Centre Console help please

[donnay1991]

i wanna paint the tray under the radio(cd player in mine) and the plastic around the heater dials and that. you knw wt i mean? please make th description retard proof so i can understand lol. and wht paint and whtever steps i need to take to do this:) wanna make it a metallic looking red coz my cars red


Cheers Lads

[matty101]

check the FAQ

[donnay1991]

My bad Matty cheers. next question then. since ive never painted anything. wht exactly do i need to do

Cheers Again

[matty101]

right first decide weather you want to keep the textured finish or smooth it. if you want it smooth start off with like 180 grit sand paper and work your way down to about 400 wet n dry paper. wipe it clean and make sure theres no dust etc. on it. next is a coat of primer. let it dry then slowly build up a few coats of paint untill your happy with the finish. then lastly after 24 hours to add shine and protection a few coats of laquer.

simples

[donnay1991]

right. i went out just now and tried to take th console out. i did everything it said apart from the whole lot came out not just the facing. took me like 40 mins tryin to put it back in lol. i couldnt get th side dials off just th middle one :/ help

[matty101]

a few people have had this problem, they will jst pull of. remeber they have been on there a very long time. try prizing them out with a screw driver or use some pliers and some cloth to pull them out so you dont mark them.

[donnay1991]

okayy. well if i get the dials off. will just the plate come off? the whole feckin thing was out. the vents and everything. not impressed! lmao. 3rd question (probz bout 10th) seeee the trim on the outside of the car going from th door to underth back window. can you just get a hair dryer and use dental floss on that like i did to the writing on the boot?

[matty101]

i forgot to put in the giude thats theres 3 little clips underneath the MFD that jst prize off with a smal screw driver but after that it shud jst come off no problem.

if you mean the bump strips mate they come off exactly the same as te badges etc.

[duncanpound]

i heard some are screwed on or something :/

[PRICER]

i know for certain that the small bump strips just pull straight off, but im not sure about the larger ones.

[donnay1991]

ye welll ya see. i never pushed the 3 clips on the top lol. and emm pulled. and i dunno what way it goes back in properly. i mean its in. minus the hazards switch coz it wont go on coz im retarded. its just where the 3 clips are under th MFD im not sure wt way this goes together lol. is so f**k fiddly. need smaller fingers

[donnay1991]

and so under the bump strips. cause there so big and go along the side of the car. theresa gonaa be a hell of an amount of glue to rub off :L i will get it done tho

[donnay1991]

just read over my post. doesnt make much sense. where it clips in under the MFD the 3 clips. the whole console has come out. im not sure if it has fittings behind it or if its just the top and bottom screws? anyone shed some light on this please.the problem i have is that. all the screws are holding everything in but thvent on the left is pushed in further than th one on the right. i do not hav a clue tbh.

[matty101]

dude you have me completely confused, take some pics and then explain again

[donnay1991]

lmao. i knew id confuse u with all the posts. emmm i cba takin pics at this time but will tmz. let me explain. the trim off the console i want to paint. but as u know the vents and poo is not attached to this its built into the dash. but my vents and that has came out aswell as the trim. OH MY GOD DONT MATTER. ill take sum F'N pics lol