Interior question?

[eyeball96]

Yea! another request for help! The Coupe has the fake wood dash inlay! Its all cooked,faded and looks like shit.

I'd like to remove it. anyone done this before?

I've broken off a few pieces off around the shifter and theres alot of residue left behind. Anyone know how to remove it? any special product that I can get to do it?

I have the 3M adhiesive remover but I'm not sure about using it on plastic. Thanks in advance for any help.....Joe

[leasaunce]

hmm.....not sure how. but if i were you ill probably heat up the area with heat gun or a heater, then just pull it as hard as u can

then cleaning the 3M adhesive, try using some wax.

Goodluck

[Cyorke]

Have fun however you do it because it is a bitch. I ahve had to take that stuff off before for warranty work and it sucks. I was lucky though I didnt ahve to clean it up relaly well since I was putting new on top of it. But we used some type of adhesive remover also. JUst make sure it is not acetone based as it will eat the plastic.

[felkajamine]

hmm, yeah! i would try the heat gun idea, that seems like it may help to pull the pieces off while also leaving the adhesive connected to the pieces. then i would just take some mineral spirits, or that adh. remover should work. but by what you said, it seems like this molding has been on A LONG time, so it may get messy.

as far as it eating, or messing up the factory plastice, or trim, it should be OK

[TriumphGT6]

DO NOT USE CHEMICALS. Using Mineral Spirits is a bad idea. It makes it a ton messier than it needs to be. Don't use a heat gun as it makes the glue tackier, if anything use ice to freeze the glue. Cold Glue = Pops Right Off.

I have a 1998 Camry LE American Edition (AKA - Fake Wood & Leaky Emblem Edition) and the wood was crap. I got all of it off with ease:

-1st Step-

Go to Lowe's and go to their paint department and ask them where the bondo spatula's are, buy the blue plastic three pack, its 88 Cents and they can be later used for bondo.

-2nd Step-

Go to the car and wedge it under and push hard but slowly, this will make most if not all of the glue stay on its pad and not on your trim. Don't worry about keeping the wood all in one piece, it doesn't matter it it breaks off in a couple pieces as you aren't going to be doing anything other than throwing it away.

NOTE - Wipe the spatula off every now and then, otherwise the glue gets to be too much.

It took me a total of 2 hours to go from start to finish. If there is any glue residue left on the trim, use Fantastik and patience.

The reason I removed the wood is not because it looked like crap(well, partly), but rather that it looks extremely stupid on a japanese family car. On an English Sports Car? Yes. On an American or European Luxury Car? Yes. On a Japanese Car? Retarded looking, as they can make it look damn good with plastic and vinyl. The japanese like clean designs, yet for some reason offer this tacky wood crap.

I redid the entire interior on my Toyota with new OEM seat covers, new carpet, door panels, floor mats and steam cleaned the headliner. I also used a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser on every piece of interior plastic, even on the inside of the dash.

GOOD LUCK,
GT6

[eyeball96]

Wow! thanks for the responses. The bondo spatulas seems like the solution to me. I agree the wood crap doesn't look good on this perticular car! I think carbon fiber may be ok, if I have replace the wood though!

I'll give it a try and let you'all how it go's......again thanks a ton!........Joe

[felkajamine]

Originally Posted by TriumphGT6

DO NOT USE CHEMICALS. Using Mineral Spirits is a bad idea. It makes it a ton messier than it needs to be. Don't use a heat gun as it makes the glue tackier, if anything use ice to freeze the glue. Cold Glue = Pops Right Off.

I have a 1998 Camry LE American Edition (AKA - Fake Wood & Leaky Emblem Edition) and the wood was crap. I got all of it off with ease:

-1st Step-

Go to Lowe's and go to their paint department and ask them where the bondo spatula's are, buy the blue plastic three pack, its 88 Cents and they can be later used for bondo.

-2nd Step-

Go to the car and wedge it under and push hard but slowly, this will make most if not all of the glue stay on its pad and not on your trim. Don't worry about keeping the wood all in one piece, it doesn't matter it it breaks off in a couple pieces as you aren't going to be doing anything other than throwing it away.

NOTE - Wipe the spatula off every now and then, otherwise the glue gets to be too much.

It took me a total of 2 hours to go from start to finish. If there is any glue residue left on the trim, use Fantastik and patience.

The reason I removed the wood is not because it looked like crap(well, partly), but rather that it looks extremely stupid on a japanese family car. On an English Sports Car? Yes. On an American or European Luxury Car? Yes. On a Japanese Car? Retarded looking, as they can make it look damn good with plastic and vinyl. The japanese like clean designs, yet for some reason offer this tacky wood crap.

I redid the entire interior on my Toyota with new OEM seat covers, new carpet, door panels, floor mats and steam cleaned the headliner. I also used a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser on every piece of interior plastic, even on the inside of the dash.

GOOD LUCK,
GT6

cool, lol, im glad someone here knew what they were talking about...i just agreed with what everyone else said

**word of advice from Felk: Don't take any advice from Felk

[eyeball96]

Originally Posted by felkajamine

cool, lol, im glad someone here knew what they were talking about...i just agreed with what everyone else said

**word of advice from Felk: Don't take any advice from Felk

Felk you have a coupe also! Do you happen to know how many were produced? How rare are they?

I'll post some pics of mine tomorrow.

I have a 96 LE V6, leather, sunroof, antilock brakes....so far I'm lovin it! I have a new toy!!

[felkajamine]

yeah, i love mine too, just needs tons of work!

i tried to find out exactly HOW rare they are, and for each trim, but couldn't find any kind of listing like that. i love it because i see camry's everywhere i go, but so far i have only seen ONE other coupe everywhere i have gone, so it's nice to stick out. but as far as the actual stats, i am not sure. I have the I4

i've always wanted the sunroof, i think i might get one installed! good luck with it, like i said, i love mine.

[eyeball96]

Yours really looks nice with those wheels. What are they?

[felkajamine]

OZ Racing Superleggeras....i pretty much love them

[eyeball96]

Update....I removed all the wood crap off the interior pieces! Some I replaced, like dash benzel, the shifter benzel, ashtray and the piece that surrounds the stereo, found them on ebay, and at a "you pull em" JK, we have here in Richmond! ASG14 helped with the window switch on the passenger side, but I figured I'd have a hard time finding the switch benzel for the drivers side for a coupe, so I got out the ole hair drier, and heated up the drivers side switches and pulled like hell to get the wood off, then there was a ton of foam like glue left behind, I continued heating it up, and rubbed it off with my thumb, (like a dumb ass didn't wear a glove and burnt my thumb alittle) then I removed the remaining residue with the low odor, water based "goo off"...This was an OEM wood dash, so it was applied to toyota standards!.....I guess the whole deal cost about 50 bucks!

Now guys/gals I need your opinion...leave it black, apply a carbon fiber overlay, or I was thinking maybe paint it the same color as the exterior?........or reapply New wood dash as orginial!

Thanks everyone for your help getting this grap off..TN is the best!

[alxch1n16]

Yeah, the sunroof is nice. Like yours, mine needs a lot of work too. I like the black paint job yours has. I have the burgandy paint job. At my school, up in Ripon, Wisconsin, we have three Camry coupes. I heard that only 10,000 each year were made? Something like that.

Oh btw, if you want a new facia(bezel) panel, I think I might have an extra one around that you could have.

[newbie212]

Originally Posted by eyeball96

Update....I removed all the wood crap off the interior pieces! Some I replaced, like dash benzel, the shifter benzel, ashtray and the piece that surrounds the stereo, found them on ebay, and at a "you pull em" JK, we have here in Richmond! ASG14 helped with the window switch on the passenger side, but I figured I'd have a hard time finding the switch benzel for the drivers side for a coupe, so I got out the ole hair drier, and heated up the drivers side switches and pulled like hell to get the wood off, then there was a ton of foam like glue left behind, I continued heating it up, and rubbed it off with my thumb, (like a dumb ass didn't wear a glove and burnt my thumb alittle) then I removed the remaining residue with the low odor, water based "goo off"...This was an OEM wood dash, so it was applied to toyota standards!.....I guess the whole deal cost about 50 bucks!

Now guys/gals I need your opinion...leave it black, apply a carbon fiber overlay, or I was thinking maybe paint it the same color as the exterior?........or reapply New wood dash as orginial!

Thanks everyone for your help getting this grap off..TN is the best!

I removed my original wood trim and it left some chips underneath.. So I went to my local paint store and the guy there mixed me up some vinyl paint the same color as my interior and i just sprayed it on with an airbrush and it looks factory.. The paint only cost me $11 for a quart... Money well spent...

[eyeball96]

Originally Posted by newbie212

I removed my original wood trim and it left some chips underneath.. So I went to my local paint store and the guy there mixed me up some vinyl paint the same color as my interior and i just sprayed it on with an airbrush and it looks factory.. The paint only cost me $11 for a quart... Money well spent...

Thanks for the idea and the tips!