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Old 05-10-2008, 07:05 PM
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Paint or dye to change dash color?

I found a '91 300E (W124) at the Windsor (Northern California) Pick and Pull today. The dash was uncracked but damaged where someone had removed the cluster the hard way. I ended up passing on it but in any case it was the wrong color -- dark brown while the cracked dash in my '87 is dark blue. I did get the cluster case with its improved illumination.

Is it possible to paint or dye a dash to change its color? It would be a lot easier to find a replacement dash if I didn't have to wait for another blue one to come along. I'm not sure how well paint will adhere to vinyl.

Jeremy
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