So this is my first thread, so please take it easy on me. This weekend me and my girlfriend decided to rip apart the interior in order to paint all of the interior trim pieces. Hope you guys like it! If you have any questions regarding prep or paint please feel free to ask! Thanks for looking!😋

 

Not a fan of the silver, but thumbs up for doing something different. I would have personally gone with a Piano Black type finish.

 

I was thinking about doing piano black but then I changed my mind because my exterior and wheels are black so I opted for something that would pop rather than blend in. I'm just happy the wood is gone 🙏🏼

 

The interior looks great BTW. Kudos for daring to go where most people wouldn't.

 

I am happy with this decision. All black is boring.

 

That piano black looks smooth! The silver however, reminds me of my wifes old Hyundai.

 

Looks TERRIBLE. Basically ruined the interior. It also exacerbated the misalignment of where the door card meets the dashboard.

 

+1 looks terrible IMO.

 

Next time wrap it. To each their own though

 

I think it looks pretty good. Beats the stock look that's for sure.

 

Are all of the interior pieces able to be removed from the car? Do they just pop out?

TIA

 

I think you did a great job. Nice to see something fresh even if it isn't to everyone's taste although I dare-say it would be better appreciated in person.

And yes please share how you prepped and if there were any issues.


Haha Sam you've never been one to pull punches. Lucky the op asked to "please take it easy on me." otherwise I'd hate to think how much you would have ripped into him.

Also if it "exacerbated the misalignment" that would be because it is cleaner - so being cleaner surely cant be a bad thing...?


This looks freaking great!

 

Head-unit aside, I think it is damn near perfect. Flat bottom steering wheel, updated black instrument cluster, and newer style shift knob would really finish it off. One day...

 

Well I like the color and the combination of it. If you hit it with some polyurethane and made it shiney and smooth your reviews would be better.. The fact is if you like it that's all that counts.

 

Great work, just not my style.

 

[QUOTE=A-A-Ron;6531531]Are all of the interior pieces able to be removed from the car? Do they just pop out?

TIA[/QUOTE

In order to remove the door trim you have to remove the door panels
The trim that runs across the dash board pops out as well as the ash tray and gear shift trim.
Once the ash tray is removed you'll see two screws holding the cd changer in place. Once you remove those screws, then you can slide the cd changer out as well as disconnecting the wires behind it. I used pelicanparts.com and it showed me step by step how to remove everything

 

+1 on Pelican Parts; they have lots of excellent tutorials that I have referred to in the past.

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti...Index-W211.htm

 

I'm just being honest I guess I like to give my opinion bluntly because I usually appreciate blunt opinions too, it's more sincere that way

Seriously though, that trim is more misaligned that normal, it's really off, not sure how that happens, it shouldn't move or anything. Maybe the door card is installed incorrectly.

 

Im not feeling it either but then again. Its your car and you whatever you like. Here's what I did

 

prefer the stock look for sure.

 

I wrapped my E500 dash with 3M 1080 Brushed Metallic vinyl and it came out great. It looks and feels like aluminum. They make it in silver too. Stuff is awesome and easy to work with.

 

I have this sitting on my desk. I was wondering what it would look like. How hard was it to cut/wrap around the thin chrome accent piece?

 

Holy ****, that looks great.

 

Easier than I thought it would be. This was my first and only time wrapping anything. I just took me time and disassembled everything I could.

 

thank you