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ive seen some ppl have painted the trim in their cars. im talking about the stuff around the heating/AC vents and around the windows/door locks. whats the best paint to use on this so it doesnt wash or rub off?

 
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I used spray paint from Pep Boys (local automotive shop). I sanded the parts down about 5 times and cleaned the service before painting. I painted 4 coats and then 3 clear coats. Dried overnight and it came out great.

 
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where can i get the clear coat stuff?

 
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anywhere that sells spraypaint should have it.. it usuially called something like "crystal coat" or "crystal finnish"..

i got some by krylon that is really nice.. it was like $5

 
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k ill look into it cause ive really wanted to have those pieces in silver, but the trim kits cost like $100+.

 
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i finally found a blue that i like.. it looks like the blue thats in the NHB.. im gunna do thin coats this weekend... hopefully it will look just slightly changed.. i played with the paint a bit tonight... it looks like it should stay mostly black..
if i can figure out how to get my usb ports to work again (thanks microsoft service pack 2.0.. you ****er.. everything worked fine before i insalled you) ill post a bunch of pics..

 
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k cool. what do u guys think? would yellow look good? i have an inca pearl coupe, and i have yellow pedals w/silver outline. so im not sure i might switch those to black with silver outline if i do go with silver. but anyways, do u think yellow trim w/black interior and the yellow on silver pedals would look good?

 
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hehe.. i had to check yer gallerie cuz i had no idea what inca pearl was....
ehhhhhhhh... yellow..? mmmm.. no.. check advanced auto parts, pepboys ect. they all carry a lot of color match paint.. advanced was putting up new stuff when i was there today.. get something that matches yer paint..
it may just be the angle.. but yer car is more light butterscotch than "yellow"

ps im sorry you got stuck with those hubbies.. same ones i got stuck with.. the "jetta" style ones are so much nicer

 
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eh, i dont mind them. but the actual honda name for the color is "inca pearl yellow".

 
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ok i did it... light sanding with 600grit sand paper.. then washed it off with water.. wore rubber gloves so the oil from my hands didnt get all over it..
first i went with just two coats.. but it wasnt enough.. you could see it when light reflected off of it.. but it still looked black.. which was nice.. so i did 4 thin coats of paint two coats of clear.. you can still feel the detail of the plastic.. i think i could do another coat or two of clear but i wanted to still be able to feel the lil details in the plastic..
tomorrow ill finnish it and post some pics..


http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...97#post2576497

 
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ok, well i read the DIY and that doesnt really help much. how do u remove the center trim piece around the head unit? i cant seem to figure it out, thnx.

 
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dunno.. havent gotten that far yet dont quote me on this but i think you just yank out the piece with the lighter thing.. then theres 2 screws on the bottom.. then you just reach up from the bottom and push it out.. from what i can tell by the pics theres 4/6 lil clips that hold the whole unit in place.. *shrug*

you can use hondaautomotiveparts.com to see how stuff goes together..

 
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yah i finally got it out. the main problem i was having was that i couldnt get that lighter trim out. u just gotta get the screw driver in there and give ita good yank and itll come free. i was afraid to break something then im like screw this, and bam.

 
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i like that were sitting here holding eachothers hands as we do this..

 
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haha cant beat it. but no im almost done with the center trim and the vents. thing i cant figure out is how you get the trim off of the area around the door handle. any ideas?

 
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pop the lil cover off from behind the handle take out the screw(s)
from the hondaautomotiveparts.com diagram it looks like 2 clips on the top 2 on the bottom
not real sure though.. im gunna replace my front speakers at the same time so im just gunna take the whole pannel off...

 
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there iss do it your self on this i read it yesterday

 
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Yeah, that's right! Haha just kidding.

 
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The guide I used was from here...I used the same colors too..

http://www.speed-society.com/forum/p...tech/page2.php

Love the color, I just gotta redo it because I didn't have the garage available to paint in and I did it in windy *** november....Paint did not go across evenly...It hardly go inside the creavises of the vents.

But I love the color and will redo mine in the spring..I still have to figure out how to remove the center trim though.. *sigh*

 
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yank out the piece around the lighter... you gutta pull real friggin hard.. the look up inside.. you will see one screw.. take that out.. now you can either use a screwdriver wraped in a towel to pry the whole thing lose.. but then you risk damaging the dash..
or.. remove yer headunit.. now you will be able to pop out the piece that it sits in (4 clips.. 2 on top 2 on the bottom).. just put yer hand in the hole and pull.. now you will have a big hole.. give the bottom a good yank.. once it pops out a lil the rest of it will pop out pretty easy..

heres some pics so you can see where the clips are..
the piece around the lighter
the center piece hole