62bugzilla

I was thinking about using the kit on eBay to carbon wrap / decal a good amount of the wood grain then cover the rest with vinyl wrap anybody go down that road? Thoughts?

weldthedif

i would like to do this also, I didn't even know there was a kit on Ebay. I will have to check it out. It would be a lot of labor, but I think it would really modernize the interior

jharris400

You mean cheapen it? Modern cars don't come with wood in the interior because it's expensive.

CelsiorFin

Vinyl wrap is good way to customize your interior but in my opinion carbon wrap was "cool" 15-20 years ago. But you install carbon wrap if you like it.

weldthedif

Good point I guess. Is the wood in the LS430 real?

For me, I think carbon or maybe even a neutral gray would modernize it.

jharris400

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...g-plastic.html

lextout

Try saran wrap,gotta be innovative!

YannG

Hey, I personally think it would not look good but at the end of the day its your car and your decision. In the worst-case, you hate it and would just peel it off!

Here is a little PS of your car with a grey interior. IMO I prefer your black/cherry wood combo!





If you do want a silver/ash wood color, find a written off LS with that color combo and swap our your interior parts (thats what I am looking to do soon...)



Good luck,
Yann

430SLOwner

The wood in the LS430 is real. I like the wood and would not change it. But, your car, so your preference. Plenty of how to vids on the interweb if you are thinking, would wood trim look better or carbon fiber, and go down that road....

Vantage007

I like the wood in my LS Ultra, it suits the pure luxury and anti-sport personality of the car. There's a lot of CF on my Aston Martin Vantage, and I'd like to add some more CF to it down the road, but it just feels wrong in the LS to me.

ChopsGS

Covering up the beautiful Yamaha hand crafted wood with cheap fake carbon fiber wrap would not only look ugly and out of place on these old Lexus', but it would be a total sin to do so.

Bocatrip

It's hard to find the newer cars today using Real Wood. Of course it's personal taste, but I think our wood interiors that are well maintained are very rich looking. Let us know how it turns out and of course please post any pictures if you proceed.

weldthedif

That vividgrey might look nice. I watched a couple youtube videos on how to vinyl wrap interior pieces, it looks VERY time consuming. Plus, to do a really great job one would need to remove the part in question - which is probably not possible with the door and dash peices.

So spray paint, here I come !