View Poll Results: Which way to go with dash?
GO FOR THE ALUMINUM!
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54.55%
STAY STATUS QUO!
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15.15%
PUT MORE WOOD ON THAT SUCKER!
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21.21%
MIGHT AS WELL PAINT THE CAR PINK TO MATCH THE NEW ALUM. DASH!
3
9.09%
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First Modification....
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First Modification....
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 ??
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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.
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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.
Definatly go with the brushed aluminum. With the charcoal interior, the silver will look tight. Good luck.
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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)
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Aluminum for the charcoal interior and wood for the beige.
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Originally Posted by TLBaller
ill be diff and say wood. i think aluminum would look too sporty and ghetto for a TL
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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?
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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.
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Originally Posted by Ken1997TL
Aluminum for the charcoal interior and wood for the beige.
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...
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Its Done!!
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.
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have fun installing!!!
Originally Posted by cali2.5tl
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.
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...
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Originally Posted by oulaw29
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
Post pics Soon!!!
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Originally Posted by KaMLuNg
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.
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Originally Posted by alphason'sac
Tell me about it. I almost got excited to see some pictures then I saw the date of the first post.
Lol. how do these threads get brought back from the dead? I remember this from back in the day.
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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?
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The aluminum looks good if you had a black/dark grey interior. With the beige interiors, it'd look like shite.
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P.S. I just scrolled up and realised I posted the same thing Ken said... Oh well, just means we're right, .
~Cheers~
P.S. I just scrolled up and realised I posted the same thing Ken said... Oh well, just means we're right, .
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i have pics up if you want to c...
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
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Originally Posted by cali2.5tl
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.
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