Swap and Paint Rear Deck

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  • onesecond
    Advanced Member
    • Apr 2018
    • 159

    #1

    Swap and Paint Rear Deck

    Thought I'd share my experience with swapping out the rear deck and speakers to return it to an OE look. Sadly the previous owner did a botch job an installed some fugly looking speakers while also doing damage to the frame
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    As you can see it was time to give the car something better. I got lucky and found a pretty good deal on Kijiji in Montreal for a tan rear deck and premium speakers so I made the trek down.
  • onesecond
    Advanced Member
    • Apr 2018
    • 159

    #2
    Here's what it looks like before I painted it.
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    After a clean, I used Dupli-Color Vinyl & Fabric Paint Charcoal Grey for the deck (ended up using the whole can) and Certified Deep Grey Automotive Spray for the speaker housing and grills.
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    Here is the final result with it in the car
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    All in all, pretty happy with the results

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    • prisonerofdoom83
      E30 Addict
      • May 2013
      • 520

      #3
      How many coats

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      • onesecond
        Advanced Member
        • Apr 2018
        • 159

        #4
        For the back tray I think it ended up being around four coats, I just ending up emptying the can. For the speaker housing it was about two and a half (touch up areas) and one and half for the grills

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