What are the best tools for interior/plastic?

[u2slow]

I` m looking for recommendations on the best tools for cutting/fabricating interior parts, such as the padded area of the dash where the heater controls are or the padded area near the shifter.

Any special techniques or tools when working with plastic?

I`m thinking about installing a rectangular Digital Dakota fuel pressure gauge in the space where the coin holder is next to the gear shift.

I also want to custom install a shift light either in the gauge cluster, the bezel around the cluster, the area around the heater controls, or even the upper A/C vent. When I get the light, I`ll have a better idea of what I can do with it.

The car is a `90 AWD.

 

[RoninEclipse2G]

Ok, so nothing that requires any custom molding really. Your best friend in this case would be a dremel with a rotozip bit to cut your holes and some sanding barrels to finish the areas. keep your speed as low as possible to reduce heat/melting. The guage should have it's own trim bezel so that's pretty easy, dunno about the shift light though.

 

[u2slow]

Well, instead of mounting the guage flat, I was going try to angle it so it would be easier to read.

 

[grimdsm]

x2 on the dremel

 

[Defiant]

Dremels run too fast for most plastics, and will melt instead of cutting. You're usually better-off with either razor saws or ground-down hacksaw blades.

 

[u2slow]

Dremels run too fast for most plastics, and will melt instead of cutting. You're usually better-off with either razor saws or ground-down hacksaw blades.

This is why I posed the question. I`m always melting the plastic.

 

[2slow4utsi]

Dremels run too fast for most plastics, and will melt instead of cutting. You're usually better-off with either razor saws or ground-down hacksaw blades.

Word. I have first hand experience with dremels on plastic and it definitely melts the shit out of it.

-Danny

 

[u2slow]

I`ve decided to mount a really small shift light instead of cutting the dash.

 

[RoninEclipse2G]

Dremels run too fast for most plastics, and will melt instead of cutting. You're usually better-off with either razor saws or ground-down hacksaw blades.

that's why I suggested the rotozip bit. I've had better luck not melting things with that.