Interior wood imitation, Switching it out - how? Options

[Illyont]

Hello!

If you look at the picture I have this sort of wood interior (it's all stock but wannabe though, made out of plastic or whatnot). I rather want the interior pieces to be black (and hopefully not that cheap ass plastic).

Can I just go to Toyota and order the pieces and then rip off those plastic pieces and replace with glue and new black pieces? (The old pieces are about to fall off in several locations also, so that's one on my reasons for getting new pieces).

I might consider red pieces though, but probably not yet anyway. Need to get my seats converted to two color leather first (black and red). I guess some interior paint shop can paint those stock dark pieces red later, but for now I want to get rid of that wood crap and get stock black.

Names, prices? Anyone done this?

[mark_426]

will that stuff peel off? or is it more of a solid?

your best bet would probably be a junkyard...

[jgreening]

Can I just go to Toyota and order the pieces and then rip off those plastic pieces and replace with glue and new black pieces? (The old pieces are about to fall off in several locations also, so that's one on my reasons for getting new pieces).

Yes, but you wont need to glue them. They are all seperate pieces that snap or screw into place. If I were you, I would take them out, prime them and paint them flat black. It will save you lottsa $$.

[forkee]

my celica came with that wood stuff too. it was a bish to take off cuz the whole thing was stuck on the stock plastic with that thick off white double sided foamy tape. not just in the corners too, but every inch of it.

[Illyont]

my celica came with that wood stuff too. it was a bish to take off cuz the whole thing was stuck on the stock plastic with that thick off white double sided foamy tape. not just in the corners too, but every inch of it.
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So are you saying that if I take those off I have the stock thing under? I don't need new pieces to replace the wood thing with? that doesn't sound right..

Painting the wood plastic kinda stuff is not an option.. It will peel off and to find a 6gc in a junkyard here is like winning the lottery..

I'm checking with my dealer then on how much the new pieces will be, and what color options I have.. Maybe I can get a nice red color on them from factory.. Who knows. Thanks guys!

[forkee]

yes, you will have the black plastic underneath that snaps onto the car. the wood piece is just an overlay trim.

[LewFX]

why not just get some new or used parts thru ebay, i see those parts allot.

[95CelicaST]

use a hair dryer to heat up the glue/ tape behind it and then slowly take them off.. then just sand the remaining glue off and paint it.. should look fine.