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Deke736 · 04-25-2014, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by daspes

Vinyl plotter.

Got any better pics of the radio face close up? If not, can you take some?

Cool AirZ28 · 04-25-2014, 11:17 PM

I posted this question a few weeks ago but I didn't get any responses. I haven't found a way to have it painted. My local body shops did not even want to touch it.

Camaro Dude · 04-27-2014, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Cool AirZ28

I posted this question a few weeks ago but I didn't get any responses. I haven't found a way to have it painted. My local body shops did not even want to touch it.

hmmmmm, I see (cigarette)...

I guess this means that we must bump up this thread, until more info is brought to the table.

mhoskins76 · 05-04-2014, 10:00 PM

I would be interested to know this as well. I think the only other way is to careful cover the areas that are illuminated through with painters tape and cut around it very gently. It would take a very steady hand but I could see it being done. How hard is it to remove the radio bezel?

Camaro Dude · 06-28-2014, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mhoskins76

I would be interested to know this as well. I think the only other way is to careful cover the areas that are illuminated through with painters tape and cut around it very gently. It would take a very steady hand but I could see it being done. How hard is it to remove the radio bezel?

Radio bezel is not hard to take off at all. There are a couple of YouTube vids with the step by step procedure.

Adrian97c · 01-15-2016, 01:01 PM

Old thread, but I noticed my mylink bezel has some discoloration on top & it's annoying! Car is only 2 years old... But couldn't you wrap it with vinyl?

jheart11 · 01-23-2016, 07:20 AM

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Here is another one

Camaro Dude · 01-23-2016, 11:38 AM

Finally!

That's unique and beautiful looking man

!

You know now, I'm dying to ask, what procedure did you use to spray it, and/or who did it? That just looks awesome...Nice effect with the chrome dials for contrast with the HU's type of red too!

jheart11 · 01-23-2016, 05:46 PM

Thanks I was a little scared about painting the mylink unit. I took all the parts off and took it to a body shop and had it painted the same as the car Crystal Red Tintcote and clear coated. I was real happy the way it turned out. The only problem was the paint covers the fan light on the left dial & on the right dial it covers the cold to warm light. It is worth it. It still tells the fan speed on the touch screen when you turn it.

Graphicsgod · 01-24-2016, 04:52 AM

Here's a stupid question, why not have a paint shop mask off those areas so that the paint doesn't cover them?!? If they know what they are doing, they can easily have a computer cut out vinyl stickers to cover those areas for paint. Seems lazy to me..

mhoskins76 · 01-25-2016, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Graphicsgod

Here's a stupid question, why not have a paint shop mask off those areas so that the paint doesn't cover them?!? If they know what they are doing, they can easily have a computer cut out vinyl stickers to cover those areas for paint. Seems lazy to me..

If that was the case there would be a lot more painted radio bezels if it was that easy. Unfortunately they are tiny, so to try and cut them out is hard. Yes a computer vinyl cutter could do it, but I am pretty sure a lot of body shops do not have access to a computer or vinyl cutter that can make them that small.

VTSummit · 01-25-2016, 09:49 PM

my plotter can't handle tiny detail work- how hard is it to get the center air vent bezel off on the leather dash cars?
I used some black paint sold by Ford on a custom dash I did for someone else- the stuff went on SO perfectly and had a soft-touch matte black to it that didn't show fingerprints. I gotta find that stuff again. Plan is to do all the silver in matte black and wrap the door inserts and dash insert in carbon vinyl trimmed to let ABL through.

jheart11 · 01-27-2016, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by VTSummit

my plotter can't handle tiny detail work- how hard is it to get the center air vent bezel off on the leather dash cars?
I used some black paint sold by Ford on a custom dash I did for someone else- the stuff went on SO perfectly and had a soft-touch matte black to it that didn't show fingerprints. I gotta find that stuff again. Plan is to do all the silver in matte black and wrap the door inserts and dash insert in carbon vinyl trimmed to let ABL through.

Not that hard at all. After you take the top plastic trim piece off there are some small bolts/screws holding the leather dash pad on and some clips that just pop right out. The top plastic trim piece just pops out also just use a flat interior trim removal tool

04-25-2014, 11:17 PM	#16
Cool AirZ28 Drives: 2013 Black Camaro 2SS/RS Convert. Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Sauk Village, Illinois Posts: 506 View My Garage	I posted this question a few weeks ago but I didn't get any responses. I haven't found a way to have it painted. My local body shops did not even want to touch it. __________________ 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS-Smoked tail lights and side markers, HID log lights, & LED lighting inside/outside the car, SJM LED Cupholder, SJM full dashboard ABL lighting, ZL1 Rockers, 1LE Splitter, Showstopper LED Mirrors, Showstopper LED Side Markers, & Showstopper Heat Extractor Hood, 20" Niche Concourse ZL1 Styled wheels 20X8.5 & 20X10 with 275/40/20 & 315/35/20 Nitto Invos, Black Gorilla Lug Nuts/Locks, Black Billet Elite Camaro License Plate Holder, and Hydro Dipped Speedo/Shifter/AC-Heat Bezels.

05-04-2014, 10:00 PM	#18
mhoskins76 HTWEELZ Drives: 2013 2SS Hot Wheels Edition Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 1,018	I would be interested to know this as well. I think the only other way is to careful cover the areas that are illuminated through with painters tape and cut around it very gently. It would take a very steady hand but I could see it being done. How hard is it to remove the radio bezel? __________________ 2013 2SS Hot Wheels Edition 727 of 1524 w/ Dual Mode Performance Exhaust, Nav, and Performance Shifter. DELIVERED APRIL 22nd, 2013 and enjoying every minute since! Mods: Cold Air Inductions CAI, CNC Ported Throttle Body, Elite Engineering Oil Catch Can, Smoked Spyder LED Tail Lights, 12" JBL Sub, JBL Amp, Stealth Sub Box, American Racing LT headers and hi-flo cats, Tuned by Davenport, Custom painted interior pieces, Custom painted hood liner and trunk liner, Niche Targa M-130 wheels, LED side markers

01-15-2016, 01:01 PM	#20
Adrian97c Drives: Wife's 14' IS 250 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: PSL, FL Posts: 2,207	Old thread, but I noticed my mylink bezel has some discoloration on top & it's annoying! Car is only 2 years old... But couldn't you wrap it with vinyl? __________________ 2016 Camaro HBM A8, 2SS, NPP, Sunroof, Kalahari Interior/kneepads, Black bowties, 56v: -11% tint all around Ordered • 2/06/16 Built on • 3/22/16 Adopted • 4/07/16 Sold on 2/05/16: 2014 Camaro SW L99, 2SS, RS, NAV, Inferno Orange Interior: -Borla ATAK catback -Range AFM delete -15% tint all around -Red LED interior bulbs -55k white Cree LED fogs -License plate LED bulb swap -12" Sub Kit, BA amp swap -Oracle ghosted LED sidemarkers

01-24-2016, 04:52 AM	#25
Graphicsgod Drives: 2015 Manual Hot Red 2LS Camaro Join Date: May 2015 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 269	Here's a stupid question, why not have a paint shop mask off those areas so that the paint doesn't cover them?!? If they know what they are doing, they can easily have a computer cut out vinyl stickers to cover those areas for paint. Seems lazy to me.. __________________

01-25-2016, 09:49 PM	#27
VTSummit Consistently inconsistent Drives: 2015 2LT Summit White Join Date: May 2015 Location: United States Posts: 1,364	my plotter can't handle tiny detail work- how hard is it to get the center air vent bezel off on the leather dash cars? I used some black paint sold by Ford on a custom dash I did for someone else- the stuff went on SO perfectly and had a soft-touch matte black to it that didn't show fingerprints. I gotta find that stuff again. Plan is to do all the silver in matte black and wrap the door inserts and dash insert in carbon vinyl trimmed to let ABL through. __________________ Thanks to MRR, I have some SWEET wheels! Thank you! 2015 2LT Ported TB, Ported intake, JACFAB intake spacer, Borla exhaust, IPF 91 tune, Complete 1/LE suspension, Brembo brakes, Goodridge lines, Elite catch can, CAI with Thermo-wrap, 275/40-20 x 10's all around, Z/28 spoiler, GM splitter, Alpine/Polk stereo with AudiControl interface.

01-23-2016, 07:20 AM	#21
jheart11 Drives: 2013 2ss 2013 JX 35 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: nj Posts: 33	Yes I did mine

01-23-2016, 07:27 AM	#22
jheart11 Drives: 2013 2ss 2013 JX 35 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: nj Posts: 33	Here is another one

01-23-2016, 11:38 AM	#23
Camaro Dude Drives: ‘13 1LE Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Earth Posts: 3,904	Finally! That's unique and beautiful looking man ! You know now, I'm dying to ask, what procedure did you use to spray it, and/or who did it? That just looks awesome...Nice effect with the chrome dials for contrast with the HU's type of red too!

01-23-2016, 05:46 PM	#24
jheart11 Drives: 2013 2ss 2013 JX 35 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: nj Posts: 33	Thanks I was a little scared about painting the mylink unit. I took all the parts off and took it to a body shop and had it painted the same as the car Crystal Red Tintcote and clear coated. I was real happy the way it turned out. The only problem was the paint covers the fan light on the left dial & on the right dial it covers the cold to warm light. It is worth it. It still tells the fan speed on the touch screen when you turn it.