Plastic Bumpers

I thought the Dashboard was going to be a difficult task. I tell you what; it was cake in comparison. Not that the bumpers were hard to swap out, but matching the paint would prove to be almost impossible. After about three attempts I finally got the right shade of white. Not only did I repaint the bumpers, I took this opportunity to repaint all the black trim including the grill, mirrors, some vents, door handles, etc. I also did away with the square fog lamps. I think I’ll install some round rally style Hellas.
Switching the bumpers might not be a radical change, but it really takes about 5 years off the car’s age bringing it into the 90’s.







Dismantled Front.

Wet-sanding the final paint.

Painting the lower valances. They were too dirty to get completely clean.

Some Comparisons (click to enlarge). Notice how much tighter the bumpers are to the cars body.

Dashboard Installation

Well it took hours upon hours, but I finally managed to swap out an almost perfect instrument panel for the old faded cracked up one. It really makes the interior look new. This also gave me a chance to switch out the many panel lights that did not work, along with removing 15 lbs of archaic cell phone equipment. With all the consoles removed, I figured I better replace the stereo and speakers while I’m at it.

Old Dash, showing its age.

Everything is GONE!

Holding an endless amount of wires. Wondering if I'll ever be able to put this thing back together.......

Ahhhh Yeah!!!

Perfect Fit (Even if I still need a glovebox)