Getting Interior Trim Painted

[Boxtaboy]

Nope, you can definitely paint the door bin covers. Here's a shot of mine. All you have to do is first completely remove the soft touch film from them. Run the covers through the dishwasher, and then you'll be able to rub the film off easily with your fingers.

To take the covers off your car, just flip the lid to the up position. You will then see 2 hinges. Poke the plastic pins out from the hinges with a hole punch and pull them out with needle nosed pliers. The rear hinge has a spring that you need to remove too. That's it.

[TimAustinW]

Originally Posted by Boxtaboy

Nope, you can definitely paint the door bin covers. Here's a shot of mine. All you have to do is first completely remove the soft touch film from them. Run the covers through the dishwasher, and then you'll be able to rub the film off easily with your fingers.

That's pretty sweet looking! I want THAT!!! But in Seal Grey. Did you paint them yourself or have them painted? I found an auto spray paint that matches pretty close to the Seal Grey that I used to paint my headrest windscreens. Turned out good with a few coats of clear coat. I was afraid to use it on the armrest lids because I thought the constant contact with my arm would eventually wear them down and look booty.

[rick3000]

^ That looks great!

I am curious what is the sticker on you fuse panel, and what is the Porsche bag in front of the shifter?

[Boxtaboy]

Thanks.

@Rick3000: That's not a sticker on the fuse panel. It's a print indicating that it is the fuse panel, and came OEM on the car. The things in front of the shifter are my Porsche driving gloves. I don't normally use them when I drive, but occassionally do because my wife got them for me for as a present.

@TimAustinW: No, I did not paint them myself. Bought all the painted pieces from either Ebay or Bumperplugs.com. They have held up well for more than 2 yrs. now, and are very durable, as they are all clear coated. I'm sure any body shop can paint them for you though. Good luck!

[djomlas]

i painted all my pieces silver as well. not hard at all, just take your time, and do light layers.
heres a picture of mine. i will eventually cover them all up with carbon fiber.

[TimAustinW]

[QUOTE=djomlas]i painted all my pieces silver as well. not hard at all, just take your time, and do light layers.
heres a picture of mine. i will eventually cover them all up with carbon fiber.

It looks great in the pictures! What type of paint did you use? Did you have to put a primer down first? What kind of prep work is involved aside from just disassembling the pieces? Have you had issues with it scratching or scuffing?

I say leave them silver. Looks good. I'm not a big fan of the Carbon Fiber. But that's just my opinion.

[markk]

Had some of my interior parts done through the dealer at delivery.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-1/613352/porsche-interior.jpg

Mark.

[porsche986spyder]

I did my interior parts myself too. You can usually find individual pieces on e-bay also if you want to buy one part at a time.

[TimAustinW]

Originally Posted by Boxtaboy

@TimAustinW: No, I did not paint them myself. Bought all the painted pieces from either Ebay or Bumperplugs.com. They have held up well for more than 2 yrs. now, and are very durable, as they are all clear coated. I'm sure any body shop can paint them for you though. Good luck!

I've never had anything painted at a body shop (well nothing that wasn't covered by insurance). I wonder which would be cheaper. Getting them painted or buying new.

From Bumper Plugs...

Boxster Side Vents (986) $279
Rear Center Console $379
Painted Non-Smoker Package $149
Front Center Console $279
Upper A/C, NAV trim $129
Lower A/C Trim $129
Lower Console Batwing $129
CD Storage Surround $139
Ignition Rosette 986/996 $149
Hazard Surround $149
Fuse Panel Painted $159
Body Color Dash Trim for $239
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$2308 (yikes)


And I didn't see a painted door trim option for 986 or painted mirror triangles. A lot of that cost I'm sure is just the base price of the trim pieces themselves. It sure seems like it would be cheaper to have someone paint the trim you already have.

[Boxtaboy]

Originally Posted by TimAustinW

I've never had anything painted at a body shop (well nothing that wasn't covered by insurance). I wonder which would be cheaper. Getting them painted or buying new.

From Bumper Plugs...

Boxster Side Vents (986) $279
Rear Center Console $379
Painted Non-Smoker Package $149
Front Center Console $279
Upper A/C, NAV trim $129
Lower A/C Trim $129
Lower Console Batwing $129
CD Storage Surround $139
Ignition Rosette 986/996 $149
Hazard Surround $149
Fuse Panel Painted $159
Body Color Dash Trim for $239
_________________________________
$2308 (yikes)


And I didn't see a painted door trim option for 986 or painted mirror triangles. A lot of that cost I'm sure is just the base price of the trim pieces themselves. It sure seems like it would be cheaper to have someone paint the trim you already have.

Cheapest route is to do it like djolmas, and just paint yourself. With me living in NYC, and having my car in a parking garage, that was not an option. Eric at bumperplugs does really high quality work (my painted center console and bumperettes look flawless), but they do come at a price. The other pieces in my car, I got mostly from Ebay, at very cheap prices. You mostly only see these on ebay painted in silver, however. Otherwise, send your parts to a bodyshop and have them spray it.

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by rick3000

what is the Porsche bag in front of the shifter?

Those are DJ's PORSCHE driving gloves. He uses them to smack the other drivers across the face when he challenges them to an auto-duel. LOL! Just kidding.