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center dash Cluster
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:56 am
by SX_2.0_Monkey
I was wondering how to remove this=
is it just a couple of snaps and pull it off or is it something complicated. I want to make it the same color as the exterior. help and comments are recomended and appreciated
oh and my car is the dark blue (electric i think)
If anyone could photochop it that would be an added plus!
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:11 pm
by Ifixyawata
1.) Use a screwdriver to gently pry the two air vents out. Behind there, there are 2 phillips head screws.
2.) Pull off all the HVAC knobs.
3.) Pull the entire trim piece off.
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:14 pm
by SX_2.0_Monkey
thank you kindly sir! if you dont mind how excactly do you gently remove the vents?
and why would I need to remove the nobs? i just want the trim? sorry just inquisitive
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:19 pm
by Ifixyawata
Pry bewteen the vent and the hole it sits in in the trim.
And the knobs have to come off because the HVAC control sits behind the trim. You don't really have to pull the knobs off, but they'll just come off too when you pull the whole trim piece off.
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:26 pm
by SX_2.0_Monkey
I just want to remove the plastic trim around the stereo and knobs
EDIT: nevermind, its all one piece... isn't tit? my mind is crazy
Thanks for your help!
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:33 pm
by Ifixyawata
You'll figure out what goes where once you pull it off of there.
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:00 pm
by moparknighthawk
You'll learn how much like LEGO's the Neon is.
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:34 pm
by WiTeOuT
moparknighthawk wrote:You'll learn how much like LEGO's the Neon is.
BWAAAHAHAHAHA....and that's why I LOVE my car. 10 minutes and you can have the whole interior gutted....and thats slow
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:22 pm
by jonnymopar
moparknighthawk wrote:You'll learn how much like LEGO's the Neon is.
Take it apart, put it together, take it apart, put it together, take it apart, put it together, take it apart, put it together, and it never gets old!!
Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 2:05 pm
by scneonchic
jonnymopar wrote:moparknighthawk wrote:You'll learn how much like LEGO's the Neon is.
Take it apart, put it together, take it apart, put it together, take it apart, put it together, take it apart, put it together, and it never gets old!!
mine has been taken apart many times. Its easy!
Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:01 pm
by TNK
scneonchic wrote:jonnymopar wrote:moparknighthawk wrote:You'll learn how much like LEGO's the Neon is.
Take it apart, put it together, take it apart, put it together, take it apart, put it together, take it apart, put it together, and it never gets old!!
mine has been taken apart many times. Its easy!
both of those statments are valid with me... well.. maybe not so much with the new one (yet) but the white car has been apart many times..... and ive gotten pretty fast....
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:28 pm
by Bluerocketsneeks
take off the a/c knobs and pull... the whole thing will pop off then you can just pull out the vents from behind... thats what i did... it was cake.. you can even just pull it off as is but the knobs will scatter
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:34 pm
by SX_2.0_Monkey
thanks for the late reply! lol check my garage to see my dash now! lol posted from my Wii!
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:37 pm
by Bluerocketsneeks
i just painted mine... it looked okay til the sun gave it goose bumps.. so i'm just going to try and find another for cheap
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:43 pm
by SX_2.0_Monkey
Bluerocketsneeks wrote:i just painted mine... it looked okay til the sun gave it goose bumps.. so i'm just going to try and find another for cheap
how many layers did you do? i put about 6-7 light layers 10-15 minutes apart, and i got anxious and put it on a little early. no bubbles/chips in just under a year! i didn't even clear coat it. weird
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:50 pm
by Bluerocketsneeks
4 layers of plastic primer, and pretty much a whole can of metallic paint... and few layers of clear coat... turns out really bubbly.. so i sanded it and put on a whole can of rustoluem... now it has the goose bumps... i did it over 4 days.. drying time was a bitch
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:57 am
by SX_2.0_Monkey
Bluerocketsneeks wrote:4 layers of plastic primer, and pretty much a whole can of metallic paint... and few layers of clear coat... turns out really bubbly.. so i sanded it and put on a whole can of rustoluem... now it has the goose bumps... i did it over 4 days.. drying time was a bitch
yours sounded complex. sanded, primed, and 6 layers of metallic paint [3/4 of a can]. weird all done within 2-3 hours
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:20 am
by Supermanneon
Meh. I did no sanding no priming. I just cleaned it up real good with alcohol taped off what i didnt want painted and sprayed it with krylon fusion. and almost 9 months or more later and nothing but dust..no paint chips nothing.
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:10 pm
by indecisive
moparknighthawk wrote:You'll learn how much like LEGO's the Neon is.
LOL! I hope ya don't mind Greg... I now have my 'first' sig quote!
Thank you sir!
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:03 pm
by Arro
Wow that's a lot of painting steps, Bluerocket. I just used two coats of Krylon Fusion as was recommended on this forum, and it worked nicely. It gets really hot out here, and if anything the heat helped cure it stronger.
I painted the center bezel and vents, and the two side vents. Worked like a charm.