Arizona Blue Line Build

I got the rear headliner and all the trim back in. Inside looks respectable. Plaid fabric is not beginner friendly for a first time headliner. But it worked out ok. It looks worse laying flat on a table and looking down at it. Installed, it’s not too bad.

After a short break to take care of other matters-the next interior project has begun! It started with a fan switch that only worked on high. It has morphed into putting in a new instrument cluster bezel, correctly wiring the radio, replacing rear window switch, replacing broken vent grilles, recovering dash pad, and recoloring XLT dash trim strips. Oh, and cleaning! Always cleaning…

So far, replaced blower relay module, replaced rear window dash switch, replaced vent grills, built and installed radio wiring harness compatible with factory radio connectors, deleted all foreign wires previously used to install radio (including home speaker wire used for full time power direct to battery through the drain plug in the floor board. Yeah, that was a great idea someone had), cleaned everything I can reach inside the dash, and stitched up dash pad upholstery. Time for some spray adhesive! Yee Haw!

A little work had to be done on the new dash bezel. Specifically, I had to cut a hole for the rear window defroster button. I needed the new bezel because someone had glued the rear window switch to the factory bezel, plus cut out the back of the cubby to install a cab radio and drilled 4 holes in the blanks on the upper right section of the old bezel. AND, all the top clips were broken off. I put off buying then installing a new bezel because of the defroster button. I wanted it to look clean and as factory as possible.
Finally found the trim piece from Solo Motorsports made just for this purpose. I followed their measurements, plus measured placement off my old bezel because the new one did not have the bottom clips to reference placement. It worked out great! The overlap is large enough to allow for some error in hole cutting but still cover it up. I intend to install the bezel, then glue the trim piece with it in place so I get perfect placement over the button. But I think it will look great!

The cutting instructions from Solo

Marked and corners drilled from back.

Cutting lines taped off on the face side.


Lightly scored with Dremel.



Cut out.


I let the plastic cool then just scraped the melted edges with my fingernail and all the rough buildup fell right off.


I think the trim piece looks nice. Definitely better than just a hole in the plastic. And I never could have gotten a perfect placement of the hole on the first try with the curves in the bezel.