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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 07:40 AM
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I did a search and couldnt find anything....I was just wondering...I want a black dashboard but i dont know to go about changing it....can a upholstry shop redo the vinyl on it? or something ?
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 07:46 AM
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Just find a black dash and swap it out. It's not very hard.
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 08:29 AM
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Just find a black dash and swap it out. It's not very hard.
On a eg that would be possible, but the none of the ek has a black dash board.

What kind of car? Pull out the phone book and call a local upholstry shop.

But I agree with mcvtec, if its an eg just swap the dash it, will cost less and look nicer I bet.
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 08:33 AM
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interior dye works too, search it
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by JMcDB18C
I did a search and couldnt find anything...
Searching owns you.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1932143
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 11:40 AM
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I aint spray painting my interior....so searching did NOT OWN ME....loser.......anyway....i guess il contact my local shop and see its a 98 EK
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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Interior dye is pretty much your only option to do it right. I mean you could put upholstery over the dash, but that wont work for things like vents and switches.
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 01:28 PM
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For 6th gens you have two choices.

Dye the panels (this is not like spray painting).

or...

Buy a LHD dash from Europe, ship it over and install it.

Reupholstering it could work, but it won't look stock. I don't think there's much of a way to cleanly remove the vinyl from the dash skeleton without damaging it beyond repair. So I supposed you could stick other fabric on it.

If it's a 5th gen, swap the dash from a black US car.

6th gen is '96-'00. 5th gen is '92-'95. del Sol is well, a del Sol.
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 05:18 AM
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OR....go to your local fabric store, here in Cville I use Jo-Anne Fabrics, and buy yourself about 3 yards of black vinyl. Napa carries a great Carped Adhesive spray that tacks like super glue. Now whether or not you choose to take the dash out to wrap it or leave it in will effect how clean you get the edges, but either way should suffice. I would also recommend borrowing your girlfriend's hair dryer as it will be necessary to heat and stretch the fabric around those tricky corners. It may take some time but it will be much cleaner than spraying your dash and will also ad a SLIGHT plush to the feel of your dash.
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 06:05 AM
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Use SEM's paint it by far the best and looks the most OEM
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