nobycane74
Well-Known Member
Like a lot of individuals on here, with out 1st generation expeditions, our dash boards, with age and heat expansion and contraction, have began or is currently pealing or flaking off. What a pain, and frustrating notion to see.
This ultimately stressed me out to the point of being in tears and embarrassment. Not to mention I live in SW Florida, so therefore after 16 years the heat just took a toll on the dash paint...resulting in pealing and flaking off.
I originally had thought about getting a wood dash kit and cover it up (still might down the line - eh, who knows), but ultimately the task of fixing it got the best of me. So after researching replacement dash board from salvage yards and/or replacement OEM's or even aftermarket replacement parts deemed too damned expensive - I researched and considered someone painting it for me...nope, too expensive as well.
Therefore, I decided for almost 6-8 months trying to find out if there is any touch up paint or OEM replacement paint to assist in refinishing this. Well, a call for Ford Motor Company was no help, they are a bunch of morons who wouldn't know the butts from a hole in the ground, in trying to assist me in this en-devour.
After addition research on the net, I found out there is a company out there that specializes in OEM type paints for vehicles, for touch ups on dash boards, trims, etc. The company is called Color Bond.
After a couple of correspondences and verification with local auto paint shops, it was determined that this was the way to go.
I found the OEM paint code for my interior on my 2001 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer Ed. (Estate Green Ext. / Med Parchment Int.), ordered me a can.....and when arrived was ready to refinish the front dash (around the radio console, the air vents, the ash tray and the plug outlet door). Tested a small place to see how well it match.......S.O.B. It was the wrong color!!!!!!!!! It did not match!!!!
Frustrated and pissed-off to no end, and further research, I discovered that the interior dash, consoles and doors are all not the same color!!!!!!!!!! The front dash board is not Medium Parchment as Ford Motor Company and the almighty codes led to believe. I finally found out the mental giants of FMC failed to identify the other interior color codes for the rest of the vehicles' interiors for '99-02.
So finally what I found out was that the front dash board is (120) Ford Med. Dk Parchment & the door panels, the center consoles (cup holder area) is in fact (121) Ford Med. Parchment.
So after discovering this little tid bit.....I found the correct paint, now having to cans for the entire interior (no complaints), I have done a touch up job that looks great. In addition, one of the two paints is also designated for the exterior trim (i.e. running boards, back bumper and front bumper).
This ultimately stressed me out to the point of being in tears and embarrassment. Not to mention I live in SW Florida, so therefore after 16 years the heat just took a toll on the dash paint...resulting in pealing and flaking off.
I originally had thought about getting a wood dash kit and cover it up (still might down the line - eh, who knows), but ultimately the task of fixing it got the best of me. So after researching replacement dash board from salvage yards and/or replacement OEM's or even aftermarket replacement parts deemed too damned expensive - I researched and considered someone painting it for me...nope, too expensive as well.
Therefore, I decided for almost 6-8 months trying to find out if there is any touch up paint or OEM replacement paint to assist in refinishing this. Well, a call for Ford Motor Company was no help, they are a bunch of morons who wouldn't know the butts from a hole in the ground, in trying to assist me in this en-devour.
After addition research on the net, I found out there is a company out there that specializes in OEM type paints for vehicles, for touch ups on dash boards, trims, etc. The company is called Color Bond.
After a couple of correspondences and verification with local auto paint shops, it was determined that this was the way to go.
I found the OEM paint code for my interior on my 2001 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer Ed. (Estate Green Ext. / Med Parchment Int.), ordered me a can.....and when arrived was ready to refinish the front dash (around the radio console, the air vents, the ash tray and the plug outlet door). Tested a small place to see how well it match.......S.O.B. It was the wrong color!!!!!!!!! It did not match!!!!
Frustrated and pissed-off to no end, and further research, I discovered that the interior dash, consoles and doors are all not the same color!!!!!!!!!! The front dash board is not Medium Parchment as Ford Motor Company and the almighty codes led to believe. I finally found out the mental giants of FMC failed to identify the other interior color codes for the rest of the vehicles' interiors for '99-02.
So finally what I found out was that the front dash board is (120) Ford Med. Dk Parchment & the door panels, the center consoles (cup holder area) is in fact (121) Ford Med. Parchment.
So after discovering this little tid bit.....I found the correct paint, now having to cans for the entire interior (no complaints), I have done a touch up job that looks great. In addition, one of the two paints is also designated for the exterior trim (i.e. running boards, back bumper and front bumper).
