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Old 11-18-2007, 03:54 PM
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painting shift ****?

When i bought my car (used) the oem shift **** was all scratched up. Im thinking about just painting it black. The problem is i cant get the silver part off. Anyone know how to take it off?

If this doesnt go to well then im just going to buy a voodoo shift ****.

Here are some pics of what i mean.





as a side note my center console trim is also scratched which i hear is pretty common. Anyone know where i can get cheap replacements and not mazdaspeed ones?

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Damn! Looks like the previous owner used it as a chew toy for his dog.
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Originally Posted by AJ's Shinka
Damn! Looks like the previous owner used it as a chew toy for his dog.
or wore a ring on their shifter hand. not really sure how to take that apart though.
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Why take it off? Just tape off the leather sides and center, sand up the silver and paint away.
Old 11-18-2007, 05:09 PM
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If you use conventional spray paint, it'll come right off within days.
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I wouldn't paint it. I'd buff it.
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just leave it how it is, just tell people your that hardcore of a driving that You'll pwn them
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mine is much worse than yours. I tried to take it off and paint it but I don't know how to take it off, so I just live with it.
I tried to put some tape but it seems that it is very hard to cover and have 100% best result.
The problem is that this part is plastic and its natural colour is brown.
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