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Old 08-05-2021, 03:54 PM   #1
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Speaking of interior anyone know a good way to restore this plastic fade on the hvac?
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Old 08-05-2021, 05:24 PM   #2
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Speaking of interior anyone know a good way to restore this plastic fade on the hvac?
Plastidip!

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Old 08-05-2021, 06:25 PM   #3
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Idk about you but idk if I would want to plasti dip around the AC and heating controls
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Old 08-08-2021, 09:29 AM   #4
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Idk about you but idk if I would want to plasti dip around the AC and heating controls
You can dismamtle the ac unit quite easily, paint the face plate, and then reassemble

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Old 08-14-2021, 04:01 PM   #5
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What’s everyone think of this interior? Minus the steering wheel. Specially the alcantera lower dash. I would like the alcantera gauge cover but that seams hard to do with the seam
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Have you thought about dying it? Here's what I did to mu center console, I'm happy with the results:

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Wipe it down with mineral oil.
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