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by **st.augsolara02** » Fri May 12, 2006 4:35 pm

i attempted to take off the wood trim panels on the doors and someone told me that you can just pop them off and put them back on with some 3M adhesive..welll i tried "popping" the driver side off and it popped alright IN HALF..how can i get the pieces in the door off with out them breaking? and what about the one by the shifter?

by **MCOjerry** » Fri May 12, 2006 8:11 pm

Oh, crap! Sorry...

If they are held on with adhesive, perhaps a blowdryer? It might be warm enough to loosen the ashesive, but not too hot to ruin the finish (afterall, it's only plastic).

I'd like to switch mine out to somme kind of metal.

What are you replacing yours with?

by **st.augsolara02** » Fri May 12, 2006 9:01 pm

well im not exactly replacing them..i bought a can of that Krylon Fusion paint and im goin to use that and then do a clear coat over it cuz i think the wood grain is kinda ugly and doesnt really fit the look im goin for..ill take some pics in the morning and post em it looks really good..basicly it looks like Astro's wood trim but i have the dark interior (black/dark grey dash w/ black seats) i also installed some black housing headlights today and used the Krylon on the grill but leaving the chrome..i think it looks bad a s s

by **Solaragirlon18s** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:27 pm

Whoa, Whoa...don't use paint! I know exactly what you need...i'm thinking about doing this myself actually. Colored film. Just like tint film. Comes in all kinds of colors. And if you don't like it, just remove it. It's not permanent like paint. Here's the links...check it out. And it's cheap too!

http://www.sportcompactonly.com/product ... &c=143&l=2

http://www.sportcompactonly.com/product ... &c=143&l=2

http://www.sportcompactonly.com/product ... &c=143&l=2

by **st.augsolara02** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:37 pm

damn too late now..i already didi the paint and im doin the clearcoat tmrw..it came out really even and looks awesome im def impressed with it but i wish i woulda known about this sooner just to try it out

by **Solaragirlon18s** » Sat May 13, 2006 12:04 am

st.augsolara02 wrote:damn too late now..i already didi the paint and im doin the clearcoat tmrw..it came out really even and looks awesome im def impressed with it but i wish i woulda known about this sooner just to try it out

Well, as long as it looks good and you like it.

by **hskrsolara** » Sat May 13, 2006 2:16 am

what color did you paint it?

by **st.augsolara02** » Sat May 13, 2006 6:22 am

i painted the wood trim and my grill black

by **MCOjerry** » Sat May 13, 2006 10:36 am

If you really don't like it after it's done, you can always buy aftermarket replacement peices. They come in all colors and looks.

by **Hsakuragi** » Sat May 13, 2006 12:23 pm

^ I think he's was referring the OEM trim, which is discontinued.

by **PXLpainter** » Sat May 13, 2006 12:29 pm

That film looks cool, but only comes in 19.5" square sheets, so not long enough for the dash panel anyway.

I wish the aftermarket kits had replacements for the OEM panels - all seem to just have additional pieces for every other surface in the car!

by **st.augsolara02** » Sat May 13, 2006 6:15 pm

Hsakuragi wrote:^ I think he's was referring the OEM trim, which is discontinued.

yea its the OEM pieces i painted..i was kinda worried at first but that Krylon Fusion stuff is awesome it turned out beautifully, a few light coats of that and a few light clearcoats and it looks almost like it came that way from the factory..as soon as i get all the pieces put back in ill post some pics

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