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I want to have my upper and lower center consoles painted in my 02 996.I was told that the 02's have a rubberized finsh that cannot be painted.I would have to purchase an earlier(99-01)plastic console,lower only because the upper is a different design,and have that preped and painted.I can't imagine why the "new" finish cannot be sanded and preped for paint too.Has anyone had any luck with this new finsih?
Not sure on cost, but I'd say you could probably paint either the new ones or the old ones. If you can find a high quality body shop in your area who has worked with this before, talk with the owner and see what he says. In fact, if it were me, I'd opt to purchase a separate piece anyway, just in case I decided to revert back to the original later. Can't be that expensive (not the center console between the seats - the surround of the middle area below the dash, right?).
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