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Reply #525 –
On the air bag delete panel on the passenger side,I was wondering if it was a painted plastic to match the driver side,would it look a little more symmetrical....matching so-to-speak?
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #526 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;327556
On the air bag delete panel on the passenger side,I was wondering if it was a painted plastic to match the driver side,would it look a little more symmetrical....matching so-to-speak?


The one I have is formed from a very generic plastic with this course sandpaper like grain like you often see used on aftermarket audio installation kits.

Yes I would prefer to have the cover match the plastic instrument cluster bezel. It's just a detail I will work on to improve at some point. My best option is to buy the expensive factory style airbag delete cover for the SN95 Mustangs which features no Mustang name logo.

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Reply #527 –
Quote from: Watchdevil
My best option is to buy the expensive factory style airbag delete cover...


How much do they cost?  It might be worth it to just save the cash and get one instead of wasting time to modify one that you are going to end up getting rid of anyway.
-Jim
1987 Cougar LS 5.0

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Reply #528 –
Quote from: jkirchman;327686
How much do they cost?  It might be worth it to just save the cash and get one instead of wasting time to modify one that you are going to end up getting rid of anyway.


Wow it just went on sale for $134.96. It was $149.95.

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Reply #529 –
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Passenger-Airbag-Delete-94-04-Ford-Mustang-air-bag-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem335e47b942QQitemZ220625090882QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Passenger-Airbag-Delete-94-04-Ford-Mustang-air-bag-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem335e47b942QQitemZ220625090882QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

USUALLY,UPR will go a little lower than their advertised price.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #530 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;327784
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Passenger-Airbag-Delete-94-04-Ford-Mustang-air-bag-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem335e47b942QQitemZ220625090882QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Passenger-Airbag-Delete-94-04-Ford-Mustang-air-bag-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem335e47b942QQitemZ220625090882QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

USUALLY,UPR will go a little lower than their advertised price.



That is the one I bought already and covered. I did not like the grainy finish. It also needs some tpuppies on the right side so it will fit better and more flush. Funny though that they are just a few miles from my house!

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Reply #531 –
I got started on my LH door panel. It's still in progress but it is turning out pretty good. The vinyl around the map pocket and speaker grille area needs to be glued.

I decided to cover that raised edge that runs along the bottom of the armrest pad into the map pocket. The plastic was scratched up pretty bad in a couple of places so this turned out well. Lots of staples though! Where the door lock buttons are on the front edge of the armrest housing I am thinking of leaving the buttons covered across with vinyl so they will be hidden... You would just press on the vinyl. I thought it might be a neat thing I dunno.

I think this door panel was practice because I need to make an adjustment so the thin foam layer is not bumpy at the top of the sill area. Yes, learn by trial and error but I bought a ton of vinyl and got the remaining yardage on the roll free because there was not much left.

I have the armrest pad in place. The door pull strap of course has not been worked in yet. These two items will be interesting when you see the final result. I have to paint them along with my speaker grilles. The lower carpet will go on later as soon as I am able to order the yardage I need at the same time I order my floor carpeting. I also have to buy yardage of black carpet for the rear window deck. I plan to cut a piece of thin fiberboard traced from the original deck carpeting then cover it with the black carpet. I also saved the original gray lower door carpeting so I will have a template to cut by. I am also going to have to line the inside of the map pockets with carpeting so I do not injure myself with the staples that poke through...
 

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Reply #532 –
Quote from: Watchdevil;327921
That is the one I bought already and covered. I did not like the grainy finish.


have you considered a few coats of resin to fill in the grain? would take a bit of sanding and patience for a nice smooth finish, but i think the end result would compliment the cluster and center stack trim much better than vinyl.
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!

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Reply #533 –
Quote from: gumby;327939
have you considered a few coats of resin to fill in the grain? would take a bit of sanding and patience for a nice smooth finish, but i think the end result would compliment the cluster and center stack trim much better than vinyl.


The original Mustang airbag cover is grained to match the dash. Im not so much concerned about the vinyl grain as I am getting the cover to fit well on the right side. If I wanted it perfectly smooth, rather than using resin it would be easier just to sand the grain off smooth and paint over it. However I need a whole new cover to start over with because I already have holes where the bird emblem used to be on it when I had it covered in black vinyl. If I am going to spend more money I'd rather wait and get the factory looking airbag delete from American Muscle.

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Reply #534 –
Sand it smooth,use a little body filler or JB Weld to fill the holes,and then paint to match.I saw some silver plastic paint made for dash panels at Autozone today when I was grabbing some primer/sealer for my console control panel.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #535 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;328012
Sand it smooth,use a little body filler or JB Weld to fill the holes,and then paint to match.I saw some silver plastic paint made for dash panels at Autozone today when I was grabbing some primer/sealer for my console control panel.


Actually the silver Duplicolor paint I have been using works flawlessly, especially on the vinyl! The paint must have a flex agent already in it just incase it is used on flexible bumper covers. The paint seems to chemically bond to the vinyl without flaking or chipping. I tested a piece of s vinyl before I started painting any of it and it's virtually impossible to scratch it off. That is why I used it to accent my steering wheel cover.

However, I have an issue with my steering wheel cover. The vinyl is so thin that the thread cuts it when I pull it tight to sew it. I stopped my attempt to sew immediately until I can figure this out. Another delima to solve of course!

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Reply #536 –
Looky here... The door panels are nearly complete and here is the interesting thing I was saving for the reveal... Love it or hate it I think it looks good.

The speaker grilles are painted black but I have not instlled them yet and the lower black carpet is going to be done later.

Oh yeah I hid the door lock buttons under the vinyl...

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Reply #537 –
Personally I think that they are going to look great with the rest of your interior
Fox-less at the moment

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Reply #538 –
Quote from: hypostang;328178
Personally I think that they are going to look great with the rest of your interior


Thanks for the compliment! I went ahead and painted the rear seat armrests as well. I gotta paint all the rear seat area trim black along with the front kick panels, roof pillar trim and rocker sill plates.

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Reply #539 –
UGHHHH!

I gave up on trying to stitch that rigid slip over steering wheel cover. It would have looked great if I could sew it up. I tried it and it's too much hassle and it would have took way too much time... thread breaking and even at that I could not get the seams to close up well close the steering wheel spokes...

So, I am going to find a regular sew-on leather steering wheel cover. I do okay with those. I dunno if I ever mentioned it but I have put those on numerous cars I have had plus a couple for people I know. I even stripped the factory black stitching out of my 08 Mustang leather wheel and put white in so it would match the stitching in my seats.

There are a lot of sources for two-tone steering wheel covers.