i did it personally for a 06 balt...

 

im scarred to paint the dash and door panelas and glove box and all...i want to paint it alll black, im scared ima mess up or something...one of you guys that did most of or all of the interior should post some pics and a how to...lol

 

cant wait for some silver painted trim to show up...if not soon im doing it myself then anyways, i just bought a oem dash trim set off 1slobalt12...its gunna be awhile i have to sand off the old blue paint on there

 

is there a how to on how to remove the dash parts so you can paint them? lol. i dont have a problem painting or knowing how to, i just dont know how to remove the pieces

 

I'm pretty sure that I remember seeing one, but all you have to do is pull and and they will pop off.

 

Sorry If Its A Dumb Question But Does Anyone Have A Diy On Taking The Dash Off The Easiest Way Without Messing It Up Thankz

 

Yeah i just saw it like last night but I forget which thread its under, it might be under the remove your factory radio thread or something, the guy removes like every dash piece.

 

Ok, so I went out and bought a cd player just for the face plate (sad, I know), and now that I've removed the face portion of the deck, I've noticed that there is a motherboard still attached to the back of the face plate. Is this a generic board, or do I have to swap the motherboard on my deck to this plate when switching the two? Basically, what I need to know is if the radio ID is stored inside the deck or on this motherboard before I swap.

Thanks.

 

nah just swap the whole face

 

Ok cool. I just don't want to mess up the XM radio feed or anything. Much appreciated.

 

Would I be an abolute idiot if I tried masking it instead of removing the pieces? I can't seem to get them off and I don't wanna break em..

 

i was afraid i was going to break them too, i got all but 1 piece off fine. The piece to the right of the steering wheel broke at one spot.

 

yes that is a very stupid way to do this as you would have to mask off the entire interior of the vehicle so that you don't get overspray everywhere. just keep trying, you do have to use a little bit of force due to the clips that hold them on. but i would highly recommend against painting them while still on the car.

 

Yeah, he makes a good point here about the overspray. I just took mine out today, and although it seems pretty tough, the parts are more durable than you might think. The bigger pain in the butt is getting all of the switchgear unattached from the trim pieces without breaking anything. Patience is definitely key here.

 

ya even i had one of the little switch holders break a little bit but everything holds up fine. just keep tugging and they will come off. if you're afraid of breaking it just due little tugs if your ballzy it should just come off with one good tug. i take no responsibility if anything breaks though.

 

So after tracking down all those parts for the cd player, HVAC controls, and steering wheel bezels, here's what the final outcome looks like:









The pics don't look so great using flash on the camera, but it was dark out so I had no choice. Overall though, I'm very happy with the results.

 

Looks good is it real carbon fiber or is it jsut the stickers

 

No, it's not real CF. But it's done using a water immersion process in conjuction with a base coat/clear coat process. It's WAY better than those stickers you see on eBay. We have to pass all of the rigorous testing that GM mandates before we can sell these to the public.

 

whats the price tag on that?

 

straight up... im getting some blue cf in the mail sometime soon and i was hoping on wrapping both door control pieces but if there's an easier way...

 

Well, the GM list price for the CF dash kit is $225, while the CF door bezel kit (yes, they're sold separately) retails for $65 for the coupe kit and $100 for the sedan door kit. However, if you were able to get a group buy together of say 10 people or more, then the price could drop significantly. With a group buy, we would also consider doing custom design work, seeing as how we have many different designs to offer, including several different carbon fiber designs.

 

would the whole group require the same style? I can def see 10 peeps jumping on this to get a new product on the market...

 

You mean the same as the CF? Not at all. But the group would have to choose one particular style for that group buy. But there are so many variations of designs that we have, plus you can put any base coat beneath the design to match your ride if you want. I'll have to get some photo's uploaded so I can show you some of the patterns we carry.

 

ive been wanting to do this, but how do u get the trim off?

 

Basically just pull...but there are a few threads i belive on "how to" pull off the trim. Search is your friend.(wow, now im saying it...i used to hate it when other guys told me that lol ...full circle i guess)