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bubblez
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ok i have a BA Fairmont and the interior i think is a horrible browny grey looking colour and been thinking about changing the interior to the black.
Question is... Is it worth it? or is there an easier solution to having the black interior, rather then swapping the whole lot?
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It all depends on how far you are willing to go, and what you want to spend.
The good news is with the BAs, everything's fairly easy to remove/replace, especially when it comes to dash trims. The majority just click in/out, so doing swaps is easy, provided you've got the $$$'s.
You may want to consider removing all your trims and investing in spray paint, primer and varnish to make the entire interior black and shiny. There are plenty of threads on this already.
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bubblez
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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so roughly how much $$$'s and where would i start with fining the interior.
painting the interior would be slighty dodgey wouldnt it?
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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I personally would never paint dash trims, as that's a cheap and nasty way to go about things, but some people like doing it because it's cheap!
If you want to REPLACE trims with the proper genuine Ford ones, which are black with shiny finish, then it'll cost you more, but look a million times better.
I'm guessing since you want black, you'd want Fairmont Ghia trims, like this picture.
Best place to start would be to ring FTG Auto Salvage, Darren should be able to chase it all up for you.
You could go through Ford spare parts, but be warned they are hideously expensive.
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bubblez
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| do you have contacts for them? and do they ship to WA ??
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bubblez
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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so in saying that it really shouldnt cost me to much with having interior to get rid of then?
would wreckers take my parts?
sorry i probably sound really dumb saying that...
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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I have a nasty feeling that he is talking about a bit more than a few trim pieces......
I got a BF fairmont hire car a few months back and it had a really ugly tan coloured interior. My BAII Fairmont Ghia had a nice black interior. The different colours are throughout the interiors rather than a few trim pieces.
If that is the case, I would just either put up with it, or sell the car you have and buy one that has the colour interior you are talking about.
I reckon it'll be cheaper and far less ginning around in the long run!
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bubblez
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Ok well so far the cost to change the interior excluding seats... i only want the brown colour gone.
so this will include the door trims and dash area as well and the center console and glove department area.
and so far i've been quoted $825 but thats wil XR door trims
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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just email ftg auto salvage and tell them what you want to do
You will need full set of seats, door trims, carpet, console, scuff trims, inner kick panel trims, Dash assembly
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bubblez
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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| you see im happy with my carpet its a dark grey so the carpet is fine and same with my seats (soon to be covered with seat covers anyways)
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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| bubblez wrote: | so in saying that it really shouldnt cost me to much with having interior to get rid of then?
would wreckers take my parts?
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depends on what the wreckers like i know the wreckers i work or did work don't take them cause apparently of the law etc etc but they do consign parts so depends who and were you go. who knows see if they can do it cheaper like a exchange type of situation.
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bubblez
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 11:37 am Post subject: |
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Ha
so i thought real hrad about it last night trying to tink of every little piece in my car that i would need ot change.
And boy i never realised how many small parts there is that i would need to change.. so im thinking this project will need to be done in bits and pieces but not installed untill i have all the pieces i need 
But really how many of you have actually sat in your cars latley and had a reall good look at every corner of your car?
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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| bubblez wrote: | Ha
so i thought real hrad about it last night trying to tink of every little piece in my car that i would need ot change.
And boy i never realised how many small parts there is that i would need to change.. so im thinking this project will need to be done in bits and pieces but not installed untill i have all the pieces i need
But really how many of you have actually sat in your cars latley and had a reall good look at every corner of your car? |
I do it almost every weekend when I'm looking for the next mod to do
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bubblez
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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hmm well i've only just got into this kinda stuff and i'm so fascinated by how much is actually involved.
and i've never really noticed the small things untill i've wanted to do something to it
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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hey bubblez
Painting the interior is not as difficult as it is time consuming. Depends at the end of the day what effort you put in as to what the results would be. I saw on here the black gloss finish on the Fairmont interior and this very easilly achieved from some effort and some goodies from super cheap/auto barn/repco...
I've painted quite a few interiors now, and the below works best for me.
Basics would be:
* Your chosen paint colour - in spray can or even better if you have a compressor and spray gun
* Plastic Primer - in spray can form is fine... KNH do one...
* wet and dry
* Clear Gloss
* Cleaning agent (don't use brake clean as certain brands can eat at plastics). Metho diluted with water works well as it cleans and dissipates.
* Time.
* Patience
* a nice sunny day
* area with little to no wind.
Once you have your plastics out, its a matter of cleaning them properly getting rid of oils (ie. armourall), dust and general crap.
Give the plastic piece a light rub down with a 400 wet and dry and clean again. This will get rid of some imperfections on the plastic, and help the primer to bond better. Once its dry, apply a coat of plastic primer. Give it 5-10 minutes in the sun and then you're ready for a coat of paint.
The thing to remember is to do light misty coats - it takes more time, but the results a 100% better!!
do 3 coats of your chosen colour, remembering to let it dry for 10-15mins in between coats. Once its dried after the 3rd coat you'll notice that 1) you've now gotten a good even coverage over the plastic with little to no plastic showing through... heres when you get your 600-800 wet and dry and start cutting back the shine off the paint. this will get rid of most imperfections out of the paint. Clean the plastic again and once dry hit with another 3 coats of your chosen colour, again remembering to let it dry for 10-15mins in between coats. Grab the wet and dry (800) again and give it another rub to take the shine completely off. Clean again and leave to dry. At this stage you can either spray another coat of your colour, or spray with a clear gloss and repeat the above steps (ie, 3 coates, wet and dry) It all depends how glossy (wet) you want it to look...
After the final coat, leave the plastic to dry in the sun and leave it overnight in a spot where it won't get moisture. By the next morning you should be right to fit back on the car. The biggest mistake you can make is to fit immediately after drying the last coat. While it looks dry, and feels dry, its only touch dry, and not cured. Trying to fit pieces back in place that are uncured is only going to lead to imperfections in the paint (ie finger prints, smudging etc).
Hope this helps. If you need anymore info or piccys, let me know (PM me.)
Cheers
Dave-o
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bubblez
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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| but if your to paint it if your interior gets scrathed for some stupid reason wouldnt that mean that it would show through?
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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| You'd see the same problem with buying a factory painted one from Ford. Unless you sit there and gouge at it with something sharp, it won't go back to plastic, the worst you may get is some light surface scratching. And that would only be over time. That being the case, after a few years, take the piece out, rub it back with some wet and dry, and reapply the clear / or colour... it wouldn't be the same lengthy process, unless you were changing the colour of it completely. Same sort of thing with the paint on the body of the car...
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