece over and glue to back of bezel making sure again fabric is taut and then trim corners and glue in place

Use the clips to keep the suede taut and in place till the adhesive is dry

rinse and repeat

However the fog light switch bezel is the hardest to do and I am working to refinee it as I acheived a satsifactory resul compared to the other two bezels due to the curves

I wrapped like the other two and cut a hole and then push the switch panel in and then glue the back down

I have creases and folds in this piece but I will be looking to fix that at a later stage when time permits

To remove the bezels is easy on the drivers sides as it is just clipped in
just pull away the lower dash panel on either side of the steering wheel and then pull out the bezels
it makes a loud bang but I have done this plenty of times and I have not damaged my bezels yet but still be careful(I take no responsiblity if you break it)

the long passenger side piece is a mix of screws and clips

the screws are on either side of the glove box (you will need to open glove box to get to them)
there is also screw behind the lower dash panel beside the door and a screw near the floor just undo these and then expose the final screw unscrew and it should easily pop out

reverse the process however the Bezels now have extra thick ness due to the covering and a fair bit of force may be needed to click all the clips back in ( I didnt need to but depends on the fabric thickness)


As always this is a guide and I take NO responsibilty if you mess it up ot break stuff in your car :ninja:

and NO the Marble is not for sale:happy:

I would have happily swapped you for a non-marble set.

That bezel set is $600 from Mitsi spare parts...in marble....:redface:

As good as your suede effort looks, i think the marble looked great as is. Or maybe even leather to match the seats???

In any case you've done a great job there mecha :thumbsup:

I still have the marble and I wont be selling or swapping it

I got the bezels for $21.50 and they were from an SX of ebay