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Old 03-15-11, 03:11 PM
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Default ebay wood grain overlays

anyone every bought these or any other kind of wood grain kits?
thinking of one like this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lexus...Q5fAccessories

let me know and post up pics.
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Old 03-15-11, 04:07 PM
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Instead of ebay, go to a shop that does this kind of stuff, and get a

high quality dash kit. This way you can also get a proper match.
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why? it just makes it look sooo cheap...
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Don't do it, that doesn't look right at all.
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Ask 1swtgs, he knows a legit place.
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don't do it, it looks like crap and will start to peel off once the sun bakes it for a couple of years, and then it'll be a pita to remove the paste.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

here is a better ad with more pics.
i love the wood grain look on the inside.
my civic had sooooo much carbon fiber in it, i cant stand cf now.
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also if i get it and its cheap crap there will be no way i will install it.
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its crap. i bought my lexus and the owner had that crap on it. half of it was peeling, missing the cover. just didn't look good at all IMO. i removed it, but because of how long it was on there and from the sun just baking it, it left residue.
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It looks good on tan or black interior.
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When I bought my car the previous owner had put the stick on wood every where. It took forever to get it off and in the process I damaged some of the plastic underneath (climate control, radio, cigarette lighter). It looks better without the overlays now even though I have some scratches. The only overlay I have liked on the GS was just a bit of Carbon Fiber on the center console mixed with the Black Wood kit. I saw pictures of it somewhere but I haven't been able to find the thread.
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Don't do it! They just look like plastic woodgrain stickers... Like peeps mentioned above, if you wanna go with the wood, find a custom shop who have overlay and do a color match.
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My Gs came with it wen i purchase it and i didnt like it but i kept it on the navi, climate control, lighter console, cup holder and looks pretty good actually but its true wat everyone is saying it will peel off after time ill take pix tomorrow and post them
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DON'T BUY BEFORE READING THIS....I needed to replace my stock wood that accents my shifter. I went to this website and ordered the part. It matches the stock wood perfectly I highly recommend buying from this site if you need your wood grain replaced. I considered ordering from eBay its funny because I was looking at the same add. I'm convinced I made the right decision. The Part just came today in the mail I will post before and after pics within the next few days.

If you want the tacky "wood grain all over the place look" order that. But if all you want to do is replace the stock look and feel then order from here.

http://www.carid.com/1993-lexus-gs-w...tem-45422.html
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Stay away from the eBay fake wood ones! They're crap!!!!!!


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