Hey, I found this link to this company that sells wood kits for the tl- seems to have all the pieces, but the shiftgate thing is really irking me. can't imagine wood on that.

what i'm looking for is the wood piece thats on some tl's that covers the main console part (mine's black)... i think most, if not all, of them have the cutouts for the heated seats (which I don't have ).. any idea where i could find one without the cutouts?


anyone use this kit? their site is kinda sucky, hope the kit is better....


http://www.autocarparts.com/part/344/5

 

www.acuraautomotiveparts.org

 

I believe someone got a brushed alluminum kit from there and was pretty dissapointed with the fit and finish.

It's almost $200, and I can't seem to find a picture? I would want to know what it looked like before I put that much money into it.

 

tks, ken- i'll check that out later- i hope they have pics, and not some ridiculous diagrams- unsane, i feel ya-

 

I think Mike had a pretty good dash kits with the few extra bits of wood that made his interior look clean...you might wanna ask him.

 

No pics unfortunately, just diagrams

I'll look for something better today

 

that's exacty wut I have in my TL, adds a nice touch.

 

Which site is that kit from?

 

looks good, mike- thanks- just wanted to make sure that thing wasn't some sticker that looked like since they had no pics.... thats cool tho- the shiftgate i can't see too well, but it looks kinda cool- different... ordering now!!!



will post pics after i get it all in- wood, 19's... just put my audiobahn linear 12 in, and WHOA, that thing hits WAY harder than the 2 rockford 12's i had before-

thanks guys

 

The UPS man cometh while I was at work Friday, so I have to wait till Monday for my wood kit- all I have is this DAMN sticky they left on my door...

 

that looks damn good more pics if available

 

GOT MY WOOD!!! took long enuf.. gotta alcohol my stuff up, and apply it- maybe later in the week or the weekend...

mike, this kit looks great dude- thanks for the referral- u sure you don't get commissions?? j/k


will post pics shortly...

 

is it just me or is your comment of "GOT MY WOOD!!!" extremely funny ??

 

^ lol no its not juz u..

 

guess i shouldn'ta written that after that long-ass day i had yesterday-

 

lmao...now tha only thing that can redeem u is to give leathaface that dreadful wood kit...muhahaha muuuuhahhaa (hope this dracula hypnotist stuff works)

 

Ok, I finally added the wood kit to my car- here's a few shots...

This is the kit- if anyone's thinking about adding this kit, lemme know, I've got much larger pics if you want some detail....


Vent, Before:


Vent, After:


Door, Before:


Door, After:



My ratings (1-10):
Color/pattern-match: 8
Stickability: 9 (3M is awesome)
Wow factor from passengers: 10
Shiftgate piece I was reluctant to use: 9.5 (actually my fave part- sorry no pics, but it looks like Mike's )
OVERALL: 9.125- not bad....

Slight mis-match in color and pattern, but you can only notice that in certain light. Also, a couple of pieces are light on the adhesive (these are mostly the really skinny strips- the adhesive is there, just not too tacky on the plastic, but they stick)...

Great packaging, only came with two alcohol wipes- I swiped some from work- make sure you do this THOROUGHLY if you're getting this kit- you'd be surprised what those things pick up- I was shocked- gonna wash the whole car with those things .... also, make sure you use the blowdryer or a heat gun when applying- really helps..

Changed the whole look of my interior drastically, and all in about 30 minutes... Tell me whatcha think...

 

I have wood on my shiftgate, too.. it looks good.

 

honestly thats alot of woodgrain. i dont know about that. i think its kinda over kill.
definately dont put the wood over the shifter gate, the chrome is the shit.
everyone like there own tastes i guess. i like how my stock 3.2TL premium came with the wood, just enough, not overkill.

btw, i hope its your camera but on the vent picture "before and after" the wood on the vent in the after picture does not look like it matches the other wood. ?like i said i hope itsn your camera on that one