CRX Dash swap stage 1 complete

Well, I pulled the CRX dash out as well as the sedan dash out and honestly that was pretty easy... I started at 11 and finished at 1:30. I've got pix but the cam is outside and I've gotta do some runnin around so I'll post them up later.

good luck......let us know how it goes

I did a test fit and I've gotta say it looks awesome... now the dash is blue and my cars color scheme is black and red so I need to fix that. I'm wondering about penetrating dye... anybody used it? It's no secret i'm a big guy so I need something for my dash as well as door panels that wont rub off.

Here's the aftermath of me pulling the EX dash out, I also found that the EX has a car alarm in it, the wiring guide is on the top of the unit so I'm gonna keep it in there for when I get my new one from work so install will be easier
http://webpages.charter.net/compworkx/dashout.jpg

Here's the CRX dash after I got it out, no causalties except what was already broken
http://webpages.charter.net/compworkx/rexdash.jpg

Here's the test fit, looks good, just needs a color change.
http://webpages.charter.net/compworkx/dashtestfit.jpg

i used dye on my door panels, i knew i couldnt use paint or it would chip off, so i went to a place that recovers nteriors and had them mix me up a 1/2 gallon of the dye to match the rest of the blue

Sweet i wanna see the pics when your done...


gunnmen01

whoa! and someone said it looked like a tornada went through my car! haha.
have fun dude. hope it all goes good for you! can i ask one lil request tho. can u take a pic of what the glove box mounting points look like? mine was off in my car and cant figure out how to get it on. i think i'm missing 2 brackets at the bottom of it. Thanx a bunch if u can do that for me:)

ok 1PhatCX, not a problem, I'll take a bunch of pix when I get more daylight (it's already getting dark and cooling off)

I did go to CarQuest today and I picked up a can of "Vinyl Color" from plastikote. After cleaning my dash and part of the console and scrubbing it down with steel wool (to make sure it bonds) I put one coat on and it looks good. when it dries I'll put a few more coats on and wait for it to cure, then we'll see how good it's holding. If this works I'm gonna pick up a few more cans of it and start on the rest of my interior. I've not forgotten about the important part of my car (the engine) but hey, ya gotz to look good when ya get there ;)

Oh, as a side note if anybody has a DX manual tranny ECU and CRX dash vents they could either sell me cheap or donate it to the cause (I'm not cheap, just broke :D ) hit me up in a PM or an IM on one of my services... thx

alright thanx a ton man! i'm rushin 2 get my interior done. need to mask off my vents, gauges and windows, spray my dash then put the glove box on and it should be done! :D... except for the driver side door. need 2 finish that off too lol but dash and stuff i more important but yea thanx again for the pics

good luck to the both of you, take some pics and show us your work

Originally posted by Civic Rush
good luck to the both of you, take some pics and show us your work

I'll be sure to. i'll see if I can borrow someones digi cam when mines done... if not i'll do it the hard way. get pics developed and scanned hehe

dude, dont bother with masking all that stuff off, just pull the dash. This was the 1st time I ever tried it and I got it out farely easy.

If ya want, I can send some literature on pulling your dash.

I would pull the Dash but i gotta get this done before febuary because my brother has to do work on a car for someone and its gonna be all month i think so i want it looking fairly good untill summer then i'll pull it and swap in a CRX dash prolly. i got all my windows masked right now anyways just need to do my vents and gauges and i can paint. might do it tommorow because i dont work untill night so i'll have all day to do it.

Yo, i can't wait to see the outcome of this project, it looks like its going well so far!

bloody hell i'd never have the guts to mess about with that kind of stuff,

knowin' my luck i'd fuck it all up and then not have a car for about 3 weeks until i fixed (Bodged) it together

Originally posted by civic 16valver
bloody hell i'd never have the guts to mess about with that kind of stuff,

knowin' my luck i'd fuck it all up and then not have a car for about 3 weeks until i fixed (Bodged) it together

Ditto, i wanna paint my dash, but don't wanna fuk anything up!

I thought instead of making mulitple threads about my project I'd just keep this one up to date... Here's pix of both my dash and part of my console with their first complete coat of paint... I wanna put about three complete coats of paint on every piece to insure the color. I've gotta work tomorrow so that takes up one of my days off... however I still think I'll have the dash ready to install by the weekend. Oh, BTW, 1PhatCX, I'll get some pix in the daylight of my sedan's dash glove box hinge... also if ya need anything off of it let me know and I'll cut ya a deal.

http://webpages.charter.net/compworkx/painteddash.jpg

http://webpages.charter.net/compworkx/paintedconsole.jpg

LOOKIN GOOD:thumbup:

Nice choice on colors, i like that you're painting it gloss black, i think that will look sweet! i might do that to touch up my dull black in my car!

my dash vents, gage cluster housing and misc. trim around the door panels are going to be painted bright red. I'm hopefully gonna pick up some paint after I get my paycheck. I'll probably go ahead and install the dash and column once the last coat of paint dries (one today, one tomorrow and one thursday) I'm also gonna start prepping my D15 for transplanting (ami, find that ECU?)

looks really good, that sucker looks torn up without the dash in there :D


I left my dash in when I painted it :)

sweet! looks good man! yea i just need pics cuz i dunno if I have the hinges or not, if not i'll get em from the wreckers when i go cuz i still need some stuff. i painted my dash today! did 2 coats and the cans empty lol. stuff dries in 12 minutes or less hehe my dads gettin a digi cam so i'll take pics tonight. hopefully they turn out good cuz its not a high quality camera. i'm not installing my console till i get all the wires run for my stereo also so it'll look weird but u get the gist of it. my brother came out when i was taking all the tape off and stuff and hes like hmm... ricey... i was like yea ur just jelous cuz its better looking than anything u've had lol:flipa:

What color is the exterior of the car again? just wanna know if it will look good with the black and red! If you have a grey black or red car, it will look SHWEET!

right now the car is a charcoal color... but when I start body work it'll be black primer :D

I'm going to paint it black when I get my body kit.

well.... said i'd have pics so here they are. like i said earlier... NOT a high quality camera. i'll take some in the daylight tommorow if i have time after school and see if they turn out better

Interior before
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?s=&postid=713169
after
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/774916Dash1.jpg
after
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/966534Dash2.jpg
after
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/253093Dash3.jpg
also heres what my engine looks like right now :(
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/262857Engine1.jpg

dude, good job on your dash... I got coat 2 and 3 on tonight so I may get my dash put in tomorrow.

awesome! way 2 go dude! i still gotta finish one door panel like put the silver pieces in then vaccum the carpets, dye the headliner, buy seatcovers for now and my interior should b done!:D i want better pics tho so i'll try tommorow so u get the full effect.
it looks so much darker now instead of the white hehe

ok well yet again the pics werent great but they look better than the other ones i took lastnight. here u go!
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/887255Dash4.jpg
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/326298Dash5.jpg
this one looks pretty trippy lol, think i move the camera a lil bit hehe:rolleyes:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/265078Dash6.jpg
got bored and took pics of the underside of the car lol. heres some
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/514797exhaust2.jpg
my rim, you can see a bit of the blue drums hehe :)
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/581990rim1.jpg
the patch on my rocker panel
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/812645rockerpatch.jpg
under the front of the car (notice i like to store everything under it? hehe oops lol
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/174552undercar1.jpg

lookin good

thanx

Originally posted by 1PhatCX
i still gotta finish one door panel like put the silver pieces in then vaccum the carpets, dye the headliner, buy seatcovers for now and my interior should b done

what else do you plan to do, any big mods,

not really, its not really in the budget right now. i wanted CRX Si Seats or Civic Si Seats but my budget is tight! like 200 bux canadian left now and i need to pay for insurance still, and new tires

what is this outta man?? CRX Si? i want one like that it looks awesome! but i'd prolly need the whole dash huh?:( lol
http://webpages.charter.net/compworkx/paintedconsole.jpg

that's out of my CRX DX

oh alright awesome, but it wont fit with the Civic HB Dash will it? cuz its angled right?