oreoremix42

I am looking to paint the a,b,and c pillars and roof liner black instead of the ___ tan look to even out there interior. I assume I have to remove the dash, but I hear its easy. The people who have done this I know there is a few, what tips do you have for me?

Mikey_Boy

sorry i dont have answers for you, but I'll definetly be watching this thread because I want to do the same thing. Or I was actually thinking of wrapping my interior pieces in urban camo. ive seen it done on an xb, and it looks sick. or maybe the rogue status gun pattern. would look good on super white imo

DJ_FroZone

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/23000558@N02/page3/

i didnt do roof or anything. but duplicolor adhesion promoter and color of your choice.

oreoremix42

How would you suggest tearing the car apart? Where do I start? Tips to help?

Greg S

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If you are only doing the a, b, & c-pillars and the headliner then you will not need to remove the dash.

How to remove;

a-pillars: Grab and yank. Once you have it loose you'll see a clip at teh top that needs to be twisted or use a screwdriver to get it out. It's the clip that holds it in when the airbag deploys.

b-pillars: Remove the door rubber from each side, just pulls off. Un-snap the lower b-pillar panel, there are two clips holding it to the upper panel at the top and two holding it to the metal at the bottom. Then you can un-snap the top half. Detailed instructions here: http://www.clubxb.com/forums/f17/diy...r-r-32090.html

c-pillars: Fold down the rear seats. Un-snap the lower side panels first, you'll need to take the door gasket off the rear of the rear doors and the hatch as well. Un-bolt the rear sholder belts from the floor under the rear seat, 12 or 14mm. Now you can un-snap the upper panels and feed the seat belt through them.

Headliner: Remove all the afore mentioned panels plus the visors, domelights, and grab handles.

see here: http://www.clubxb.com/forums/f17/diy...r-r-32088.html

here: http://www.clubxb.com/forums/f17/diy...-re-32086.html

and here: http://www.clubxb.com/forums/f17/diy...s-r-32089.html

Now remove the last two snaps in the rear of the vehicle holding the headliner to the roof. At this point you can pull it out the back.

For painting use the products FroZone suggested and in addition you wnat to use a good quality degreaser and cleaner on all the plastic panels. For the headliner if you are not re-wrapping it then use SEM spray dyes.

SERKUS

for the pillars use the right paint alot of people use a regular spray paint alot of prep time and somtimes chips because there is NO flexagent in the paint.

kraylon make a fusion paint for plastics there colors were limited but they have alot now..you can get high gloss or satin.. for the headliner itself.. duplacolor makes a vinyl and fabric paint.. that is awsome you can change your seats you floor mats your headlinder get creative ya know..

oreoremix42

ALso plan on paint matching some of the pieces in my car as well. The silver piece to the left and right of the steering wheel, what is the easiest way to get those out?

Greg S

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Steering wheel disassembly;

http://www.clubxb.com/forums/f19/diy...rol-20765.html

Just ignore to parts about changing the led color that I have in there.

oreoremix42

awesome greg your the ____

Also I meant the pieces where the adjustments for your mirrors and the piece where the ***** for the A/C

Greg S

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Those are just grab and pull pieces. The one for the mirror controls needs to be wedged out from under the upper dash panel.

SERKUS

GREG YOU ROCK!!!!!

oreoremix42

thanks man!!!

DJ_FroZone

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basically all that greg said haha he beat me to it. just make sure u disconnect the battery before you pull on the steering wheel