Dash colour advice

[MJR_57T]

Hey guys
Ive decided to paint the dash facia in my VY a different colour. The standard dark grey just doesn't cut it.

What im looking at is the new holden Voodoo blue
What do you guys think, or will it be too much
If you've ever seen it in real life, its extremely metalic and the pic doesn't do it justice



here's a better one

[HSVZ]

Personally I have never liked colour changes to dashboards but then again its what you want at the end of the day that makes you happy.

Lets see what others say

[CJS-086]

I go sick of looking for original VS parts in smick condition, so I ended up doing the whole lot. It actually looks nice.

BUT in saying that, make sure if you DO paint etc, make it so it matches the rest of the car, I notice you have a white ute, maybe a deep red?

[MJR_57T]

I think a deep red is going to be too much on the eye.
Ill be recovering the door panel inserts with some sort of blue material along with door handles and vent surrounds being painted the same voodoo colour

Im not one to keep thinks origionl for long.

[MJR_57T]

my old VT had some sort of red/while thing going and it was too much.
Blue for some reason has always looked good with white for me

Here's the door inserts ill be going with.
They're a blue micro suede

[MJR_57T]

Here's a quick chop remembering that the speedo surround, vents, door handles and door inserts will be done too

[MRSHSV]

I like prefer a stock standard dash. Don't mind seeing some colours but don't think I could ever do it to any car I drive. Not my thing.

[MJR_57T]

Originally Posted by HSVZ

Personally I have never liked colour changes to dashboards but then again its what you want at the end of the day that makes you happy.

Lets see what others say

I think your talking about the crash pad part of the dash
Im only talking about the facia part in the middle

[BBQ-04D]

paint it orange on top

[ERASER]

It doesnt look bad. But youll have to do something about the gold door handles and air vents on the door trims.
It can look good if you carry it through to the door trims and maybe some seat inserts? Just depends how far you want to go with it. End of the day it doesnt matter what others think, as long as you like it.

[MJR_57T]

Originally Posted by BBQ-04D

paint it orange on top

Very funny

Come to think of it, if you had a 2 tone VY it would probably suit to paint the top and bottom parts the same as the top and bottom of the exterior

[MJR_57T]

Originally Posted by ERASER

It doesnt look bad. But youll have to do something about the gold door handles and air vents on the door trims.
It can look good if you carry it through to the door trims and maybe some seat inserts? Just depends how far you want to go with it. End of the day it doesnt matter what others think, as long as you like it.

Oh yea, i mentioned that the door handles and vents would be painted too as well as the door inserts

Might also be time to get custom seats done or at least re trimmed

Looking at the photo, i might go with it.
Im buying a second dash facia to paint so that I don't have to take it out of the car to paint and also if for some reason I don't like it, i can put the old one back in

[killr8]

airbrush everything lol

[MJR_57T]

I love the airbrushing effect that looks like panels that have been riveted on.

[BBQ-04D]

ill give you some real rivets if u like.... why have fake stuff

[ERASER]

Originally Posted by killr8

airbrush everything lol

Or sell him your dash.

[BBQ-04D]

Originally Posted by ERASER

It doesnt look bad. But youll have to do something about the gold door handles and air vents on the door trims.
It can look good if you carry it through to the door trims and maybe some seat inserts? Just depends how far you want to go with it. End of the day it doesnt matter what others think, as long as you like it.

definately matters ... gotta have coulsons hahahahaahah did i forget to mention in leather haahaha

[MJR_57T]

Got the paint mixed today and I did the steering wheel inserts tonight.

My only problem was the time factor. I ran out of daylight and clear coat doesn't like going on cold. Quick buff brought it back though.

[ERASER]

Originally Posted by BBQ-04D

definately matters ... gotta have coulsons hahahahaahah did i forget to mention in leather haahaha

leathers overrated. Id rather have electric windows.

[MJR_57T]

I have throw overs so it really doesn't mater what i have

[BBQ-04D]

Originally Posted by MJR_57T

Oh yea, i mentioned that the door handles and vents would be painted too as well as the door inserts

Might also be time to get custom seats done or at least re trimmed

Looking at the photo, i might go with it.
Im buying a second dash facia to paint so that I don't have to take it out of the car to paint and also if for some reason I don't like it, i can put the old one back in

wanna buy a dash setup to paint let me know you can have it for next to nothing i paint them all the time

[MJR_57T]

Originally Posted by BBQ-04D

wanna buy a dash setup to paint let me know you can have it for next to nothing i paint them all the time

Do you know of any models that came with the fascia in black. That would be way easier as im only painting the outside rails if you know what i mean.

[BBQ-04D]

never seen them in black sorry even povo pack came with paint but you can paint strip them no problem at all

[MJR_57T]

Originally Posted by BBQ-04D

never seen them in black sorry even povo pack came with paint but you can paint strip them no problem at all

I mean the black in the centre and the silver/geay on the outside like in the SS's
That way i only have to paint the outside

[goblin33]

nice to see too fast too furious was in the dvd player at the time haha.. looks alright the blue but like said before going to have to b carried on throughout the rest of the car.. mine has some dark metallic greeny gold thing haha doenst bother me too much..

[MJR_57T]

Yea i had it on while i was mucking around out there.

So far I've done door handles, vents, handbrake and steering wheel inserts.

Dash will be the same as the small pic above
It will be black where its black in the centre and blue where its that metallic colour on the outside rails.

The idea of the whole thing blue was just too much

Also thinking about painting the intake when i have a spare weekend