Toning Down A Tan Interior

[djomlas]

ive seen quite a few cars dashboards dyed, and they looked fine. the onlyp roblem is that is where all the sun is hitting, sosome discoloration may occur.
post a few threads all over the net asking if some people woudl wanna do a swap, form black to your color, you never know, although its a pain to get that stuff apart.

[Chills]

Originally Posted by djomlas

ive seen quite a few cars dashboards dyed, and they looked fine. the onlyp roblem is that is where all the sun is hitting, sosome discoloration may occur.
post a few threads all over the net asking if some people woudl wanna do a swap, form black to your color, you never know, although its a pain to get that stuff apart.

It's funny you mention a swap, DJ. I would LOVE to have a savannah beige interior. Too bad anton and I can't just swap interiors.

[djomlas]

well see?
so thats the thing man, thers bound to be someone close by that would want to swap.
and even the 2 of you, if you take your time can do it.

[anton]

Thanks, guys. I was thinking about dyeing, but the top of the dashboard gets the full sun. Even here in the UK that can be quite warm at times and it may produce weird effects after a time!
The swopping of the top part of the dash may be an option. I'll need to investigate what's involved.
I was hoping there was some sort of cleaner that slowly darkened the material with use. Like some hair shampoos slowly add colour to your hair as you use them (so I'm told!!). I do like the tan interior generally. The black or dark blue makes the interior a bit gloomy with the top up.
Good to see a flourishing DIY forum for the Boxster.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by anton

Thanks, guys. I was thinking about dyeing, but the top of the dashboard gets the full sun. Even here in the UK that can be quite warm at times and it may produce weird effects after a time!
The swopping of the top part of the dash may be an option. I'll need to investigate what's involved.
I was hoping there was some sort of cleaner that slowly darkened the material with use. Like some hair shampoos slowly add colour to your hair as you use them (so I'm told!!). I do like the tan interior generally. The black or dark blue makes the interior a bit gloomy with the top up.
Good to see a flourishing DIY forum for the Boxster.

The colored part of the dashboard is all one unit, it's not split between top and bottom, so you'd be swapping out the entire dash.