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center console - whats it made of?

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Old Dec 1, 2001 | 07:24 PM
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center console - whats it made of?

what is that center console made of?
it doesn't seem to like being painted, i wish it was hard plastic like everything else, but it seems to be some weird kind of rubbery material. can anyone help?
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Old Dec 1, 2001 | 09:14 PM
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Re: center console - whats it made of?

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what is that center console made of?
it doesn't seem to like being painted, i wish it was hard plastic like everything else, but it seems to be some weird kind of rubbery material. can anyone help?
I think it's plastic covered in vinyl.
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Old Dec 1, 2001 | 11:29 PM
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You may consider getting the center surround from an 86-88 vehicle. Those are hard plastic and can be prepped for paint far more easily than the flexible version that was used on th 89-91 cars.
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Old Dec 1, 2001 | 11:54 PM
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goto walmart and pickup some vinyl dye (however u spell it).. i used that on mine, worked great
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