ok guys i plan on going a route less traveled and i wanted your guys opinions just because i like to see other peoples view on things ... My interior is charcoal gray and i want to put a dask kit... now all the area around the shifter and cup holder lid is black plastic and the stock wood paneling on the dash is there as should be... what i want to do is put a brushed aluminum dash kit instead of the wood and down around the shifter.... whadda ya guys think ??

 

Im saying go for the aluminum. I was thinking about getting aluminum back in the day and I have the charcoal interior too. If you get it first then I can see how it looks. lol.

 

I would be interested in how it looks. But make sure you get the kit from a reputable place. I got one cheap kit from eBay.....lets just say I never put it on

Definatly go with the brushed aluminum. With the charcoal interior, the silver will look tight. Good luck.

 

Yeah, go for it, something new is always fun, and if you don't like it, theres always the stock part to put back on and someone to buy the old one (not me though, tan interior, i would look ugly)

 

I've also looked into getting the aluminum dash kit, i have the charcoal as well and I think it would look really nice. Let me know how it goes!

 

I'd would put the aluminum in a second. Would look good with the charcoal (which I have as well) or the tan. If you get it, I would definately like to see pics bro!!

 

ill be diff and say wood. i think aluminum would look too sporty and ghetto for a TL

 

Aluminum for the charcoal interior and wood for the beige.

 

Add more wood like I did....

 

You ever seen the interior of the current Lincoln Navigator? You think the aluminum look sghetto in there!? No way, looks mint! Just has to be done tastefully and not OVERDONE. Just the right accents, that's the key to doing any custom interior work. Subtlety is key!

 

I have not seen the interior of the current one but I have seen aluminum in a 2nd gen TL. it all comes down to your own preference. does mb/bmw/lexus have aluminum interior?

 

A friend of mine has Aluminum in is Bimmer and I think that it looks incredible. He had wood, but replaced it with the Aluminum factory trim option later. It looks a million times better.

 

I'd have to put wood on mine... luxury... but like Ken said if you have a charcoal color definatly aluminumum... Dark colors look good with the aluminuminum finish and the beige/kahki/brown...

 

i bought my reverse glow gauges from pro car parts yesterday for 42 bucks and change and today my big purchase.... authentic brushed aluminum dash from woodtrim.com ...i can't wait till its get here put me back about $300 i will try to post pics later if possible.

 

Alright, i (and let me speak for the rest by saying "we") can't wait to see it... let me be the first to congratulate you on your purshase... post pics A.S.A.P.

Note on the reverse glow gauges... i broke my fuel gauge putting those on so be VERY carefull... lol... oh and the little dials do come off...

 

our cars are not made for da luminum, go with the full wood kit + wood shift knob. Then get a whore and give her some wood in the back seat

 

lol @ oulaw. Congrats on the dash kit. Post pics of that shit ASAP, you may just convince me to do the same, but i dont want to be a biter. :P

 

Actually, the color of the interior really depends if you can go with wood or the aluminum... besides, some girls are kinky like that and like the aluminum (especially when there are diffrent speeds ***bzzz***) ... I have a kahki/brown leather interior so the wood really is better for my int... but aluminum will work better on the charcoal/grey interior...


Post pics Soon!!!

 

Did you do it?

 

wow thread from the dead...

 

Tell me about it. I almost got excited to see some pictures then I saw the date of the first post.

 

i'd be intrigued to see some brushed aluminum instead of the standard wood around the interior, give it a go. being unique is always a quality held at high standards

 

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Lol. how do these threads get brought back from the dead? I remember this from back in the day.

 

i wanna see it, how about ressurecting this dude now. lol

 

deffinately the alluminum. i saw it in a TL and it looked nice as hell. i want to do the same to my car but i cant find the alluminum dash kits...where could i find one and for how much?

 

The aluminum looks good if you had a black/dark grey interior. With the beige interiors, it'd look like shite.

~Cheers~

P.S. I just scrolled up and realised I posted the same thing Ken said... Oh well, just means we're right, .

 

MORE WOOOOD!!!!

Wood grain is the shit

 

do a search in the photograph gallery under New Shoes, i showed pics of my dash along with my new rims i havent been here in a while nice to c ppl are on here still lovin' their TL's

 

Cali, I remember your car and those pictures. I think that I even printed one out and put it in my (Wishlist for the TL) folder. I liked what you did with that interior. I forgot about the "door trim grill mod". I might try it out just for the heck of it and see how it looks.