Six-dollar dash upgrade
#431
JK Junkie
Did mine today. Going to attempt the dash bezel next. Is it really that hard to do? Does everything have to be masked off or do the trim pieces come off? Is there a write up out there? Thanks ahead of time for any advice.
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Originally Posted by tmork
I have a blacked out 2010 Sahara. I removed the silver skins from the front and back bumper. Looks MUCH better with the all black theme. I gave them to a friend who has a silver Sport. Looks better on his than mine.
I couldn't stand the silver accents inside either including the vent covers. I just popped mine out and traded the same friend who has black. Again, looks better with his silver Jeep than mine.
now I just need to either paint the silver trim on the steering wheel spokes or put carbon fiber accents over them.
I couldn't stand the silver accents inside either including the vent covers. I just popped mine out and traded the same friend who has black. Again, looks better with his silver Jeep than mine.
now I just need to either paint the silver trim on the steering wheel spokes or put carbon fiber accents over them.
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Sorry to brake the bad news to you... You are going to have to mask the cluster! it's not hard but takes some time to get around the edges. Be careful when you separate the clear cover from the main cluster side clips brake off easy. I had to do some operating with some super glue.
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Originally Posted by puppetmaster
Sorry to brake the bad news to you... You are going to have to mask the cluster! it's not hard but takes some time to get around the edges. Be careful when you separate the clear cover from the main cluster side clips brake off easy. I had to do some operating with some super glue.
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I did it!
An unusually warm Saturday, so I decided to do armycop's six dollar dash upgrade (which, as someone else mentioned should really now be called the 7 dollar dash upgrade). Three of my vents came out perfectly easy with the quarter-turn method; one was a little stubborn and kept catching on the way out so I very carefully coaxed it free with a flat-head screwdriver. The first coat had me worried (even though I had cleaned them well), but by the fourth coat they were looking good.
all out
rings
I also wanted to do the gauge cluster, but taping was tricky, as I only had duct-tape on hand - not the best for masking, and as you can see I'll have to redo the cluster cause parts of the paint stayed with the duct-tape. :(
I also wanted to do the shift boot bezel (as opposed to paying 60.00 for the aluminim one), but since it and the boot are really one piece I had to get creative with the masking. I had read on another forum about using playing cards when working on fender flares and wondered if this method might work on the boot - it did great!
masking
unmasking
I could tell immediatly, though, that the bezel was reactiving differently to the paint - doh! forgot to clean it first. You can't tell here, but I'll have to sand and redo it as well, it didn't turn out near as well as the vent rings - lesson learned.
Still, all in all, I love the way it turned out!
Next up, an even more difficult one: cleaning out the center console!!!
all out
rings
I also wanted to do the gauge cluster, but taping was tricky, as I only had duct-tape on hand - not the best for masking, and as you can see I'll have to redo the cluster cause parts of the paint stayed with the duct-tape. :(
I also wanted to do the shift boot bezel (as opposed to paying 60.00 for the aluminim one), but since it and the boot are really one piece I had to get creative with the masking. I had read on another forum about using playing cards when working on fender flares and wondered if this method might work on the boot - it did great!
masking
unmasking
I could tell immediatly, though, that the bezel was reactiving differently to the paint - doh! forgot to clean it first. You can't tell here, but I'll have to sand and redo it as well, it didn't turn out near as well as the vent rings - lesson learned.
Still, all in all, I love the way it turned out!
Next up, an even more difficult one: cleaning out the center console!!!
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