Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:32:11 +1100 From: Peter Wilkins <wilkinsp_nospamnospamail.com.au> Subject: Re: 2004 9-5 changes, yet again...
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:41:55 GMT, "Paxton C. Sanders" <pcsandersnospamo.com> wrote : >A few weeks ago I posted a question about replacing the digital=20 >displays on my 2004 9-5. I don't like the color and wanted the green=20 >displays like in the 9-3. No one liked that idea... Just stick a green transparent plastic cover over the display - or wear sunglasses. > >So, I've concocted another scheme. Groan! > >My car is gray and I have the beige interior. I'd like to change=20 >that too. Scuffs and dirt and everything else show a bit too much. You could clean the car more frequently and use Scotchguard, and foot mats. > >What kind of money would changing from beige to the dark gray (I say=20 >black, but it's not) interior cost? What woud be the best source for=20 >doing that? The dealer was supposed to check on that for me, but=20 >they never called me back. Lots, and I wouldn't have called back either. You could just do over the seats with black shoe dye then polish the seat leather with black boot polish..... > >I guess I need to change all the plastic parts, the seat covering,=20 >the lower part of the dash, the carpet, the header... That's going=20 >to be a lot. and will result in a car that looks bitsy and is worth less than it was before you started modifying it. You should re-spray the body too, to get away from that horrible gray (silver?) So don't be a slave to an unrealisable task. You could spend many thousands and still have an unsatisfactory result. > >Would it be easier/better to find some fine citizen with a black=20 >interior that wants to trade, or one that's been wrecked? Yes, if you can, but why not just sell the car and buy another with the colours you want? > PS If you hate the colours so much, why did you buy the car in the first place? --=20 Regards, Peter Wilkins