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Old 11-15-08, 08:13 AM
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Default Woodgrain trim

Whats up guys? considering MAYBE getting something like this.... what do you guys think? Is it tacky or will it look nice? I got the beige interior in my car...


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Old 11-15-08, 08:18 AM
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looks alright .. just dont apply all of those on or else your car will look very old ...
Old 11-15-08, 08:20 AM
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sometimes I'm like okay cool... maybe it won't look too bad, but then again I was like if my interior color was black the other trim kit.......... marble looking one would be nice or a cf one. Arrghhh choices...
Old 11-15-08, 08:41 AM
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Name a car you admire (Maserati, Bentley, BMW, Mercedes, etc) that has an interior trim kit that looks just like this.

They're just expensive stickers, man. And IMHO, they'll never look like anything more.
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Fugly.

Leave the interior as is. It has just enough wood to be classy. Any more is tacky.
Old 11-15-08, 01:06 PM
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i hate these stuff ok if u want to add wood i think the steering is enough like i did i can buy these but man they will make u like u r sitting in a forest
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I'm really not a fan of those stick on wood grain. Leave it as it is or consider hydrographing.
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Originally Posted by MrExecutiv
I'm really not a fan of those stick on wood grain. Leave it as it is or consider hydrographing.
The OEM is much nicer..Not a fan of stick on parts either..
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Not a fan of that stick on wood trim either. Up close it looks horrible. I spent a good amount of time removing some that was in my car when i got it.
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I seen a GS with them, it does not look good.
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I almost bought a GS with the same kind of wood trims. I am GLAD I did not pick up that car. Trust me, the stick on stuff will be tacky. There is a point where you simply have too much wood. Little pieces of wood here and there annoys me the most, especially those around the air vents. It's so obvious.
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Thanks guys for the opinion... I guess besides I am sure I could do better things with the money... maybe the LED tails.

I wanna get those but I want the thin ones plus the inner LED lens as well. Seems no one on ebay is selling the combination of those two.

Thanks again for the opinions.... I had never seen an interior with it in but hearing some of you that have seen it.... that is a choice I am not making lol
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Originally Posted by GSTYLIN
Thanks again for the opinions.... I had never seen an interior with it in but hearing some of you that have seen it.... that is a choice I am not making lol
SEARCH.

Trees growin' Inside your ride ( woodash,steering,shift,tables etc) post them up

Originally Posted by 1skcvc
Heres mines.
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I wouldn't recommend installing the woodgrain stickers. My car had it installed and I removed it and it was a pain to remove. The kit looked ok after a year or so. I just couldn't take it anymore and started removing it piece by piece. Mine started to separate after a while. Plus the sun started to discolor the trim around the A vents and the cup holder. I wouldn't recommend installing it, just leave the OEM stuff in place and that's it.

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