Interior Plastics - Toyota Yaris Forums

ChinoCharles · 04-01-2009, 02:11 PM

Well, after 3 years of use my interior is pretty scuffed up. I'm not easy on my car by any means, but even if I was I think I'd be showing signs of wear by now as I'm sure a lot of you are.

What is the best way to deal with it? I've considered painting the interior panels, but I have some worries about that, namely what paint tends to do in a hot car interior... give off fumes and give me a headache. Also, painted panels tend to be dust magnets. Wrapping in vinyl, suede, etc. would be awesome but costly as HELL if you paid someone to do it and a giant PITA if you DIY.

Anyone have any alternatives, ideas, pictures, etc.?

I'm just hoping to get some ideas from this thread. IA is only 3 and a half months away.

yaris 2sz · 04-01-2009, 02:38 PM

all the interior or only the doors?
can you post some foto to see the colour?

you can dress it. with what material, depend from the money you can spend. the best of all is alcantara leather.
something cheap is this

ChinoCharles · 04-01-2009, 02:45 PM

The entire interior has some wear, but mostly the back from hauling crap around in the trunk. Nothing that makes it look like a hooptie or anything, but I notice.

I'll snap some pics later on. @ work now.

33OH · 04-01-2009, 03:35 PM

You need some purple leather interior, like your hero Prince.

ChinoCharles · 04-01-2009, 03:39 PM

It would match the suit Sami wears when she kicks the crap out of you.

33OH · 04-01-2009, 03:40 PM

Noo, that's more penguin style.

Did you see the bruises though? Yikes.

BLAZINBLUEVITZ · 04-01-2009, 03:45 PM

why not just clean up interior and forget doing anything for import alliance. coming from a yaris owner who shows his car they won't be looking at the interior panels anyway.....

ChinoCharles · 04-01-2009, 03:56 PM

Eh, its half for IA and half for me. It bothers me.

If there is no way to fix it easily that isn't a big deal... I just thought someone might have some amazing cure-all for scuffed plastics.

BLAZINBLUEVITZ · 04-01-2009, 04:11 PM

id sell you some of mine that id replaced with "S" ones but i'll be putting car back together soon.....

yaris-me · 04-01-2009, 04:45 PM

Try waxing it. Try furniture wax.

2006fronty · 04-01-2009, 07:59 PM

I haven't really detailed the interior of the Yaris, but on previous cars I've used Turtle Wax F 21 super protectant. It rejuvenates plastic and rubber better than every other product I've used. It works good on those light ashy looking scuffs that plastics like the Yaris' have.

jkuchta · 04-02-2009, 02:58 AM

If the wax doesn't work, I've got the entire set of rear plastics that I'll sell you.

eTiMaGo · 04-02-2009, 03:23 AM

or just gut it

jkuchta · 04-02-2009, 03:34 AM

I went that route....and LOVE it!

eTiMaGo · 04-02-2009, 04:07 AM

argh... I want to as well, but nowhere to keep the parts, unless I carry them in the back all the time...

Black Yaris · 04-02-2009, 06:47 AM

Hey Chino I will show you my painted interior when you come to toledo on saturday.... I will also show you how cheep it would be to wrap parts in vinyl and what it looks like.

EasyDriver · 04-02-2009, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2006fronty

I haven't really detailed the interior of the Yaris, but on previous cars I've used Turtle Wax F 21 super protectant. It rejuvenates plastic and rubber better than every other product I've used. It works good on those light ashy looking scuffs that plastics like the Yaris' have.

I haven't used Turtle Wax F21 yet. Does it leave a glossy finish or flat? How about using it on tire sidewalls?

ChinoCharles · 04-02-2009, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black Yaris

Hey Chino I will show you my painted interior when you come to toledo on saturday.... I will also show you how cheep it would be to wrap parts in vinyl and what it looks like.

Awesome! I'd love to go the vinyl route.

04-01-2009, 02:11 PM	#1
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	Interior Plastics Well, after 3 years of use my interior is pretty scuffed up. I'm not easy on my car by any means, but even if I was I think I'd be showing signs of wear by now as I'm sure a lot of you are. What is the best way to deal with it? I've considered painting the interior panels, but I have some worries about that, namely what paint tends to do in a hot car interior... give off fumes and give me a headache. Also, painted panels tend to be dust magnets. Wrapping in vinyl, suede, etc. would be awesome but costly as HELL if you paid someone to do it and a giant PITA if you DIY. Anyone have any alternatives, ideas, pictures, etc.? I'm just hoping to get some ideas from this thread. IA is only 3 and a half months away.

04-01-2009, 03:45 PM	#7
BLAZINBLUEVITZ View User's Garage Drives: 2007 YARIS 3DOOR Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 1,275	why not just clean up interior and forget doing anything for import alliance. coming from a yaris owner who shows his car they won't be looking at the interior panels anyway..... __________________ EVERYBODY EVENTUALLY COMES BACK TO YARISWORLD......

04-01-2009, 04:11 PM	#9
BLAZINBLUEVITZ View User's Garage Drives: 2007 YARIS 3DOOR Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 1,275	id sell you some of mine that id replaced with "S" ones but i'll be putting car back together soon..... __________________ EVERYBODY EVENTUALLY COMES BACK TO YARISWORLD......

04-02-2009, 03:23 AM	#13
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	or just gut it __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

04-02-2009, 04:07 AM	#15
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	argh... I want to as well, but nowhere to keep the parts, unless I carry them in the back all the time... __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

04-01-2009, 02:45 PM	#3
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	The entire interior has some wear, but mostly the back from hauling crap around in the trunk. Nothing that makes it look like a hooptie or anything, but I notice. I'll snap some pics later on. @ work now.

04-01-2009, 03:35 PM	#4
33OH Drives: '08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dover, Ohio Posts: 7,606	You need some purple leather interior, like your hero Prince.

04-01-2009, 03:39 PM	#5
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	It would match the suit Sami wears when she kicks the crap out of you.

04-01-2009, 03:40 PM	#6
33OH Drives: '08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dover, Ohio Posts: 7,606	Noo, that's more penguin style. Did you see the bruises though? Yikes.

04-01-2009, 03:56 PM	#8
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	Eh, its half for IA and half for me. It bothers me. If there is no way to fix it easily that isn't a big deal... I just thought someone might have some amazing cure-all for scuffed plastics.

04-01-2009, 04:45 PM	#10
yaris-me Learn to Relax Drives: 2007, Meteorite, LB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,070	Try waxing it. Try furniture wax.

04-02-2009, 02:58 AM	#12
jkuchta View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris hatch (red) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: L.A. Posts: 557	If the wax doesn't work, I've got the entire set of rear plastics that I'll sell you.

04-02-2009, 03:34 AM	#14
jkuchta View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris hatch (red) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: L.A. Posts: 557	I went that route....and LOVE it!

04-02-2009, 06:47 AM	#16
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	Hey Chino I will show you my painted interior when you come to toledo on saturday.... I will also show you how cheep it would be to wrap parts in vinyl and what it looks like. __________________