Interior styles: (Dash)

Custom Gauge faces (nissan/nismo)
S15 SpecR Shift Knob
S15 SpecR Steering Wheel
Corbeau FX1 Pro seats (black)
Nagisa Low profile Seat Brackets
Corbeau 4pt racing harnesses (red)
Redone carpet (Charcoal)
Custom painted dash/panels (Silver/Black)
JDM center console triple gauge
Custom Nissan lighter
Carbon Fiber armrest
Silvia silver Door Sills

2 no-no's with cars.
1: Never smoke in one... its a big pain to clean up.
2: Dont allow pets in your car... its a big pain to clean up.

Before and after pics of the interior. First things first, I had to remove everything to replace the interior carpeting to a nice charcoal from the drab blue. Then since the dash has to come out, i took off the pillars and the uber gauges and removed all the wiring running from the sides. Gauges were replaced to the center console to with a JDM gauge face. Removal of the huge tach that has no reason to be in this car was a major priority, gave it to my father for his project "Opel Turbo". A JDM S15 Steering wheel and Shift knob was then added. CF Center Console cover and Nissan logo lighter were added for simple touches. With all things said and alot of hours invested she came out looking great. I absolutely love how its come along.

The owner before me was ghetto. The Hood was ok, but i wanted it to be carbon fiber. Got an OEM style cf hood first and then later wanted something a lil more aggressive and went with a vader style cf hood. Replaced the trunk lid with a cf oem style trunk and put the JDM "Silvia" third taillight on. Went through my wing phase to cover up the previous owners "attempt" at putting a wing on which meant tearing up the metal and making some BAD drill points so i had a Tenzo wing put on but it got old and sorta excessive fast so i just kept it off when i went to the cf trunk lid. The previous owner cut the wiring harness straight off instead of just unclipping the damned thing to remove the trunk for whatever wing/spoiler they tried to install. And then he/she spliced every last wire they cut to fix the original fuck up. Oh, and the spare tire was replaced with a block of wood. That was fucking champ! Again, this is how i got it lol. I cleaned up the back, got me some 1/2 inch and made my own damn spare wheel cover after i got another interior panel to carve it to fit.

Remmoval of the Dash (along with other parts as we progress through the dash remmoval)

Well this is a pain, but it doesnt have to be. It took me the trial and error pathway again to figure this one out. But it was worth it since I figured alot of short cuts. How to remove the gauge cluster, how to remove/replace the airbags, how to prep new interior carpeting and how to realign alot of excess wiring. Now I can take a dash off in about 15 minutes with as many times as Ive done this.

A good thing to do during this part is to write down the condition of all your panels, clips, bezels, faces, etc. And try and find replacements so you know every single piece of your car is "as new" as it can be. Ive practically bought a whole new interior for my car in doing this. Remmoval of the gauge cluster isnt too hard. 2 screws in the upper part of the bezel to the dash with 2 clips to the cruise and dimmer, then 3 more once the exterior cover to remove the gauge cluster itself from the dash. Unclip the plugs in the back and your done. I went ahead and dropped the whole steering column seeing as i needed to pull the dash off to replace the carpeting. I moved the seat forward to let the steering column sit on the seat, (unless youve removed the seats already) in that case, ease it down so its supported by something.

Heres the cluster pulled, the steering column dropped, the seats pulled and the panels removed.

Now on to finish removing that dash. Youve got the gauge cluster out and the steering column lying down. Good. Now youve gotta remove the center console. Real simple, all you need to do is pop out the shift bezel and pull it up to give you clear sight of screws holding the radio console bezel. Remove that and then work your way up. All the screws are universal here so just make sure you keep tabs on all of them. Once youve made it up to popping out the climate console and unhooking the hazards go ahead and remove the center console itself, you dont have to remove it but ive found it to be easier and its only 4 more screws (2 in the front and 2 in the armrest). Some more wrestling and unhooking the rear view mirrors relay and she'll come off. Youll have to work her around the E-brake handle but itll find a way off, trust me. Move your way over to the glove box and remove that all the way down to the screws holding the metal frame support, thatll make it fall right out. Pop off the dash defroster grille (flathead screwdriver does the trick) be careful, this thing will break easily! Remove the 2 screws found under its left and right ends. Remove the panels on the interior under the dash, the pillars in the front and around the vents. Youll find a couple more hiding back there. Get a friend to help around the E-break and the shifter. Or you can do it yourself and break a sweat, whatevers your cup of tea. I can manage it myself i just have to walk back and forth from the drivers side to the passengers side. With that removed your carpet will come straight out minus one simple cut with a razor to the carpet under the a/c tray in the center console. Congrats, shes stripped down!

Importcarpartsplus.com Gauge Faces:
Thanks go out to ImportCarPartsPlus.com for making these great custom gauge faces for me.

Take note of how everything is placed on the back of the cluster so when you unscrew everything you should be able to put it where it belongs. Also take note that you need to move the needles back past the settling pin to mark there calibration point when you remove them for any reason. If not, then your gonna have to do like i did and plug it back in and play with the needles while running the car. Again, trial and error, lol. You dont just pull the needles straight off, you have to twist them 2 to 3 times so as long as you know where they naturally settle and put them in the same spot your tach and speedo will be running perfect. This is a simple thing to do and it adds sooooo much of that custom look to any car that says "attention to detail".

Nismo Short Shifter:
You can see that the stock interior needs to be cut up a bit to remove. Remember those lines, if your going to replace the carpet, youll want to precut that center area for easier installment. Remove the rear bench as shown above and the kick plates, make a simple cut, and put that sucker out. While everything was out of the way i took this time to replace my shifter.

Heres the JDM Nismo Short Shifter. Pretty clean if you ask me. Short shifters are one of the simplest upgrades you can do and have a good feel with the car.

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