AC Panel Revamp

[ECaseyP]

I ordered some decals for my AC control panel and decided to video cleaning and applying the decals to the control panel. It's a sped up video of the entire process, but it took less than 15 minutes to do it. Getting the trim panel off was the hardest part for me.

 

[K2 Kaiju]

Nice! I always wanted to see how those stickers looked. Now just a little Meguiars Plastx with a microfiber towel to take out those screen scratches, and some Back to Black on the rest will have it looking brand new...

 

[ECaseyP]

Nice! I always wanted to see how those stickers looked. Now just a little Meguiars Plastx with a microfiber towel to take out those screen scratches, and some Back to Black on the rest will have it looking brand new...

They look way better than I expected. They weren't expensive really.

I'm hoping the dash skin I installed yesterday looks ok. I'm skeptical of it and hope I didn't waste money on it.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Thank you for posting this. I purchased them 2 years ago, and they are still sitting on my desk. Time to put them on.

 

[j91z28d1]

you know I didn't think to pull mine out to put the stickers on lol. would have been a lot easier


any pics at night with the lights in? I didn't wipe all the paint off mine like you did. be interesting to see how it looks at night

 

[ECaseyP]

you know I didn't think to pull mine out to put the stickers on lol. would have been a lot easier


any pics at night with the lights in? I didn't wipe all the paint off mine like you did. be interesting to see how it looks at night

I'll try to get a pic this evening.

Honestly I wasn't trying to wipe the paint off. I was just cleaning it with alcohol and after the towel was as dirty as it was after the first wipe down I was going to wipe it down again and noticed that the paint was coming off. I decided to just remove it all then and use a sharpie like it said in the instructions. Looking down at them in the vehicle you can't tell that there is a decal o top of the buttons now. Cleaned it up a lot.

I was doing a dash skin on it this weekend as well, so I decided to go ahead and put these on as well.

 

[j91z28d1]

I'll try to get a pic this evening.

Honestly I wasn't trying to wipe the paint off. I was just cleaning it with alcohol and after the towel was as dirty as it was after the first wipe down I was going to wipe it down again and noticed that the paint was coming off. I decided to just remove it all then and use a sharpie like it said in the instructions. Looking down at them in the vehicle you can't tell that there is a decal o top of the buttons now. Cleaned it up a lot.

I was doing a dash skin on it this weekend as well, so I decided to go ahead and put these on as well.

you did a nice job. mines pretty hack haha. I just put them on. that's what has me wondering if you're looks better at night. mine look OK but at night pretty much no light shines thru to see the buttons.

 

[ECaseyP]

I had a hard time getting a good picture last night. My camera kept blurring when I was trying to take a photo. I did a short video and then screen shot it.

 

[Just Fishing]

I have used those stickers.
They work good as long as you remove as much of the old paint as possible in order to get the light to shine through.

On the last one I did, the wife's Buick.
I used some duct tape (black gorilla tape) to pull the old paint off.
it took a few tries and a few different strips of tape until I had the button nice and clean.

 

[lightflyer1]

Down here with the heat I would think they wouldn't last long. Been over 100 for 90 days in the past and currently heading there. I would expect them to slide the minute I touched one. Anyone tried this where it is insanely hot? Truck has to be hitting over 150 in the day time.

 

[ECaseyP]

Down here with the heat I would think they wouldn't last long. Been over 100 for 90 days in the past and currently heading there. I would expect them to slide the minute I touched one. Anyone tried this where it is insanely hot? Truck has to be hitting over 150 in the day time.

So far mine still look the same. It's been brutal here in Louisiana as far as the heat goes for the past few weeks. I adjust my temp and fan speeds all the time and they are still in place. I bought the ones that are Made in the USA off of eBay. There are cheaper options (not much cheaper) that probably peel off easily.

Here's the eBay link to the sellers page.

 

[j91z28d1]

Down here with the heat I would think they wouldn't last long. Been over 100 for 90 days in the past and currently heading there. I would expect them to slide the minute I touched one. Anyone tried this where it is insanely hot? Truck has to be hitting over 150 in the day time.

yes.. parked in the sun daily tx. 105 out 140plus inside and no problem with the stickers moving. and first thing you do is jump in and adjust the ac to max

 

[j91z28d1]

I had a hard time getting a good picture last night. My camera kept blurring when I was trying to take a photo. I did a short video and then screen shot it.

that looks way better than mine. hmm got me wanting to pull mine off and clean up the paint.

 

[alpha_omega]

yes.. parked in the sun daily tx. 105 out 140plus inside and no problem with the stickers moving. and first thing you do is jump in and adjust the ac to max

Just curious, does window tint and a sun shade help at all down there, or does it not matter when you’re parked in the Texas sun all day long?
When I lived down in NC I noticed a 10-15° difference with a better sun shade than the original one I had and much deeper tint all the way around.

 

[j91z28d1]

Just curious, does window tint and a sun shade help at all down there, or does it not matter when you’re parked in the Texas sun all day long?
When I lived down in NC I noticed a 10-15° difference with a better sun shade than the original one I had and much deeper tint all the way around.

I've got tint and wouldn't own a car here without it.. you'll get a sun burn just stopped in the daily parking lot home from work lol. cermic all the way around because I'm told it's better. honestly can't tell a difference from my older non cermic car. but I do have the windshield done in the clear cermic, and I do think that helps. it's the only car I don't instantly reach for my sun glasses every time. Just most of the time..haha

when parked a sun shield on the front window wouldn't hurt. but either way, it's a green house. it's going to be crazy hot unless you can park in some shade. I don't have one in this truck.

finally cooling off some here thou.

 

[hillstrubl]

I have used those stickers.
They work good as long as you remove as much of the old paint as possible in order to get the light to shine through.

On the last one I did, the wife's Buick.
I used some duct tape (black gorilla tape) to pull the old paint off.
it took a few tries and a few different strips of tape until I had the button nice and clean.

Asking an admittedly stupid question... when you say get got all the paint off, do you mean the surface that you stuck the sticker to was 100% that light green color that showed when the original button wore off?

 

[Just Fishing]

Asking an admittedly stupid question... when you say get got all the paint off, do you mean the surface that you stuck the sticker to was 100% that light green color that showed when the original button wore off?

100% or as close as possible.
I found if i left too much paint on there, it didn't stick well plus it was hard to find at night time.