I'm thinking of removing my dash and installing suede to replace the boring hard plastic. I wanted to ask if anyone has done this, and if so could you post the photos?

Another question would be the airbags. This would be a serious problem if they wouldn't deploy and the suede got in the way. I understand the airbags are on the right hand side and near the middle. It just pops open if an accident were to happen. Can anyone confirm this if the suede is ok?

thanks!

 

only tip i got is to purchase real, high quality suede. if not it will turn brown quick. i know this from experience. only bad part is high quality suede with long life will cost an arm and a leg

 

Is there someone that sells a kit for the red led's to go in the dash right under the dash trim like in the pics?

 

what about just leather?

 

no idea, but i really like it. And the aluminum trim looks really nice as well. I wonder if anyone has done this yet

 

Post photos when you do it. I want to see how this turns out.

 

look for an auto upholsterer. Theres one close to where I live, They do all kinds of custom fabrication and re-upholstery. It probably will cost a decent amount of money, but you could ask them if they could use the "cheap plastic" thats already on the car and either add the suede or utilize the dash for the suede... They'll at least be able to model the new dash off of the plastic.

Auto upholstery shop = no worries about the air bags. Just make sure they know where the battery is so they can disconnect it when they remove the dash as a precaution to the airbag deploying...

 

^^thanks, you know what. that never came into mind. I should really look around for one

 

WOW! i was thinking of doing the same thing.a lot of rally cars do this to reduce glare off the dash.
just wanted to see how it looks on the car. any more pics?

i'm gonna do this for sure now.

 

look up some rally guy in canada, they can help you with that.