DIY interior, tell me what u think....
 

so the legacy of my custom interior has begun. i so far have done most of the basic panel painting as you can see in the pic. i still have to do the center upper console and the steering wheel. it was a pretty simple but tedeous process that was fun to do over the weekend. although it leaves the car smelling like paint for a month, the after effects are well worth it for that custom, sportier look inside look. future mods include blue/black racing seats with 2 point harnesses, custom blue/black vinyl on the roof portion of the interior, and im going to get the speaker grilles in the back cut out to expose the oh so sexy blue/chrome alpine speakers. street glow is going in next week. under dash and under seat.

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very nice. i am impressed in the amount of things you painted. I really like the shifter bezel trimmed in the blue. Also the rear panels...very "balls out" no holds barred...I like it a lot

What did u paint it with and did u remove the parts you painted?

mischeif let me know if u get that middle piece off by the radio i still cant get the stupid thing off;(

looks sweet. what paint did u use ?

I don't know if i would do that to my car but it looks tight!

sorry i hate it. to me it cheapens the look of the WHOLE car..

What color is the outside of your car?

I think it looks pretty good. Nice and clean IMO. I like the rear of the car too..looks neat. I havren' seen that before..

I'd like to see exterior shot's too...

Does your EL guages make you glow at night??

thanks. i used plasti-kote5014 datsun blue. the exterior of the car is silver.once i get body kit, and all the other crap i wil repaint the car to match the interior. soits blue.

jamie,yea removing the center console is pretty darn easy. but removing the screws that hold it in are a pain in the butt hole. il post how to do it sometime. i stil have a few more panels to paint.


and yes, i removed all the parts i painted.its suprisingly very very easy at least for the new civics. al you need is some patience and a flathead screwdriver. most of the panels pop right off ;)

just be sure to sand all the pieces down. start with 300 and go higher as you paint. if you dont sand the pieces down you get a grainy non reflective look. i had to redo some panels because i didnt sand enough. no big deal. the paint i used is availableat any store that carries plasti-kote paint. pep boys carries abuttload of that stuff. more pics soon once i get done with the lighting :)

pretty soon im getting reverse indiglo gauges.and im working on changing the LEDs on the button console board so that they are al blue. almost done with that.

I'd never paint my car, as I don't personally like the look, but it looks like you did a good job. That paint is a really unique color that will make your car stand out.

the AT's gotta go....

chris

looks clean...

speaking of ats that have to go i have the same prob. Want to know if it is worth swapin an auto for a stick or just sellin what i have now and buying another;(

with the 7th gen civic probably easier to buy a new car....or just drop a whole engine/tranny package into it....lotsa $$$$ which line of X civic do u have?

chris

2001 civic lx
Sux cause i was like two secs. away from buying a stick but then something changed my mind damnit!!!!

lmfao... Ouch that hurts. Yeah i didn't think it would be a problem in my car either, then i started driving it harder. so wish i could control 1st and 5th...

the only problem is if i trade it back in or sell it out rite im gonna lose lotz o $$$. Also time i spent which will piss me off but i think im putting it up for sale this summer after i add a couple more things try to make it look better:banana:

honda just needs to start putting auto stick into there civics =)

chris

seriously that would be great!!! Thats one of the reasons i didnt get a stick tho i heard it is not hard i had noone to teach me .:help:

hey where u at in michigan.....i'll be going to Grand Valley State University in the fall and have family in Hesperia


chris

p.s. stick isn't that bad...just when u first get it does it suck....but every cars clutch is different so even veterans have problems

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sorry im in mt clemens

mischeif where did u get that shifter that is awesome!!:bow:

got it at a local shop. im actually_gonna get rid of it pretty soon. you interested? i need a chrome/blue brake and shift knob. ill probably get rid of the carbon fiber/silver RAZO i have on there right now for like, 15 bucks or something? let me know. a breeze to install

I started off doing the same thing in my car. Painting the peices blue and then waiting for my body kit and then painting outside blue to match the interior. I ended up screwing myself. It would end up costing me WAY too much in the end for all of that. I decided to stick with my original car color (black) and just had the body kit pieces painted (A LOT cheaper). I am still waiting for Honda to get in the replacement peices in so I can get rid of the ugly blue!:pukey It was a nice idea...at first.

yea im interested
let me kno if ur gonna sell it