i would like to have the black horizontal stripe on my dashboard changed to silver to add a little bit of interest to a pretty boring interior but it seems like a real pita job, was thinking of exploring having it wrapped (just the stripe obviously)

not sure if the wrap material will stick to the plastic, maybe glue will be needed, either way, seems like it would be easier and cheaper than the alternates

thoughts

 

There are factory and non-factory trim upgrades available. Pricing is not bad, convenience vs. wrapping = worth it.

http://www.suncoastparts.com/product..._Code=996TTINT

http://www.bumperplugs.com/index.php...product_id=206

 

yeah, the installation is a nightmare though, you either have to remove the whole dash, or drill holes through the existing strip, thats why i was thinking of trying a wrap

 

I had mine wrapped...used a rather thin piece of leather and a plastic spatula and wedged the leather around the strip. No adhesives.

 

fairly easy to do ?

any reason you didnt do the other 2 pieces ?

 

Easy...it took some time and patience. There are some spots where the screws hold the strip on that took some fiddling, but a hell of a lot easier than removing the dash IMHO. I had enough red with the steering wheel wrap, so I didn't do the two small pieces.

 

You don't have to remove the entire dash. I did mine over two days, took a couple hours each day. The first day I did the passenger side strip. Had to remove the glove box, but it is possible to reach all screws and unscrew them if you have the proper tools.

The next day I did the two smaller pieces on the driver's side, for that you have to remove the gauge cluster and pod, but it wasn't that bad. The hardest part was not scratching up the leather covered surfaces when removing/installing.

It's the kind of thing you only have to do once, so you should do it right the first time and be done with it.

 

I did mine by using a solder gun and heating / pressing the screws out. Mine is an '01 so no glove box removal access. It was a little nerve racking but with patience and plenty of time it was pretty easy. Gotta admit a wrap sounds quite easy and should be less complicated with opening up a lot more possibilities.

 

I have factory trim strips there and I thought they were just stuck on with adhesive? Are you saying there are nuts behind the dash holding the strip on? I wonder if you could just glue a strip over the existing one and make it fit/look good. Looking at my car, it seems like there is leather underneath that trim strip so you would basically be doing what they do at the factory, but using adhesive instead of nuts and bolts.

 

The trim pieces are held in place by screws and a major PITA to get to. A good adhesive will work fine. I used Liquid Nails silicone adhesive for the new trim pieces and haven't had any problems.

 

There are tiny screws holding it on. There's 6 or 7 for the passenger side strip, and for the two tiny strips on the drivers side, one of them has 2 screws and I think the other has 3.