Done Painting!

[fixuS]

Sorry for the dark pictures but it was at night I didnt want to have flash.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/passthemuffins/Nicks%20shit/Picture008.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/passthemuffins/Nicks%20shit/Picture009-1.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/passthemuffins/Nicks%20shit/Picture011-1.jpg


I will be taking more tomarrow during the day so you can clearly see everything but all in all I'm happy with the way it looks.

[vASSilico]

How did you get all of your dash off without taking the steering wheel off? I tried once... and cracked my dash a little.... =\

[MantaGreen97]

Originally posted by vASSilico
How did you get all of your dash off without taking the steering wheel off? I tried once... and cracked my dash a little.... =\

Really? You're probably not doing it right. Hopefully you have tilt steering... Tilt the wheel down to the lowest position and put the gear selector in "1" (if you have an auto) or one of the rear positions if you have a manual trans.

Disconnect the foglamp switch and dimmer dial from their electrical connections. Then pull back on the dash piece move it so it doesn't hit the wheel too badly. You will almost always hit the stalks though, so if your ignition is on (which it will be if you've pulled the shifter back and didn't manually actuate the key lock solenoid to go back to off) then you'll get your windshield washer/wipers come on and all sorts of madness, lol. But it does come off--I've done this so many times it's not funny.

[vASSilico]

My steering wheel does not tilt though. =(

...first car I've ever known not to...

[HornetGT141]

Looking good man, how did you get that piece around the door handle off? That is probably a stupid question though, I heard something about screws but never attempted to unscrew them in the handle grip.

[Nighthawk243]

Originally posted by HornetGT141
Looking good man, how did you get that piece around the door handle off? That is probably a stupid question though, I heard something about screws but never attempting to unscrew them in the handle grip.

It looks similiar to the 1995. Basically you would need to slide the lock slider out as much as possible, then get under it with a flat screw driver and pop it out., then slide the metal part of the slider back in, then undo that phillips screw. Once thats pulled, you should be able to put that flat-tip there, and pop it out.

I cannot tell though (Lack of IS lens on that camera)... so it might be different.

[HornetGT141]

Originally posted by Nighthawk243
It looks similiar to the 1995. Basically you would need to slide the lock slider out as much as possible, then get under it with a flat screw driver and pop it out., then slide the metal part of the slider back in, then undo that phillips screw. Once thats pulled, you should be able to put that flat-tip there, and pop it out.

I cannot tell though (Lack of IS lens on that camera)... so it might be different.

Ok, I will see about that method sometime tomorrow after I get the car checked up on and some vinyl installed. Hopefully it is like you are saying although 1996-1998 were a different body style so I'm not sure on how the interior changed like you said.

[DSMMAN]

Looks good, if you get time take some in the day time.

[Nighthawk243]

Originally posted by HornetGT141
Ok, I will see about that method sometime tomorrow after I get the car checked up on and some vinyl installed. Hopefully it is like you are saying although 1996-1998 were a different body style so I'm not sure on how the interior changed like you said.

I know the Interior of the 1996-1998 was closer to the style of the 99+.

[MantaGreen97]

Originally posted by HornetGT141
Looking good man, how did you get that piece around the door handle off? That is probably a stupid question though, I heard something about screws but never attempted to unscrew them in the handle grip.

It's really quite easy... Just unscrew the two screws inside the handle as you mentioned and then pull up the handle from the grip side first. Be careful removing it because at the top part there is a plastic lip that retains it, that's why you need to pull the back up first and then work the front out. Then undo the electrical connectors from the handle portion and to pull out the round/moon shaped piece behind the handle out just pull on it gently (there are plastic lip/clip type things that hold it in) and it will pop forward a bit. Then pull the handle as if you were opening the door and move the slider to the lock position and work out the trim part.

[urweak]

Originally posted by vASSilico
How did you get all of your dash off without taking the steering wheel off? I tried once... and cracked my dash a little.... =\

the part that goes around the gauge cluster and stereo/HAVC controls is very easy to take off. Remove all the screws, two in the pocket area below the HAVC controls, and then two where the gauges are, then pull it back, and carfully remove the connections for the foglights and dimmer switch. Then you have to gently remove it, thats alittle moving around to get the right angle to move it out.

[PontiacGT201]

looks great