My 91 MR2 turbo project

[Don't Worry, It's Just Me]

im gonna have to disagree and say that Tropical Blue is the best. with the JDM black top, with black molding down the side....... now thats f**king hot! With some black rims

[MR2-MRnot]

hahahahhahaa i jsut voted on the pole and i was the first one!!!! i voted for both

[Don't Worry, It's Just Me]

YAY! Congrats!

[mattdouken]

i was reading over this post and thought i might lend a hand....you dont need to replace your dash or interior parts,if you take them out and lightly sand them ,you can paint them any color you want...if there not cracked..

Hope this helps.

[Sylvan]

Welcome! I'm like you, working on my 91 turbo project. Only mine's going to be white when I get done with it. It runs good, I'm just working on the body and paint. It'll be awhile though, now that school started up I don't have as much time to work on it

[marisa154]

Originally Posted by mattdouken

i was reading over this post and thought i might lend a hand....you dont need to replace your dash or interior parts,if you take them out and lightly sand them ,you can paint them any color you want...if there not cracked..

Hope this helps.

I had made that comment to a friend and he told me that it wasnt a good idea because the paint chips easily he said it would last longer if I were to just buy them in black... what do u think? is he just talkin out of his ass?

[Sylvan]

A lot of people part out their black interior pieces, and they really don't ask that much money for them. That's the route I would take. I've even considered it myself, since my interior is blue, but I would prefer black. I'm just too lazy to do all that work. I think it would look a lot better than trying to paint it though. I don't know how the dash vinyl would look if you tried to paint it, my guess would be not very good. And since you would have to pull it out to paint it anyway, might as well just replace it with a black one.

[Don't Worry, It's Just Me]

Originally Posted by Sylvan

A lot of people part out their black interior pieces, and they really don't ask that much money for them. That's the route I would take. I've even considered it myself, since my interior is blue, but I would prefer black. I'm just too lazy to do all that work. I think it would look a lot better than trying to paint it though. I don't know how the dash vinyl would look if you tried to paint it, my guess would be not very good. And since you would have to pull it out to paint it anyway, might as well just replace it with a black one.

+1

[metheores]

Oh, when you said blue i though BLUE like out-there-colorful blue. Not just blue interior.
You might wanna check the usual components, waterpump, timing belt, do a tune up just in case. How many miles does it have?
btw, what do you mean the blow off valve sounds horrible? it's the stock one, it doesn't sound at all.

oh and another thing, the radiator that you are looking at through the bumper might not be the radiator. that's the AC condenser, the radiator is behind it. Make sure you check for holes and sh*t. The last thing you want is an overheated engine like me (i know from experience, my engine overheated 5 times and it still ran! til' i blew it)

[mattdouken]

ok i am going to have to correct people in here and i really hate being a ****....but i took out the dash and all the pieces that go with it,the door panels,the pillers on both sides,the center console...and painted it all for 10 dollars..as for how it looks,well my friend who has black factory interior in his 91..if you look at our cars you can tell no difference.and as for chipping or scratching there is none if you can paint right....i had mine painted for six month now and still looks just as good as when i first painted it..

hope this helps..

[Don't Worry, It's Just Me]

PARTOUT: 91 NA 5spd *MINT Interior*

there ya go, theres a black interior for ya.

[prodigal son]

If you paint plastic the right way, it can be good to go for a long time or forever. Just prep it good, get it really clean, prime, and paint with an appropriate type paint (SEM). Then again, if you can get the piece for a few bucks, then you might as well just do that and not have to worry about it.

[petedynamics]

mine WAS blue, I took it off, and painted it black,(vinyl paint) I was going to get it upholstered, they charged me way to much, $600. Make sure u sand it properly, it will never peel.

[mr29180]

welcome....
Ders allot of sale or parts for sale on craigslist auto parts at frisco or the bay area LOL
Well good luck with the fix and ders a guy that I know that his parting out a 93 mr2 and his lookin for a place to dismandle it so let me know if u know a place and I'll le him know after all ur from the bay...

[MightyMingster]

I have friends who got white interiors and blue interiors... if you ask me... i would say they look weird. maybe b/c their cars are white and blue so the whole cars look like the same color. thats no good. and also, they have the work done in a few years now and the paint isn't in that good of the shape, they chipped. Maybe they didn't done them right, i don't know. I have always like the good old fashion black interior. lol..

[mr.asian.m2]

nice and clean mr2. seat is not rip which is rare. but, i would work on the engine bay first before going for look. because you never know how the last owner took care of the car.

[SW21T]

Originally Posted by marisa154

Hi everyone im new to this forum and im happy I found it. Im in the process of fixing up a 91 mr2 turbo.. needs work.. but I think little by little my baby is gonna look HOT! (haha only a girl would use the word HOT for her car!!!!)

Heres how im taking it..

1) engine (any parts recommended to change first? blow out valve is my #1 sounds HORRIBLE!)
2) exterior (black/hot pink theme) keep in mind it is a girls car!
3) interior (2 tone same as above, dont know how imma get a black dash
though)

keep in mind this process will take anywhere from 1-3 years money is tight these days!

ive seen a black/hot pink 240sx and i think it looked badass so im sure ur deuce will be sick and welcome

[Drew]

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welcome

[mr.asian.m2]

Originally Posted by Drew

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welcome