Project "Dash Redo"

[HondaBoy]

ok, i decided that today i would get to doing the dash. i've done the rest of the interior except maybe the carpet to match everything else. you can see the old interior pix on my cardomain pages. i'll probley replace the old pix with new ones with my near finished interior. hope i remember where each screw goes. the plugs are pretty easy because there are no plugs that are exactly the same, not that i could find. anyway. this humidity is a bitch! i thought i was totally screwed when the vinal dye didnt dry right away. but now its more or less there. i've got some pix and i'll post em when i'm all done. so, no more ugly brown dash!

[AccordAddict]

Sweet! i want to redo my carpet and get new seats (Front and Back). I dunno how to redo carpet, do you have to remove everything outta the car? or can you pay someone to do it somehwere??? i really need new carpet.

[HondaBoy]

well, for the carpet, you need to take the seats out and the plastic trim at the bottom of the door jambs. its fairly easy, theres not too much more to it than that. i'm either going to order new carpet or get some marine carpet from HomeDepot. it'll be black to match the bottom stuff on the interior. also to hide dirt that lighter colors show. not that i wont keep it clean. anyway, i finally finished putting everything back. it was more of a bitch putting the little stuff back that it was taking everything out. maybe its because i'm tired, i dunno. all i know is that my interior doesnt have funky brown anymore. i still need to do a few more things to get it all matched up. the part where the gauges are, some other little pieces, touch up some stuff and i'll be done with that. while i was at it, i put my radar detector's wire up through the dash and it comes out the top vent on the dash by the windshield. i found out that touching up the plastic parts with the krylon fusion i used is really easy to blend it together. cant tell where it was scratched and where i touched up. i used a Q tip to apply the touch ups. it would have been easier with someone else to help me, but i'm sure i would have been getting pissed at them or something. i dunno. well, tomorrow when i have more time i'll post the pix up with everything else finished.

[HondaBoy]

here's the pix. just some quick ones i had taken.

[johndej]

not bad, i like red on black or black on red, whichever you like to call it.

[AccordEpicenter]

Ricer!!!

[AccordAddict]

hey that looks good man! i wanted to do the same thing but i thought it would be too much work to take the whole dash off. now just get some black or red carpet

[AccordAddict]

have you been to the track yet? I have automatic also, what do you run with the auto?

[HondaBoy]

havent been to the track yet. last week was the drag races in the valley. they were at edinburg international raceway. both the people i was going to go with kinda flaked. but i did go to a car show down close to there. my friend took 1st place in compact with his 5 door SVT focus. anyway, i know my best time 0-60 was 9.3 seconds. my friend timed me. i wonder if it would be any better without that heavy dash? rice? i dont think so. least its done right instead of the way most people have done theirs i've seen here where i live. i'll go with the black carpet. red would look outta place because everything else on the bottom is black. dont konw what i'll do about the floor mats. i'll figure something out i know. anyway, there's should be more pix comming of my ferrari inspired interior.

[HondaBoy]

well, i've been getting a lot of good comments on my interior now. before with the dash stock brown, with the door panels, seats and plastic panels redone, i guess it wasnt as noticeable that the interior was getting done. with the dash all nice, guess it all stands out. now i can do some little stuff to finish it up. dont know now, maybe i'll get a header and new exhaust. needs a paint job, bit of body work. i'd like to fix the A/C because Texas is hot as hell! dont know about rims, i already started to look for some at my friends shop. looked on the bullitin board where other people list their stuff. didnt find anything good though. i'll probley be taking new interior pix and i'll post em up. i was hopeing to do that tomorrow sometime if i get a free moment.

[AccordArizona89]

with all those cans of paint you bought u couldagotten vinyl or even tweed...

[HostileJava]

It looks good, but is it me or does everything not seem the same shade of red?

[86LXItooFAST4me]

[HostileJava]

You always have such great contributions. Hey your mom likes rice

JK JK

[SteveDX89]

Yuck. Don't like it at all.

[Forgar_88]

I was almost ready to say Rice!, but then i got to thinkin, "hmm, not bad! Red on black is pretty good lookin as long as you dont get carried away with it" Nice job man, better than mine!

[86LXItooFAST4me]

You always have such great contributions. Hey your mom likes rice

JK JK

im just telling it like it is man

[88Accord-DX]

Lots of trouble to have different color dash there. Going to clear coat it?

[HondaBoy]

the dash is the same color as the vinal on the doors. its the lighting that makes it looks different. i think it was the florescent light that was over the dash, it didnt shine onto the door panels. i thought about clear coating it, but other things i've done with vinal color it doesnt turn out good with clear on it. the red seems to be keeping the interior a bit cooler than the dark brown did. so thats good. as for rice, before i'd started working on it i had planned to have a red and white interior color combo. good thing i didnt go with that.

[therock]

nice job

[Robs89LXi]

Is it actually red, or more orange? Maybe it's just the lighting. You're not thinking of becoming the spokesman for Whataburger, are you? JK.
The Whataccord project begins !
Sorry, this is making me hungry. I'm gonna go get something to eat now.

[hondaaccord_86]

Sweet job. Looks good. I remember when I re-did my dash... hard work = looks good...
This is an old pic of mine:

[cdscowboy]

Did you use Krylon Fusion for the dash? Keep us updated on whether or not it becomes sticky down the road, like mine has.

[HondaBoy]

nah, i already had bad experiences with Krylon Fusion on vinal. the can clearly says it can be used on vinal, but it just doesnt dry or something. stays gooey. i used Duplicolor Vinal/Fabric dye on the tip vinal of the dash. i used black krylon fusion on the bottom hard plastic, i first sanded the plastic and cleaned it well with rubbing alcohol. it doesnt seem to chip off if you first sand with 700 grit or finer, thats so it doesnt leave lines and stuff. i like it because if anything does happen, touch ups are nothing to match. it seems to blend without having to do anything else but apply paint. i use a Q tip to apply touch up paint if it needs some, thats with the krylon fusion. oh, and the vinal paint i used isnt sticky at all, feels like vinal.

[88accordalltheway]

hey man, i think you did a really really good job, im in the same situation as you, only a couple of steps behind you. How long did it take you tog et the dash off? Im about 3/4 of the way done with my door panels. Im not going multi color like you though, im going all black so no one will give me shit about being a ricer. I see that you didnt do the part on your door panels that are velvet or whatever, im in a perdicament, i dont know what to do for that part. i plan on getting new carpet as well. But the thing that bugs me the most is the ugly seats, the just look sooo faded and yucky. How much you thin home depot or lows would hearge for the amount of carpet we would need? Dont you have to pay by sq ft?