DIY: Custom Black Sun Visors
03-19-2007, 05:45 PM
#61
Originally Posted by CUxtopher
did mine today.
used 2.5 cans of gloss black and .75 can of flat. My visors were different which made it easier and use less paint. 03's don have the slide out portion.
Needs lots of blue tape too!
used 2.5 cans of gloss black and .75 can of flat. My visors were different which made it easier and use less paint. 03's don have the slide out portion.
Needs lots of blue tape too!
By the way, do you have side airbags? If so, was taking the headliner off an issue? Does your interior smell like paint?
03-19-2007, 05:55 PM
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i think the gloss only gave a darker black on the cloth. on the plastic it looked mostly the same, less gloss tho. I didnt want the plastic to stick out a much as it did, would have liked to of tried a dark grey or something.
it did smell like paint this moring but i aired it out on the way home from work and its fine now (slight headache on the way to work, i had let the headliner dry for about 2-3 hrs before i put it back in).
no curtain airbags here. id suggest to just discconet the battery and be careful with them.
getting the headliner isnt easy at all:
you have to remove 8 interior pieces, 3 weather strips (welts), 4 pins, 4 screws, 2 twist lock pieces, both headrest, and theres some pop pins holding the center lights/sunglass holder in. Takes about 15-20 min or so. Then you have to rotate the headliner and take it out through the rear.
it did smell like paint this moring but i aired it out on the way home from work and its fine now (slight headache on the way to work, i had let the headliner dry for about 2-3 hrs before i put it back in).
no curtain airbags here. id suggest to just discconet the battery and be careful with them.
getting the headliner isnt easy at all:
you have to remove 8 interior pieces, 3 weather strips (welts), 4 pins, 4 screws, 2 twist lock pieces, both headrest, and theres some pop pins holding the center lights/sunglass holder in. Takes about 15-20 min or so. Then you have to rotate the headliner and take it out through the rear.
03-19-2007, 05:57 PM
#63
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also, im going to get some better pics later this week, my battery was dying and i was in a rush. it looks really good imo, ive gotten a couple compliments on it already.
I removed the headliner by myself, if your careful you dont need a helper.
I removed the headliner by myself, if your careful you dont need a helper.
07-10-2007, 03:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Voboy
word of caution... your car will smell like paint for a good 2 months just from the sunvisors being painted! No idea about headliner!
i did the visors/liner and the smell was only there for like 3 days, just let it air out.
07-11-2007, 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by CUxtopher
i did the visors/liner and the smell was only there for like 3 days, just let it air out.
10-01-2007, 06:48 AM
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i cant get the dome light piece out or the part for the visors lol. i feel like an idiot (as i should) every1 else can get the plastic pieces out and i cant haha. any1 got any kind of tip or something? or maybe specifically how they popped theirs off?
10-01-2007, 07:08 AM
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I might try this over the weekend but I think a flat black might look better on the plastic pieces and maybe a gloss on the headliner to make it look dark as posted earlier. ill post pics when its done.
