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Xtrm
10-21-2009, 01:56 PM
Nothing too major yet but i have started to customize the interior of the car by painting the trim of the center console. I have some pics of the process more will follow as it it completed.
lonnie
10-21-2009, 02:22 PM
That's not minor in my eyes...now you got to get the others done to or its going to look weird..LOL...I'm not into painting the interior but I appreciate people that take there time and do it right.
CactusWill
10-21-2009, 03:22 PM
Yeah it looks pretty decent. Unlike that crap shiny finish people go for, yours actually looks nice.
mrmike
10-21-2009, 03:24 PM
Those pics bring back memories of my first mod to my Alero. I was like "If I mess this up i'm screwed" lol
worknprog.99
10-21-2009, 03:46 PM
that may look good since it would match your seats
jayson_waltz
10-21-2009, 04:10 PM
actually that color probably will look pretty good. unlike some people that actually paint it some gloss color, which doesn't really look too good and hurts resale.
Xtrm
10-22-2009, 08:57 PM
Thats only primer on the pieces. I was planning on painting the pieces tomrrow at work. I was going to paint them the same as the exterior colour, which is silver. You guys actually think it looks better in a matte?
wrestlingandrunning
10-22-2009, 09:20 PM
probably since nothing in out interior is really shiny
cherrington17
10-22-2009, 10:07 PM
it may look decent now... but when you put them in, it'll look goofy and outta place. (considering the hvac is black, and the shift insert is black) its going to look REALLY mismatched
whiterider00
10-23-2009, 01:45 AM
i think itll look good. ive got the same pieces painted the same as my exterior, which is white, and i think it looks good. stock actually looks out of place to me because those 2 pieces and the gauge surround piece are like a dark marronish or something. good luck, and definitely post pics when its done.
lonnie
10-23-2009, 08:08 AM
Really all that matters is how it looks to you, but when you post it on a forum and ask an opinion....you have opened a can of worms...LOL! I like the primer color...but like cherry said it is still going to look out of place if nothing else matches.
Merlyn
10-23-2009, 02:16 PM
The only way you can do gloss is if you paint EVERYTHING gloss. None of the vinyl or plastic in my interior is still stock color, it's all black and white.
I remember leaving the tops of my doors pewter for awhile, but it looked so bad that it got finished as well.
cherrington17
10-23-2009, 03:03 PM
The only way you can do gloss is if you paint EVERYTHING gloss. None of the vinyl or plastic in my interior is still stock color, it's all black and white.
I remember leaving the tops of my doors pewter for awhile, but it looked so bad that it got finished as well.

pics or gfto.
worknprog.99
10-23-2009, 03:53 PM
^^indeed
zoL
10-23-2009, 04:17 PM
What's the name of this thing? Does this thing have a part #? If so, do you know it?

http://aleromod.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=7842&stc=1&d=1256147726
cherrington17
10-23-2009, 04:48 PM
i thought that was called the radio bezel?
zoL
10-23-2009, 08:53 PM
i thought that was called the radio bezel?

Ah, good job. Thank you. :D
JLw7123
10-24-2009, 10:25 AM
looks nice I like the color
Xtrm
10-27-2009, 12:31 PM
Here is the finished product. I think it looks decent.
Nate's Alero
10-27-2009, 12:44 PM
I Quite Like
JLw7123
10-27-2009, 12:58 PM
damn that looks good
kingjames64
10-27-2009, 12:58 PM
looks good.. real good... alot better than i had pictured in my mind
Ttop191
10-27-2009, 12:59 PM
:thumb:
lonnie
10-27-2009, 01:03 PM
I agree the finish product looks good...now what does it match on the inside?
kingjames64
10-27-2009, 01:10 PM
sort of what i was thinkin
Xtrm
10-27-2009, 01:34 PM
I agree the finish product looks good...now what does it match on the inside?

It doesn't match anything yet but I will be doing some other interior mods to the car this winter. I want to get rid of the cream coloured interior pieces. I just dont know what i dshould do with them. I could always use SEM paint and have them look like the rest of the darker interior and do some other trim pieces in silver. The only problem I have with that is gettin a good match for the SEM paint. I really dont wanna take the whole dash out to SEM everything. So if there are any suggestions on what i can do it woudl be greatly appreciated.