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Argghh - did it AGAIN

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sigtauenus

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About 3 months ago I put in the windshield, then set the dash pad in place. I quickly figured out that my dark green dash pad and parchment colored dash didn't work together at the defroster ducts. I also needed to trim in the dash pad so I pulled the windshield (hadn't set it yet with bedding and glazing compound) and trimmed the dash pad to fit. I blasted the dash trim pieces that fit at the windshield and ordered some green paint to match the dash pad to use for those trim pieces and to cut in the openings for the defrost ducts (you can see about 3/8-1/2" of dash metal through the dash pad).

So this morning I'm feeling a bit of momentum after yesterday and keep moving. I reinstall the windshield, paint the trim pieces, and install the dash pad. As I'm installing the trim pieces (which is a pain to get the screws to line up), I notice I can still see parchment dash through the defrost holes.

#$%&!

I forgot to paint the defrost duct holes.

#$%&!

There's no real way to paint that good with the windshield installed, not to mention the masking involved is like 10 times more versus having the windshield removed.

Maybe I better relax for a little bit before yanking the windshield again. And I was just about to cut the nozzle on a fresh tube of bedding and glazing compound when I saw the dash pad sitting there and thought "well, that's a quick and easy install, I'll do that first." Thank God for that or I'd have a real mess on my hands.

This smiley fits perfect here too... :shtf

Maybe I could have eliminated the problem by filling in the defrost holes with :nick
 
Ahem!!!

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But I don't know how I determined how far out to extend the black paint. I guess I'd better get a dash pad quickly for a dry fit, just to make sure.

I'd hate to pull a Sam :craz
 
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Fixed it.

And since I did a dry fit, I know its only about 3/8-1/2" that you need, pretty much what you have painted there Craig. You need more coverage on the rear side than the front side too.

I'll have mine in later today and let you know how that worked, but I think what you have is good.
 
"KBMWRS" said:
These two don't know it, but they're working on the SAME car. :lol
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You know something's wrong when you look at a picture and think "hey, that's cool, I'm going to do that too" and then think "wait a minute, my car is starting to look a little bit too much like that, if he's doing that, I need to do something different."
 
Looks like the area painted was plenty.

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Now the issue of color matching...

I'm using an ivy gold paint for the dash trim and used the same color for the defrost duct openings (actual duct not installed yet). Looks quite a bit darker than the pad. Not sure if I like it any more than the parchment color in regards to contrast, but it does go well with the Highland Green.

I'm going to keep it for now until I think of something better. I entertained the idea of dyeing the pad darker, but I'd prefer the lighter tinted pad over something darker. I'm inclined to keep the contrast.

I think with the windshield and trim installed it will be a non-issue.

Funny how you don't have this problem when every part of the interior is painted black.
 
I would make sure the dash pad matches the color of your carpet. I'm going black pad and carpet.
 
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