Modified Interior for MY98. Where??

[mikeyjm26]

Hi everyone,

I am new to the forum and am in need of some help.

I bought RS Grants scooby and would like to modify the interior. I live in Glasgow and would like to know if you guys know of anywhere that can do this. I am looking to change the centre console and dashboard area to make it look really smart.

thanks in advance

Mikey

[Johnny50]

Welcome aboard mate.

That was my car before Grant got it. He had it looking nice, well done on getting it.

What kind of mods are you looking to do to the interior ?

[mikeyjm26]

Thanks Johnny, couldn't let it go, he has done a great job with it.

I am looking to get the A-pillar attached with the pods inserted and add a bit of colour to the air vent surrounds as well as the area where the stereo sits and maybe the handbrake area. But I don't know if there is somewhere that can do this for me.

[Johnny50]

Can get A pillar pods anywhere....

If you'd like pics of your car in various states of mods...let me know, as i've got heaps.

[RS Grant]

Hi Mikey,

Glad to see you made it over here, Welcome to ScottishScoobies!!

A friend did what I think you're considering doing to the interior, and I'm pretty sure he just took the bits off, prepared them and sprayed them the same colour as the exterior.

If you took the car along to a local meet then I reckon there would be plenty of helpful souls that would give you advice/help about how/what to do to get the result you're looking for.

Cheers,

Grant

[mikeyjm26]

Thanks Grant,

any ideas as to what type of paint was used and did he have any trouble with it?

Cheers

Mikey

[teknopete]

Mikey.

Welcome 2 the phunny farm

What kinda thang r u talkin bout doin ?

Heres an old image of my interior, which is what i think u r thinkin ?

If so I did this lot myself and have done a few other cars similar

My interior

BTW Grant r u finished with my boost gauge n pod? Or u still needin that stuff done?

Gimme a shout

Pete

[mikeyjm26]

Hi Pete,

The interior pic looks really smart and that is exactly what I want to do. Can you give me any info, tips etc?

Thanks very much

Mikey

[fai17]

welcome m8.

[mikeyjm26]

bttt

[teknopete]

Mikey,

I make the dash top pods & center vent gauge panel, the console etc was spray prepped with etch primer then hit with 2 pak colour. I then hit them with a coat of laquer for good measure. Straight forward if you have a compressor etc. The A-pillar pod is attached using 2 interior trim screws once it has been properly profiled down to match the A-pillar of the car (this is worth taking time to do properly as illfitting pods really detract from the interior look).

If u want any more gen m8 drop me a mail

Pete

[mikeyjm26]

Pete,

why do you need a compressor and where did you get the primer and paint from?

Thanks

Mikey

[teknopete]

Mikey,

I use a compressor as tins of paint IMHO are only for handyness & not as good as the real mix it yer self deal.

My m8 Sandy mixes the paint up for me (he owns a local autobofdy paint supply outlet)

Pretty handy as I can get almost any colour and type of paint i want.

Pete

[mikeyjm26]

Pete,

I have a pic of exactly what I am looking for, from Scoobynet's Ceedee's wagon:-

Inside1

Inside2

Can you help me achieve this please?

Best regards

Mikey

[dougster]

Mikey, I'm sure you can buy prepainted silver, carbon, or wood effect surrounds for the classic.

Check out some of the magazines or even Deemon Tweeks catalogue?

The newer models have the silver effect as standard.

HTH

[teknopete]

Mikey,

Like Doug says there are some stick on kits available. The one thing I will say here though is that I know of various member / ex-members who had used a variety of these and ended up going for the sprayed option after the stickers came off. Don`t take that as purely the fault of the kit, possibly incorrect preperation could have contributed. I`m only advising on past experiences I have corrected for friends.

I have pods as per the top pic (dash top) and a brand spanking new AVC-r available. The rest of the pic i.e. the trim, personally I`d not waste time and spray it (that is my prefered option) what i wwill say though is once its done reversing it is not an easy task if you change your mind or get bored of it. So as you can see both options have downsides. But yeah if thats what you want to do by all means email me, as I dont want to be accused of turning this thread into an advert.

Cheers

Pete