Radio bezel faceplate

I've got a stock unit which has a silver faceplate in my '10 SR5. I just traded in an '06 that was black ... which I like much better.

I have sprayed the ac/heat/vent bezel black. I know that the radio is held in with four (4) 10mm bolts but didn't have time to take it out.

My question .... is the faceplate and radio/cd one unit or is the faceplate a separate piece that I can spray paint as well?

 

it can all be disassembled, this is what mine looks like. it's an angry face with a giant mouth...eyes are just above the cd slot and mouth around the lcd

 

Yes and No! It can be removed but it take a while. It's held in with clips and screws. I took mine apart and changed the LED colors.



I like the black look better also!

 

how exactly are you painting the backing plate for the a/c controls?

 

you take off the little squares where the 4x4 switch is and the same square on the other side, they just pull off. then stick your finger up in there and push the pins that hold the AC unit in place. once out, you can take off the plate

 

I think he swapped out the parts with a base model. They have a black center dash parts.

 

This looks intresting .... got to love Americans and their vehicles .... although I am just going black ..... thanks

 

spray paint i hated the silver so i painted it all black, i also painted the edges on my gauges black too after seeing chris4x4's interior

 

That I removed .... pulled straight out using the knobs ..... four push clips hold it in.

Unplugged two connections, removed 4 screws and slowly pried it apart.

Fairly simple and straight forward.

 

jp that look really nice, how long did it take you to prep and paint that?

 

I think that you are talking about CopDoctor's faceplate.

 

your right dude.. sorry it's CopDoctors faceplate

 

i gave it to my girlfriends brother, he's the one that painted the main faceplate, only took him about 15min start to finish, then only 5 seconds for me to scratch it lol

 

cool. looks like something else for me to tear apart!

 

i hate my face plate...rattles, makes tons of squeekie noises and always coming loose...bah

 

Well ... wife is out-of-town .... I was in the gargage .... looking at the faceplate ...... I have a million screws on my work bench .... in the process of painting ...... I hope I can put it back together ....

2 hours later .... painted black ..... back in .... up and running .... thanks for the info CopDoctor.

 

very nice dude, i really like that!

OP, as others have stated, faceplate can be taken apart...done it several times when i have replaced the LEDs in stereos.

 

Is there any kind of prep I need to do before painting the radio bezel? Thanks

 

mines not in the best shape either, I'm going to paint the entire bezel as well