Exciting idea for a dash kit!!

[slawkins31]

Here is my idea, I just want some others to chime in and give me their opinoin.

What if you bought a dash kit that is the silver kinda and sanded it down really well, primered, followed by two coats of spray paint, then a coat of clear spray paint.

Does anyone know if this would look ok? I know it would depend on how much prep time and detail you put into it, but could it be done?

Also what about longevity?

[michael mulligan]

Originally Posted by slawkins31

Here is my idea, I just want some others to chime in and give me their opinoin.

What if you bought a dash kit that is the silver kinda and sanded it down really well, primered, followed by two coats of spray paint, then a coat of clear spray paint.

Does anyone know if this would look ok? I know it would depend on how much prep time and detail you put into it, but could it be done?

Also what about longevity?

when my wife holds up a dress and asks how do you think it looks' i say sory i have to see it on. same case here there are so many ideas i think are bad or good but you cant tell till you see it michael

[NautcaSprt6]

Originally Posted by slawkins31

Here is my idea, I just want some others to chime in and give me their opinoin.

What if you bought a dash kit that is the silver kinda and sanded it down really well, primered, followed by two coats of spray paint, then a coat of clear spray paint.

Does anyone know if this would look ok? I know it would depend on how much prep time and detail you put into it, but could it be done?

Also what about longevity?

What are you trying to get at.
You say spray paint, but what color?
Are you tryin to match your cars color?

[slawkins31]

yea, match the color of the car, i think it would be different, i think the plain silver doesnt look good in a black car, and the wood is too much imo

[NautcaSprt6]

Originally Posted by slawkins31

yea, match the color of the car, i think it would be different, i think the plain silver doesnt look good in a black car, and the wood is too much imo

Im sure if you talk to a body shop, they might be able to do it, but the price tag is gonna be high because it will take some time and patience to sand those little pieces down.
Maybe you should talk to the manufacture into doing this and tell them that there are people who might be interested.

[Geordie]

Originally Posted by slawkins31

yea, match the color of the car, i think it would be different, i think the plain silver doesnt look good in a black car, and the wood is too much imo

Personally I think it might give it a 'cheapo' look.

Reminds me of UK cars I owned way, way back when the dash and interior of the doors were plain spartan body coloured metal.

I am not yet aware of any UK 300C owners who would want to undertake any form of interior mods to the trim other than the fitting of the 22Elite leather centre console arm rest cover.


Geordie

[aspendog]

We can order dash kits in OEM paint colors, they are not the cheap kits from ebay/mexico but are made to order here in the US. They run close to $450 for the smaller (32pc) kits but that is significantly less than what it would cost to professionally paint one of the cheap kits. Let me know if you are interested I can get you more info.

Originally Posted by slawkins31

Here is my idea, I just want some others to chime in and give me their opinoin.

What if you bought a dash kit that is the silver kinda and sanded it down really well, primered, followed by two coats of spray paint, then a coat of clear spray paint.

Does anyone know if this would look ok? I know it would depend on how much prep time and detail you put into it, but could it be done?

Also what about longevity?

[slawkins31]

Originally Posted by aspendog

We can order dash kits in OEM paint colors, they are not the cheap kits from ebay/mexico but are made to order here in the US. They run close to $450 for the smaller (32pc) kits but that is significantly less than what it would cost to professionally paint one of the cheap kits. Let me know if you are interested I can get you more info.

Have you ever seen one in person before? Do you think it would be worth doing? That is a lot of money but I want to spice up my interior a little bit and like i said, the wood just doesnt do it for me

[aspendog]

Originally Posted by slawkins31

Have you ever seen one in person before?

YES

Originally Posted by slawkins31

Do you think it would be worth doing?

That is up to you

Originally Posted by slawkins31

That is a lot of money but I want to spice up my interior a little bit and like i said, the wood just doesnt do it for me

Not really when you think about it, try calling a body shop for a quote to repaint over urethane on an unistalled dask kit, I think you may be suprised.

[ERRN]

Originally Posted by aspendog

We can order dash kits in OEM paint colors, they are not the cheap kits from ebay/mexico but are made to order here in the US. They run close to $450 for the smaller (32pc) kits but that is significantly less than what it would cost to professionally paint one of the cheap kits. Let me know if you are interested I can get you more info.

Hey Aspendog, what about steering wheel and door pulls to match body color also? What 32 pieces are included in the kit?