respray or replace dash??
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respray or replace dash??
got running issues with my frst at the mo so she's at the doctors! while shes there i've been thinking how to sort the interior, it's got black leather seats and door cards but the crazy monkey who had it before attacked the whole inside with black spray- the rooflining,the dash, the carpet- the lot but made a crap job of it! i don't think sourcing a black carpet should be too hard but can't decide whether to spray the dash properley or just replace it? just read the guide for removing the dash so it's coming out!!
what do you reckon would be best to do?
what do you reckon would be best to do?
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Replace the dash with the one I've got in the For Sale section. 
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will the 3.5 go straight in? i don't really know the difference
do you wanna pm the price it will. nice one. thanx mate.
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Colour lol. 3.5 was almost black, mk3 was grey.tommy turbo :will the 3.5 go straight in? i don't really know the differencedo you wanna pm the price it will. nice one. thanx mate.
What colour is your frst? I've seen a grey one around Bristol a couple of times.

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replace all the painted bits, black dash (3.5 ) is direct fit, the mk3.5 black carpet differs to the the mk3, so you must get a black carpet from a mk3
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if the dash has been painted then it will have lost its original texture so buying one would be the better option

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Tweek :Colour lol. 3.5 was almost black, mk3 was grey.tommy turbo :will the 3.5 go straight in? i don't really know the differencedo you wanna pm the price it will. nice one. thanx mate.
What colour is your frst? I've seen a grey one around Bristol a couple of times.
mines white. i haven't really drove it yet. had a few teething problems!!
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Change the dash mate painted ones never look right. It's not too bad to do it just looks a bit scary when you get to the midway point.
Before
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Finished

Before
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Re: respray or replace dash??
fcuk me thats a lot of wires!! the guide makes it look fairly simple though, out she comes for a replacement!!

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Re: respray or replace dash??
I knew somebody would spot them.
The wife takes the car to the stables and I' d far rather she trod horse poo and muck into the crappy mats than my nice new carpet
The wife takes the car to the stables and I' d far rather she trod horse poo and muck into the crappy mats than my nice new carpet
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Re: respray or replace dash??
if it was me i would rather the wife got a fcuking bus 
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jayrs :if it was me i would rather the wife got a fcuking bus
Nobody could have put it better
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Re: respray or replace dash??
imho oranoco the grey trim looks alot better
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Re: respray or replace dash??
Yes, but you have a ZS bumper and a smooth tailgate so you've already shown you can't be trusted 
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Oranoco :Yes, but you have a ZS bumper and a smooth tailgate so you've already shown you can't be trusted
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Re: respray or replace dash??
HYBRIDFEZ :ohhhhh handbags![]()
Mines the blue one
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