99 civic hatchback - interior repaint
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99 civic hatchback - interior repaint
Hey all,
I just picked up a 99 civic DX Hatchback and need to do a few upgrades. A lot of the interior was painted orange, and I'm going to re-paint it all black. I spent the day gutting all the plastic pieces from the interior, all the plastics are cleaned and ready to be painted. While the interior is removed, I'm also going to install a car alarm. Here are the results of day 1:
I just picked up a 99 civic DX Hatchback and need to do a few upgrades. A lot of the interior was painted orange, and I'm going to re-paint it all black. I spent the day gutting all the plastic pieces from the interior, all the plastics are cleaned and ready to be painted. While the interior is removed, I'm also going to install a car alarm. Here are the results of day 1:
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Re: 99 civic hatchback - interior repaint
Why don't you just go to the junkyards and buy all new pieces instead of taking all that time and painting them? That is what I always do. Between the junkyards and craigslist you'll replace everything for not that much more than you spent on paint and materials. Plus you could re-sell the old stuff to some ricer for cheap and probably break even with a lot less work involved.
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Re: 99 civic hatchback - interior repaint
Hey guys,
Glad everyone feels the same way I do about orange interiors.
Anyways, here's some updates:
All the plastic pieces have been painted, pics coming soon. I'm also installing a car alarm, its a 2 way with remote start. I have added door lock actuators to both the doors and plan on putting the one that I removed from the driver door in the hatch so I can lock/unlock the hatch from the remote.
A picture of my buddy spraying one of the vents:
Car Alarm Wiring:
Original Driver Door Lock Actuator:
New Driver Door Lock Actuator:
Passenger Door before lock actuator:
Passenger Door After Lock Actuator:
More pictures/progress to come ...
Glad everyone feels the same way I do about orange interiors.
Anyways, here's some updates:
All the plastic pieces have been painted, pics coming soon. I'm also installing a car alarm, its a 2 way with remote start. I have added door lock actuators to both the doors and plan on putting the one that I removed from the driver door in the hatch so I can lock/unlock the hatch from the remote.
A picture of my buddy spraying one of the vents:
Car Alarm Wiring:
Original Driver Door Lock Actuator:
New Driver Door Lock Actuator:
Passenger Door before lock actuator:
Passenger Door After Lock Actuator:
More pictures/progress to come ...
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Re: 99 civic hatchback - interior repaint
I will probably end up getting all new plastics eventually, but I got it painted for free, as a favor, so at the moment, thats cheaper than what I'm going to find in the classifieds. I'm not looking to keep a bunch of repainted plastics in the car for the long term, just for a little bit while I plan out what I'm going to do to the car.
I would rather take some time and plan out what I want to do to it before I start spending money left and right on it. The only thing I've spent money on so far was the alarm, and that's to protect the initial investment, so I don't mind spending money on it at all.
I would rather take some time and plan out what I want to do to it before I start spending money left and right on it. The only thing I've spent money on so far was the alarm, and that's to protect the initial investment, so I don't mind spending money on it at all.
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Re: 99 civic hatchback - interior repaint
sounds like someone read this thread..
https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/building-your-dream-car-101-a-3102979/
https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/building-your-dream-car-101-a-3102979/
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Not only did I read that thread, I had planned on doing exactly that from the beginning. I've had quite a few different cars, and no matter what, step 1 is always 2-way car alarm. In my opinion, its something that should absolutely be done every time.
That being said, to the guys questioning painting my interior, phase 1 of my buildout is install an alarm. The two additional things I was trying to accomplish during this phase were 1) not having to stare at an orange interior, and 2) get something running for music. Both of those will be redone in the future, right now my priority is an alarm.
That being said, to the guys questioning painting my interior, phase 1 of my buildout is install an alarm. The two additional things I was trying to accomplish during this phase were 1) not having to stare at an orange interior, and 2) get something running for music. Both of those will be redone in the future, right now my priority is an alarm.
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Re: 99 civic hatchback - interior repaint
I saw the thread title, and as soon as the pictures loaded I was like "oh dear god what has this man done". I was greatly reassured that you were painting OVER the orange, lol.
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UPDATE:
Here is the painted interior, gloss black was not my first choice, but its better than the orange. I will end up replacing all the plastics later, but for free, this is a good temporary solution
And just for reference, heres a picture of the car:
Here is the painted interior, gloss black was not my first choice, but its better than the orange. I will end up replacing all the plastics later, but for free, this is a good temporary solution
And just for reference, heres a picture of the car:
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Alright, phase 1 of my car build out is complete, installed a car alarm, the repainted interior and a stereo. The car hasnt been cleaned yet, so the interior in the after pic is dirty.
Before:
After:
Before:
After:
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Re: 99 civic hatchback - interior repaint
Wow, that was an eyesore before. I don't know how the PO didn't get a headache from just sitting in there.
I do see a few nice pieces on that car: folding mirrors, leather steering wheel, Si cluster, rear OEM(?) lip with mudflaps that fit. Any idea if the mirrors are LHD? (You can tell if you have trouble seeing out of them due to bad viewing angle.)
I do see a few nice pieces on that car: folding mirrors, leather steering wheel, Si cluster, rear OEM(?) lip with mudflaps that fit. Any idea if the mirrors are LHD? (You can tell if you have trouble seeing out of them due to bad viewing angle.)
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Wow, that was an eyesore before. I don't know how the PO didn't get a headache from just sitting in there.
I do see a few nice pieces on that car: folding mirrors, leather steering wheel, Si cluster, rear OEM(?) lip with mudflaps that fit. Any idea if the mirrors are LHD? (You can tell if you have trouble seeing out of them due to bad viewing angle.)
I do see a few nice pieces on that car: folding mirrors, leather steering wheel, Si cluster, rear OEM(?) lip with mudflaps that fit. Any idea if the mirrors are LHD? (You can tell if you have trouble seeing out of them due to bad viewing angle.)
I was actually going to do another post to ask what I would need to hook them up. I have the power mirror controller on the drivers kick panel, and both of the mirrors have the plugs for power, is it just some wires with a plug to hook them up, or do they need some kind of circuitry inbetween the mirror and the controller?
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Re: 99 civic hatchback - interior repaint
^ Depends if they are just power mirrors or whether they are power folding. How many wires are at the connector? Don't just go by the number of wires sticking out ... unplug and count the male pins.
Another question: Are both mirrors convex and/or flat? Or are they normal: Flat on driver's side, convex on passenger.
Another question: Are both mirrors convex and/or flat? Or are they normal: Flat on driver's side, convex on passenger.
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Holy ****, did the previous owner actually paint the SHIFT ****?! o.O
Looking MUCH better now, though (car exterior looks very nice as well) ^^
Looking MUCH better now, though (car exterior looks very nice as well) ^^