Re: Scirocco II Dash Removal

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Miles Lott wrote:
> 
> I am contemplating replacing my hideous red dash with a
> black one from a later model.  Has anyone done this?  I
> figure it is going to be a bitch, but if you have some
> pointers on the swap, please let me know, ie do I need
> to remove any more than the speedo, center console,
> and light switches.


if you just want to change the colour,  this is cheap and easy:

vinyl spray paint.  yes, it sound like a hidious and amaturist way to go 
but I tried it on my first scirocco because a coudlnt' stand the brown 
and had to have black.  It worked GREAT! I couldn't believe the paint 
stuck so well and looked factory. Of course the best is to remove the 
dash to paint but then you might as well just replace it... but I just 
masked off EVERYTHING i didn't want to paint (windshield was a pain) but 
it only took around an hour(including drying time)  if your any good 
with a spray can should turn out great. I had done my entire interior 
and only ran into two problems.  first, the carpet would not take the 
paint at all. and two, after about six months the left side boulster on 
the driver side started comming off.  dash and doors never had a 
problem.

if I were to do it again, I would paint my dash but replace my wifes.  I 
can live with the knowlage I cheated......

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