I will fix the nets, but I will not paint the needles. I know what you mean, but I am afraid I would mess up the needle stems. To look at the plastic "border" that goes around the net has 4 spots where it looks like there is access covers to some retaining screws, but upon closer examination I found that they weren't removable. So maybe there are screws on the other side. I'll try and remove the seatback cover.

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1999 MB SL500 (110,000 mi)
2004 Volvo V70 2.5T (220,000 mi)
2014 Tesla Model S 85 (136,000 mi)
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