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Old 08-22-2007, 09:07 AM
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Painted some stuff last week! The front bumper was all cracked and peeling so I redid that, painted a wingless trunk to match (AVS on soon!), matched the side mirrors, 3D tails, Painted the lip kit blk, swapped my R/T skirts with an SRT (still have to put the door caps on), and I have a pair of F1 fenders and an Erebuni Race CF hood still sitting in the shop.... I will also be painting the rims black soon, and I cut out the honeycomb and replaced it with black mesh, I still need to dremel smooth the openings, right now it looks like teeth[:@]. I also did some interior pieces while I had the gun out...I have tint going on and I am also waiting for a set of Megan Coilovers to show up so I can fix that gap issue
Overall pretty happy! Let me know what ya'll think!
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2162618
 
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I can't get to those pics. Did something go wrong with the links?[sm=confused06.gif]
 
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Old 08-22-2007, 10:24 AM
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Yup, aparently this forum doesn't like embeded pics and mine were too big to upload here, so I changed it to a link to my cardomain!
 
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oic. Looks good! I had the urge to do the same with my car, but I'm pretty good at procrastinating, lol.
How did you get the bezel off? I'm worried I will crack it.
 
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which bezel? the radio trim or the cluster?
 
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Nice! i like the interior paint! can you PM me and tell me the procedure and what paints you used??
 
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I had originaly sanded them down, Krylon Plastic primer, then Mopar spray touch up from the dealer, then Krylon clear. What you see was sanded with 400 and sprayed with the other exterior parts, then cleared. 3 coats paint, 3 coats clear. This time around way better then the forst result!
 
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Well, both if you don't mind my asking. I wasn't even sure you could take off the cluster bezel, but now I see you've done it [sm=burnout.gif]
 
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It just pops off. There are no screws. Just be careful and don't be afraid to use a little force. I've taken mine off probably 10 times at least.....
 
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There should be screws under the vents in the radio bezel, I don't have em anymore since I took them out the first time. But check before you yank. Pop the vents out and they are in the top of the bezel. The cluster one pops out no prob once you take the dash top off. Pull off your A pillars, take out 1 screw on each end of the dash and pull up and away from the winshield. Walla! Then the cluster bezel pulls out easy, no screws on that one.
 


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