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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! ctrench's Avatar
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    DIY: Wrapping my dash in vinyl

    So i finally got around to wrapping my dash, i bought some vinyl from a local fabric store for $3 on clearance... i wanted a dark maroon to give the car a 93LE sort of vibe, in the pics the vinyl sometimes looks bright red and sometimes dark but its nice.

    to start off, pull your dash (there are many threads on how to do this)


    i even went as far as pulling all the heater core and blower motor stuff out too...


    with your dash pulled remove your VIN, and any imperfections of the dash (i jb-welded my cracks then sanded it)


    spray on your automotive grade adhesive and lay the vinyl down, smooth out any bubbles and cut off ecess (remember to rivet your VIN back down!)


    remove the a pillar trim and "headliner" trim and use adhesive/nail gun to lay the vinyl down


    not neccesary for everyone but i spliced my heater hoses together


    and this is how we sit, still have to finish the crash pad and the instument cover (the vinyl sticking up will be tucked in when the crash pad goes in)

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! AHHthatsJDMyo's Avatar
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    i like that color a LOT!

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! AHHthatsJDMyo's Avatar
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    finish it up and bring it out to the Wednesday night meet!

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    More pics!

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! ctrench's Avatar
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    haha itll probably be finished by friday for the USf meet but ill come out wednsday too, and ill definetly be taking more pictures... just waiting on my switches to come in the mail so i can finish the tombstone

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    6,000 rpm - mere mortals would shift I<3flippyheadlights's Avatar
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    Wow man, your projects are getting better. I might just have to do this with my dash!
    1990 Miata, she was red but now she is Spirit Green!

    http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....d-a-love-story <--- build thread!

    Also check out the facebook page http://www.facebook.com/IHeartFlippyHeadlights !!! Its a facebook page dedicated to the awesomeness which is flippyheadlights! Not me, but the actual headlights! High time someone noticed how awesome these things are; check it out!

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! ctrench's Avatar
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    quick little update, i had a small leak in the heater hose so i went to advance and bought a new hose and just made it one solid piece

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    Looks good, I wanna to see it finished!

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    well this is how its sitting, still not sure if i want to delete the vents or just do th eclipse vent mod... then have the wrap the tombstone and door pads

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    I was ready to face palm when I read the title, but this is not what I expected. Looks very nice. Sub'd.
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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! ctrench's Avatar
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    lol thanks man! yeah i try to "ball on a budget" if you will accept that phrase, everything on my car is a DIY by me

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