Hello all...

Ever since I got my '06 TSX, I have contemplated changing out the wood dash to silver. I have seen many vehicles with the tan leather/black dash combo pull off silver trim quite well (BMW 3-series, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Passat - all standard or factory options), but have wondered if the TSX could do the same.

My feeling is that the silver dash would tie in better with the steering wheel, radio knobs, shifter, and blue lighting. Others have told me that the wood looks good/warm/classy with the tan leather.

I have a quick photoshop to give me an idea what it would look like (the silver in the photoshop is a bit darker than it really would be, I think).


What do you think?

 

Doesn't look right to me. I don't really care for the parchment interior to begin with.

 

well if its parchment keep the wood

the silver looks best with ebony and quarts

 

yeah your pretty much screwed the parchment interior doesn't look very good IMO.

 

hmm i dont know, i think it actually looks kinda cool IMO, but thats just me, its different, i think that what i like about it, but i also think the wood holds the interior of the car together better with the parchment over the silver

 

well the silver will be exact same color as the ones on stering wheel, and I think it will blend in pretty well. but I think the whole theme is too light.

 

i loved the silver b4, but since my car had wood-trim, i will go with that.....lol (maybe my eye is used to it now)

btw u forgot to photoshop the wood trim on the left door

 

I was looking into doing this about a year ago and I found out that the center piece around the climate controls can not be replaced.

 

I love parchment interior it looks classy, but it does look better with a wood interior.

 

Can't be replaced? What do you mean? Doesn't the center piece just pull off, and you could replace it with another car's unit (i.e. junk yard or the like)?

 

i say go for it; i think it will look good & you'll have something unique.

 

if anything...i would do the wood grain with the ebony interior

 

If you look at this chart there is no part # for that particular trim piece. Even went to a dealer and they told that trim piece comes in one piece with the dash

 

Parchment and wood is great together. Id get it myself if I had a PWP.

 

I agree.....parchment looks best with the wood. The silver doesn't look right with that color.

 

lito is right, the bottom trim by the climate controls is molded into the face of the whole stereo. you'd have to get a stereo with silver trim.

 

That's correct, you can't just replace the trim piece alone, the surrounding part around the screen and the audio unit is part of it. The whole thing costs around 1700.

Here is a better picture

 

Keep the wood...

 

Keep the wood. The silver looks like crap with the parchment interior. Silver and khaki don't go together.

 

I would like to change my metal in my ebony interior to wood after seeing my friends 330i that has black with wood. Im not to sure about the metal in the parchment though.

 

Try mixing-n-matching:

 

i say keep wood as it matches the leather better

 

how about painting the fake wood grain to a black gloss?

 

ebay is your friend

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Acura...spagenameZWDVW

well in some cases, this being one of them.

 

another option would be to get it painted like unique autosports does all there wood

it's a gray color that keeps the wood look

 

If Acura offered the parchment interior with the silver trim I would have chosen that in a heart beat. I think I must be the only one that thinks it looks great. IMO the wood trim is too old men's club, especially the color wood the TSX uses. Its too strong and intensly orange looking. I like the look of the wood used in the new MDX as it looks very close to a silver/aluminium trim. If its possible you should change and you will have something very unique.

 

I say, spray paint it black to match the top.

 

Please come to your senses.....Silver Plastic looks cheesy like plastic aftermarket hub covers from K-Mart....WOOD LOOK has a touch of class.

Interesting world where a poll is needed for this seriously life altering topic.....

 

I'm with TMETCALF...if I was going to get the parchment interior, I would have wanted the silver trim. I too think the wood trim is too "orange". If it can be said the silver trim looks cheesy, it could just as easily be said the wood trim appears obviously fake. True, a "wood look" does add/have a touch of class...but the Acura TSX wood trim doesn't in my view look much like real wood - it is "wood plastic" after all.

I'd go as far to say that the silver trim is a much closer match to real metal than the wood trim is to real wood.

But these are just my personal opinions. Everyone buys his/her car based on what he/she likes and wants....

 

the silver trim with tan leather makes it look like a base 325i

 

That is the perfect comment about the wood trim looking classy, coming from someone called oldguytsxer and is 57 yrs old. That explains it all and clarifies my last comment that the wood trim is too old men's club. That or it looks like a cheap piece of oak kitchen furniture from K-mart!

But to give Acura credit they have been able to market the TSX to two different markets with the silver trim for the younger sportier age range, and the wood trim for the more refined, classy look, and we fit in to each of these perfectly and I applaude Acura for this even though I cringe at that cheap orange oak wood trim!!

 

Dont Change It..wood Looks 1000 Times Better With That Color

 

I like the parchment-wood combo personally. I believe it looks much more luxurious! Then again....I do agree with the other comments. By getting the wood you lose the "sporty" interior styling.

I would keep the wood, silver on parchment seems too bright for my liking. Ended the end its all up to your personal choice though, if you feel like a change then I say go for it!

 

Thanks for all the comments, everyone. The radio issue might hold me up from really doing anything... new suspension, wheels/tires, and speaker upgrades will probably take precedence over the trim... but you never know.

 

I was thinking the same, I think that would look real nice.

 

wood and partchment look great on the PWP, Im a bit biased but I wouldnt change the trim to silver, that looks best on ebony or grey int. I picked PWP over the darker colors just for the partchment/wood option. Its all personal preferences though.

 

just keep it how it is..

 

dont screw with it

 

I love my PWP with the faux wood accents, but sometimes I wish the silver accents on the steering wheel matched the rest. Wood accents would look dumb on the steering wheel, so I'd be okay with that aluminum look all around with parchment.

 

are you serious. dont go ricer style and spray paint.