R33 centre pannel colour change

[nizmokid]

Hi guys and gals

I was thinking of changing the colour of the centre instrument pannel. ( the piece that goes around the ac unit, headunit, hazard button that piece that pulls out) has any one done this at all? Before I can do this I have to remove that rubbery coating on the out side of the plastic that rubber coating wears after a while and looks crap!.......thats why I changing the colour. I am also changing the fabric inserts on the doors to yellow leather has anyone done this to there car.

[KamikazeR33]

u can get carbon fibre kits for this and others from uas

or if u want to do it yourself

heres a link

hope this helps u

[ex-static]

yea I was thinking of spraying mine a dark/grey silver..

ive seen it done, looks the goods.

[KamikazeR33]

like the silver in the new wrx's consoles? cupholders, whateva?

[ex-static]

I havent seen them.. but not a bright stand out silver, a dark sublt greysilver.. should set it off nicely.

[KamikazeR33]

yeah should look good

when u do it u gotta post some pics

[nizmokid]

do you how to remove the rubber film over this console before you spray?

Nizmokid

[KamikazeR33]

sandpaper it im very sure

it should say on that site i linked

[nizmokid]

No thr r32 don't have this coating on ther panels:(

but I was wondering if there is such a thing as paint remover for plastic products (normal paint remover eats the plastic) ......nasty!

nizmokid:(

[Leewah]

I actually removed all the plastic panelling and replaced it with some plastic in a silver.

Looks horn. I can post some pics of it next week as I don't have the car until Tuesday.

[ex-static]

Actually leewah I think it was your car down at ICE that I saw that gave me the silver idea.. did you spray that yourself or buy one like that?

[Leewah]

It's a good chance it was my car if it looks like the one in my avatar

The panel actually came from another R33 GTR currently at ICE. I believe the owner before the owner at ICE (SIRVROOOMMM) replaced the standard black panelling with the silver.

From what I can tell, it wasn't simply the original panelling but painted. It looks professionally done.

[ex-static]

yea it looked very snazzy, not a mock up job.. I was impressed

[dAVE]

This is on my to do list for next week. I am planning on a nice deep gold colour (to mach my brake calipers that are also on my to do list)

I was just planning on sanding that film back (using 1200 then 2000 grade). The shipping fools stuck paper on it and a bit of the film came off in that area, thats why I am doing it.

would love to see photos from r33's.

[NIZ30]

I have done my 32. I don'y think it came out the best, but for the cost of the materials was worth it.

I sanded back, then used spray putty to fill in existing blemishes. Gave it quite a few light coates of chrome paint (doesn't come up anything like chrome, but nice silver). And covered with a couple coates of clear. This stops it from getting scratched. While waiting for the coates to dry I took a few other bits out and did them too.

I just today retrimed my doors in blue velour. Again not professional quality but for the money saving, and the learning experience I think was well worth it.

here is a quick pic.

[MegaGTS4]

NIZ30,

That looks really good!!!!(shit hot actually )

The leather stuff matches the Trust stuff under the bonnet!!

What sort of glue did you use on the doors?(might try myself)

MEGA

P.s Send me a PM on how its like in brisbane!(skyline wise!)

[NIZ30]

Bit dodgy but...I used some craft glue to stick it down. But it didn't totally do it right so i got the shit and pulled out the loctite and put a real little around the edge. If you put too much it came through the velour.

[Sil8ty]

nizmokid: Get someone that has a bead blaster (finer form of sand blasting) to remove the rubbery finish. Did mine this way at work (we have a bead blaster) primed theplastic and got it painted in the same colour as the new VX Commondore surround colour. Came up pretty good, if not as good as new!!

:uh-huh:

[Leewah]

It's a good chance it was my car if it looks like the one in my avatar

The panel actually came from another R33 GTR currently at ICE. I believe the owner before the owner at ICE (SIRVROOOMMM) replaced the standard black panelling with the silver.

From what I can tell, it wasn't simply the original panelling but painted. It looks professionally done.

[nizmokid]

thanks guys for the info I will do mine now it should look sick! I might do it the same colour as the car (yellow) or a silver to match the head unit.