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Originally Posted by 82c10gcl
I'm making some progress on the dash, kick panels, etc. I ended up getting the black dash and having it dyed to the color I wanted. It was to be slate blue. but I think it turned out a bit darker than it was supposed to. Looks good though so I was okay with it and installed it. I now have to get the door panels and kicks dyed to match the new dash color so that will be happening in the next few months. in the meantime, I got a new brushed aluminum gauge surround and new brushed stainless trim for the doors and dash and got them installed today. They replaced the black ones that were part of the Scottsdale interior. Making headway, and hope to have the interior finished off for this summer.
I was planning on adding the original style interior window trim at the A and B pillars and above the doors and windows and then adding a headliner, but I saw something about having to cut slots into the cab's inner layer of metal to fasten the trim. Is this just for the chrome headliner trim (which I'm not planning on using) or does it apply to the plastic window and headliner trim as well. Can this trim be installed with just the screws or with velcro instead? I don't want to take on a bigger project than I can handle and cutting the slots scares me. I'm also reluctant to make any new holes of significance in the sheetmetal. Thanks for any help anyone can give me on this.
Glenn
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Don't forget about magnets. And a note about the interior color you are shooting for: design-wise, it is good to have some contrast in the shades of color when you go from gloss painted material to textured plastic material. In my experience it's not good to get close to matching a color and just miss it. It's much better to have a strong noticeable difference between the two as long as they go well with each other. Maybe you want your interior to feel less gloomy or dark, but the kick panel color against your paint color in post 10 looks right on in terms of how to put similar colors next to each other. You have a great looking truck by the way. With the exterior being so vibrant, I can understand how you might want to bring some of that energy to the inside. But in a way, that's kind of a cool contrast itself, that the outside is all hopped up, and the interior has a little more gray to it since that's the part you actually occupy. Anyway, I'll step out of Martha Stewart mode and let you have at it however you want.