My new rear inner trim panels arrived last week and the console showed up today. I am using the 71 style panels since the 70 style is not available, besides, I think the stitched insert looks nice. It was 70 degrees today so I went ahead and painted them. I'm using the PY interior paint which is a pretty good match. Picture number three shows one of the door panel pockets. The inside of the pocket has been painted and the outside is unpainted, so you can see how close the color is.
As for the console, I'm not sure how to prep this for paint. I used plastic prep on the inner trim panels but the console looks like it may have a vinyl "skin" on it which means maybe I should use vinyl prep on it. Has anyone painted a repop console?
I think I read somewhere on the boards that the metal brackets should be removed from the original console and used on the repop, and to use special bolts with with a head that looks the same as the original rivets, does anyone know where to get those?
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