New shifter panel
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New shifter panel
I just purchased a new shifter panel (93 finish) from Ray Crowe and I noticed the finish is different from the original. Is this how Mazda makes them now? It looks like a flat black. It actually looks nice, but it doesn't match the rest of my other interior plastics. Anyone had similar issues?
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I just purchased a new shifter panel (93 finish) from Ray Crowe and I noticed the finish is different from the original. Is this how Mazda makes them now? It looks like a flat black. It actually looks nice, but it doesn't match the rest of my other interior plastics. Anyone had similar issues?
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Bought mine about a year ago with the same finish.
I'm painting all the console pieces with a grey textured paint from rustoleum since the rest are in pretty bad shape and there's no way I can match the new finish...
I tried taking the paint/rubber off it and its pretty damn hard, so I'm guessing they updated the coating to a much more resistant finish, though you can still scratch it.
So I ended up painting over it.
Will update when I'm finished, since I'm also doing the LED mod to the lights on the AC panel and cluster.
I'm painting all the console pieces with a grey textured paint from rustoleum since the rest are in pretty bad shape and there's no way I can match the new finish...
I tried taking the paint/rubber off it and its pretty damn hard, so I'm guessing they updated the coating to a much more resistant finish, though you can still scratch it.
So I ended up painting over it.
Will update when I'm finished, since I'm also doing the LED mod to the lights on the AC panel and cluster.
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I think what it might be is that the "flat black" is actually a slightly rubberized coating which tends to wear off over time with touching and chemicals such as interior shining products. Most likely that's what all of the '93 interior panels looked like from the factory....
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They are definitely different than the original 93 panels—it's a completely different process, i.e.:, some sort of spray on paint/coating vs. a film (that peeled). They obviously needed to change it, and get the match as close as possible... hard to tell from a photo, but I have new panels and they don't look quite THAT different—not really noticeable on the car.