Your Center Console (Pic Request)

30th January 2007, 15:17

Hey all, finally ready to play the centre console spraying game.

Anyone with a coloured centre console please post up both:

# Pictures of your console
# They spray you used, number of coats etc

Im thinking a nice silver will go but im open to influence if anyone has gone down other routes

Ta

30th January 2007, 15:18

will get mine tonight for you dude

30th January 2007, 15:19

dont go silver!

go for like a r over charcoal grey, subtle change, not in your face and would look the sex

30th January 2007, 15:21

get down to halfords and get primer, paint and laquer (sometimes do a 3 for 2 offer too), for your car being black id go for a dark grey spray,

take everything out the centre console, wash it and sand it, couple of coats of primer, few coats of paint and finally a few coats of laquer, take your time when spraying just a dusting and build it up till your happy

i think ive got pictures of mine somewere hold on

EDIT : couldnt find the centre console one but heres one of my dial surround and side vent lol

30th January 2007, 15:29

Is that your car?

Dash looks very....errrm.....Cool

30th January 2007, 15:35

certainly is mate, i might change the colour of it by the time the years out or even get it flocked

30th January 2007, 15:39

Awesome Pred, thats the colour i had in mind too. Iv already got all the bits primed & ready for colouring. You remember the name of the colour u used? You also reminded me how much i want to change all the green bulbs/leds for blue ones hmpf

I like the sound of this 'subtle' Anyone got any examples?

30th January 2007, 15:43

didnt change the bulbs just the dial, they were from ebay

the colour i used was rover zircon blue at halfords, dunno if they do icelandic grey now but thats what i used many moons ago lol

theres actually a guide on here for the spraying them in saxo modifications

30th January 2007, 15:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predator_VTR

didnt change the bulbs just the dial, they were from ebay

Yeh iv always liked the look of the eBay ones, but wanna change the backlights for the little milage guage & the ones for the wingmirrors, headlight dip & cdplayer etc

30th January 2007, 15:50

yeah thats a whole dash kit which you can buy on there, they use smd leds on mk2s and mk1s have just bulbs

and im not confident enough changing tiny leds, a mean i couldnt even get the back off the dials to get to the circuit board lol, the picture is of the blue ones but i have a switch to adjust brightness and to turn them green

30th January 2007, 15:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predator_VTR

yeah thats a whole dash kit which you can buy on there, they use smd leds on mk2s and mk1s have just bulbs

and im not confident enough changing tiny leds, a mean i couldnt even get the back off the dials to get to the circuit board lol, the picture is of the blue ones but i have a switch to adjust brightness and to turn them green

Like a turqoise green? My mate has those in his GTO same as yours then

30th January 2007, 15:58

heres the green glow (dont look it though lol, maybe its beacause the brightness was turned down)

30th January 2007, 15:58

mine is a subtle charcoal colour, i dont have any pics of it at the moment but i can take one if you want. not sure if i'll be able to upload the pic though as my computer is being a homo.

30th January 2007, 16:03

Nps, if you take them PM me and you can send them & ill upload em.

30th January 2007, 16:14

Yes if i was you mate i would do it a gunmetal colour or charcole like the VTS come with. I think silver is abit too in your face an dont quite look right.

Kris

30th January 2007, 16:15

its not uploading them onto sax-p thats the problem. i might not be able to get the off the camera on the computer. i'll go take a pic in a minute

30th January 2007, 16:37

there you go. the headunit and 2 buttons have been removed but you can see the colour.

30th January 2007, 16:43

looks a nice colour might do mine later on this year

30th January 2007, 17:18

hey up buddy

got my sprays from halfords. primer and satin black.

as said before, get the console out and rub it down with some very fine wet and dry (i forgot which grade i used).

give everything a good wash, and then build up about 3 very thin layers of primer.
it's better to do lots of thin layers than a couple of thick ones as it's likely it will run and you'll get an uneven coverage.

then about 3 coats of paint should do the job. again, take your time - don't rush it, not matter how much you want to see it finished! you WILL spoil it!

here's a picture of mine, although i stook with black as i didnt want it to stand out too much. i'll be having another go at it soon though to get it a little better.

i think that bright colours are too 'in your face', a nice charcoal colour would maybe freshen it up without being too loud.

30th January 2007, 17:24

have a look in my progress thread mate i done mine silver

31st January 2007, 10:18

I'll just copy them in here for the sake of reference:

Cheers

2nd February 2007, 15:04

Just a little nudge for this as tomorrow is spray day, anyone else want to show off their gear? Havent seen any colour themed ones yet

2nd February 2007, 15:11

whats all the switches for????

2nd February 2007, 15:17

Predator - i have one of those switches for my footwell neons - i wonder if he has 4 sets

Old - creme de la creme console - smoooooth...

Now - silver

Hope that helps
Alex

2nd February 2007, 15:21

Cheers Alex

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predator_VTR

whats all the switches for????

Thats not my console mate, i just copied the pics from argylefan1985's progress thread

2nd February 2007, 15:24

i know i stand by my question for whoevers console it is lol

2nd February 2007, 15:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predator_VTR

whats all the switches for????

i second that?! so many switches its kinda night rider style!?

2nd February 2007, 16:11

nos, ejecter seat, oil slick and smoke screen i think.

2nd February 2007, 16:15

lol cool

just read his progress thread 3 are for to switch the amps on and off and 1 is for the neons

2nd February 2007, 16:25

Quartz Silver;

OLD INTERIOR:

VTR INTERIOR:

2nd February 2007, 16:28

The switches on argylefans dash are for his amps. So he can turn them on and off when he wants to, individually. :d

2nd February 2007, 16:38

very well pointed out everyone 5 gold stars for everyone lol

From left to right the switches do!

1-Amp - front speakers
2-Amp - Sub
3-Amp - Rear Speakers (not in anymore and going to split up so each amp does each from speaker indidually

)
4- Neons

So there ya go ladys its easy as pie to do too

2nd February 2007, 19:41

I sprayed mine Icelandic Grey, or as Halfrauds call it, "Arctic Steel"

Looks quality.

NOTE TO PREDATOR_VTR:
How easy is it to take the dial surround out to spray? how much is involved?