Newly painted door panels

[cbwdevil]

Well folks here are pictures of me painting my door panels, in chronological order. When I painted them I did not prime them, only reason is I kind of like the textured look about the original door panel. Let me know what you think.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p50/CBWDEVIL/S5031509.jpg
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http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p50/CBWDEVIL/S5031513.jpg
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[skyhigh90210]

Looks good.

[mattalicslvr8g02]

Get the door handels done and then it would look great

[n3oAcid24]

nice man.... something i need to do to my car...

[cbwdevil]

You know, I was just looking at the pictures and noticied I need a little more paint right next to the dash. Oh well, off they come. I'm also going to do the handles this weekend.

[alexvr]

wat paint did u use? looks good!

[DNSerrano]

Alex you still have the vinyl for sale? Also CBWDevil, are you willing to part out with some of your Evo Swap items?

[01galant01]

wat paint did u use? looks good! x2 nice... r u goin to do the whole interior?

[furiousgtz]

looks good!!

[cbwdevil]

Sounds kind of weird, but I used SEM Trim Black. It was suppose to dry kind of dull but ended up being almost a semi-gloss. Looks nice, I need to finish up the rest of the interior(dash, sill plates, etc.). I was thinking of wrapping some of the pillar with suede. Does any one know if the eclipse came with black seat belts? I think they did. I'll just use my mitchell books.

[Jeffylou87]

Came with black door handles too..

[SkylineG1]

I'm gonna do this mod soon.

[komodo]

Damn. I like it.=]

[alexvr]

Heres a pic of mine, i used Vinyl/ Fabric Paint, flat black for that stock look and also adhesive promoter... i have somthing new inside, i switched my vinyl for carbon fiber vinyl so ill be posting pics soon....DNS i still have the panels for sale

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/9/web/2145000-2145999/2145419_101_full.jpg

[DNSerrano]

How much you want for the front and the back? 20 still? Let me know. Oh yeah I'm moving back to Sunrise from Tamarac and I got a garage full of tools homeboi!!! lol Let me know Alex!

[cbwdevil]

Heres a pic of mine, i used Vinyl/ Fabric Paint, flat black for that stock look and also adhesive promoter... i have somthing new inside, i switched my vinyl for carbon fiber vinyl so ill be posting pics soon....DNS i still have the panels for sale

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/9/web/2145000-2145999/2145419_101_full.jpg

Love it man. That's what I'm going for. The all black looks classy. I just need to find some black seats and a steering wheel that will still have an air bag in it for legal reasons(i live in california).

[cbwdevil]

I would love to install this steering wheel. I think it would look with the black interior.....$350 shipped!!
http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=262432&highlight=STEERING+WHEEL

[zobgel]

Heres a pic of mine, i used Vinyl/ Fabric Paint, flat black for that stock look and also adhesive promoter... i have somthing new inside, i switched my vinyl for carbon fiber vinyl so ill be posting pics soon....DNS i still have the panels for sale

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/9/web/2145000-2145999/2145419_101_full.jpg

Love it man. That's what I'm going for. The all black looks classy. I just need to find some black seats and a steering wheel that will still have an air bag in it for legal reasons(i live in california).

you can use 3g steering wheels, 3g front seats and front and rear seat belts.

good job!

[alexvr]

David: yes 20 and i need the stock ones...thanks for the comments, im still looking at the seats n steering wheel

[cbwdevil]

A buddy or mine works at LKQ(salvage yard) and he's sending over a black steering wheel. I will try and have it installed this weekend and let everyone know how it went. Great thing is, if it doesn't work I can just send it back. And if it does, $50 is all I owe. Thanks everyone.

[DNSerrano]

David: yes 20 and i need the stock ones...thanks for the comments, im still looking at the seats n steering wheel

No problem, save them for me then we can head over to Miami to get the carbon fiber and make the switch. Def need 3g parts like front seats, steering wheel and seatbelt, it would be so stealthy

[alexvr]

david, let me kno when u want to do it....cbwdevil: what steering wheel?

[cbwdevil]

Steering wheel---->It's off an eclipse

[cbwdevil]

Here is the steering wheel. I have a tech from our Mitsu dealer coming by my house to take a look at it and install it....
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p50/CBWDEVIL/S5030150.jpg

[DNSerrano]

Did you also get the airbag setup apart from the steering wheel. It will definately fit, you just have to disconnect your battery when installing it so the airbags won't deploy. Looks good!

[cbwdevil]

Did you also get the airbag setup apart from the steering wheel. It will definately fit, you just have to disconnect your battery when installing it so the airbags won't deploy. Looks good!

You know, it didn't come with the air bag set up. I'm actually looking for a cheap air bag setup to throw in it. Know anybody?

[Armageddon Sunset]

I would love to install this steering wheel. I think it would look with the black interior.....$350 shipped!!
http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=262432&highlight=STEERING+WHEEL

would that steering wheel even fit into our cars with no problems? I know the 3G wheels fit but if that fits just as well I would rather have that one.

[cbwdevil]

Here is the steering wheel. I have a tech from our Mitsu dealer coming by my house to take a look at it and install it....
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p50/CBWDEVIL/S5030150.jpg

I've been getting PM's about this wheel, sorry for the confusion, it's an eclipse steering wheel and not an Evo steering wheel. :smt102

[Danger DANJ]

I would love to install this steering wheel. I think it would look with the black interior.....$350 shipped!!
http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=262432&highlight=STEERING+WHEEL

would that steering wheel even fit into our cars with no problems? I know the 3G wheels fit but if that fits just as well I would rather have that one.
The EVO airbag won't hook up without re-wiring it. I actually have the steering wheel and airbag, but it's missing the trim ring around the airbag/horn and the plastic casing in the back of the wheel. I guess I'll be selling it on ebay or something.

[cbwdevil]

Ok, a little update on my interior. I finally received the airbag module today. As soon as I got home I installed that b*tch. Wow, installing the air bag with the steering wheel took all but 10 minutes. I was real surprised how easy it was. Everything was just plug and play. I think It looks b*tchin. I'll be spraying the dash this weekend.


http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p50/CBWDEVIL/S5030388.jpg
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[alexvr]

sexy! how much was it for everyhting?

[mrjaydeeone]

Damn that looks pretty good. is that the GTS steering wheel with the radio controls on the back of it? I was looking to pick up an eclipse wheel, but the airbags are pretty costy. The steering wheel itself you can grab on EBAY pretty cheap.

[cbwdevil]

Thanks, I think it does look pretty sexy myself. It was about 250 for everything. 200 for the air bag module and 50 for the steering wheel. I have another GT steering wheel laying around I need to get rid of if any one is interested. I'll probably throw it up in the for sale forum. And no, it does not have the radio controls on the wheel, I wish it did. I think those are my keys hanging right below the cruise control. Another good feature, cruise control works too. Everything just plugs right in.

[alexvr]

how much for the other wheel and in wat condition is it?

[pjz831]

after seeing this tutorial i decided to do it too now im just wondering how would i ever get chrome door handles or should i just paint them as well? well let me knw wat you think.

Oh yeah and sorry for having the pics be so big...newbie u knw still trying to get the hang of the website

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[fatal1]

looks ok but i personally dont like painting anything like that...its a pain to maintain and if you dont keep repainting it and fixing where it gets messed up it will look like crap eventually

[alexvr]

looks good...what did you use for the tails??

[cbwdevil]

looks ok but i personally dont like painting anything like that...its a pain to maintain and if you dont keep repainting it and fixing where it gets messed up it will look like crap eventually

I've been painting my interiors since I was 16. I haven't had any problems. It's how you prep the panels. If you prep the panels incorrectly, of course your going to have to keep on re-touching up panels. And as far as cleaning, it's no different from the factory panels.

p.s. Sweet ass tails pjz831

[Armageddon Sunset]

ok so, devil and pjz. you guys sanded, primed then painted correct?

I've been looking at this Krylon Fusion paint thats supposed to bond to plastic without sanding and priming. wondering if it's actually worth it.

[cbwdevil]

Actually, I painted my panels without priming them. I wanted the look of the texture. Here is my process. I washed the panels ten times(armorall is a painters enemy and you do not want any traces of this stuff) with different wash rags so I had no contamination. I then scuffed the panels with a gray scuff pad and a pastic panel prep paste(both are found at local auto refinish stores, i.e. ppg or dupont jobber). After this step I used Bull Dog adhesion promoter. After that dries to a tacky finish I applied a dark gray sealer so the black would cover quicker. Then, of course, I painted them black and let them bake in the nice socal weather :D . Oh, berfore I forget, I removed the door or map pocket, what ever its called. I have a plastic welder so that made things easier when I reassembled. I dont think I missed any steps. Pretty easy :lol:

[Armageddon Sunset]

so does anyone have experience with the Krylon Fusion then?

worse case is Im going to have to sand with a really fine paper like a 400. prime, paint, and Im thinking clearcoat just to finish it off nicely.

[o1naturalhigh]

so does anyone have experience with the Krylon Fusion then?

worse case is Im going to have to sand with a really fine paper like a 400. prime, paint, and Im thinking clearcoat just to finish it off nicely.i used the krylon fusion on the trim i got sitting around along with a few other parts...i washed a few times, dried, then sprayed...it bubbled and stuff...then i sanded the paint back off...and wetsanded a bit...came out fine...

[Armageddon Sunset]

wait you sanded off the Fusion, wetsanded and then reapplied the Fusion? or just used normal spary paint....Im a bit slow.

[cbwdevil]

The reason he had to sand the fusion and then reapply it is because it bubbled.

[Armageddon Sunset]

I understood that, but did he reapply the fusion, or just use regular spray paint? and considering he ended up having to sand, might of well just use the regular spray paint.