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I'm talking about the plastic around the radio/temp controls.

This is from the Civic:


This is from the 2003 Acura 1.7 EL:



I want to get rid of that butt ugly fake wood grain.

 
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i know it is, when i painted my trim, the same part that your wanting to remove, it comes out, there is a DIY on removing it for painting,

 
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try it, worst could happen you'll have to put it back

 
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Are you thinking about going wood grain??

 
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No, I want to get rid of the wood grain, I hate it.

 
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remove it all, sand it, primer it, paint it silver, or some other color

 
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?? what do you have the civic or the EL???

 
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he has the EL I'm guessing since he showed the pic of the EL with the wood grain, but then again since those are probably not his pics it could be either, but I'm getting the impression that he has the EL

 
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I bet the woodgrain finish is just a pre-installed kit over the black plastic. I actually thought they raplaced those parts when I bought the "Factory Carbon Fiber Trim", turns out they use 2x tape to hold the illusion onto the stock black.

 
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it should just peel right off-I think

 
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I have the EL.

I pick the car up next week, so I'll take a closer look at it and let you guys know.