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Old 01-01-2011, 09:35 AM
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Also changed the color of the Gauges and painted black with Krylon Black Glossy
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Old 01-02-2011, 09:27 AM
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Nice! Where did the wood trim come from?
Old 01-16-2011, 05:23 PM
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Default Olive Drab

I went with Olive drab for all my goodies :_)
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Old 01-18-2011, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by jeep362003
I went with Olive drab for all my goodies :_)
Can't wait to do OD Green as well!
Old 01-23-2011, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by awdspider
ok fellas here is my vent bezels so far.....i still need a bit more clear then i will hit them with a little rubbing compound to get them to really shine.

these are color matched from the linked i provided earlier in this thread

this is after three coats of clear



dry to the touch...checking to see what color looked like (note some colors will not appear to be a match until clear is applied. red rock will not mtach unless clear is applied) its a dead match....the camera makes it look a tad off




this is no clear for those that care





-shaun h
These look great!!! Did you wetsand the bezels at all or use any adhesion promoter. I have been thinking about doing this in bright silver to all the little things here and there in my jk
Old 01-30-2011, 08:50 AM
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Here's mine. Hoping to do dash and ring around interior lights when it gets above freezing!
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Old 01-31-2011, 11:10 AM
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im doing mine right now!! ac vents so far.. i got dupli color factory matched color but its a metallic silver.. i actually think the name is platnium.. ill see how it ends up coming out and decide weather to re do in flat silver..
alot of these look awesome!!!!
Old 02-01-2011, 03:02 PM
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ayo rinkish how'd it come out??? I'm surprised you haven't done this mod yet, for $6 -$10 bucks you can't go wrong.
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Originally Posted by fadeout
ayo rinkish how'd it come out??? I'm surprised you haven't done this mod yet, for $6 -$10 bucks you can't go wrong.

Yaa it came out sweet!!!! I used metallic paint so it came out with the flake in.it. I like it though!!! Alot better than no silver!
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Old 02-22-2011, 06:50 AM
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I had paint mixed to match my stone white exterior and did this last week...real happy with the finished product
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