Dash trim, which would you recommend?

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mcheddadi
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The pictures are bellow


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FOR THE BLOND INTERIOR

Here are all the possibilities:http://www.dashkitspecialties.com/colorsint.html

tell me if there is one you think would be better, because I've only photoshoped five

So here is what I have photoshoped so far:

Japanese cherry:

Medium Burl:

DarkZebra:

Red and Black carbon fiber:

Blue and Black carbon fiber:

And here is the original for reference:

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IMO, a nice light wood that is similar to what already comes on the blonde interior would look nice. Just not too many pieces though. Enough to add a few more and get a little more finished look.

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I agree with SHIFT, as you see from my pics, I actually did not add all the pieces, but I LOVE my new setup, the stock interior just looks a bit plain to me... For you, with the blond interior, I would first get samples of different tpes of wood grain from a vendor, and see what matches the stock as close as possible! NOTHING ELSE WILL LOOK GOOD, with that blond interior setup!!!! Anything else will look tacky! Black interior would have been a different story!

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I vote for blue and black carbon fiber. Most sporty look and best match with blond interior and blue exterior.

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Japanese Cherry.

Not a fan of Carbon Fiber.

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I agree with the opinion to try to match the stock woodgrain as close as possible, but try to PS different setups, less is more kinda thing or maybe see if you can custom fit the steering wheel to match or something and then not much else... IMO anything else would make the "classy blond" interior look a bit cheap... At least I like to see the blond interior as a "classy, luxury" look... but thats just my .02... I have seen bad setups with just solid red on black, and such, that always made me be really picky about what interior trim looks like... good luck!

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wow... i never realized that the blonde interior (other than being inferior lol jk) has wood trim instead of that silver stuff i have (black interior)... Im not really sure what i prefer... in one hand, i really hate those wood looking things... but on the other, they are there already and theres nothing you can do to change them..

MC lets get creative man... how about painting the wood and dash pieces to match the car? Theres not THAT many you would need to do... or maybe buy a roll of vinyl that matches the car, and lay that over the wood? idk.. dont start chuggin that hatorade (im thirsty!)

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I like my wood lol, it's pimptacular

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I guess if your looking for that "florida" look lol.. I think id try the closest match.. but getting samples in hand is the best way to go... photochops (althoug you are great at them) can only bring you so far... and id hate to see you be upset with it when it comes in the mail..

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LongBeachCoupe wrote:wow... i never realized that the blonde interior (other than being inferior lol jk) has wood trim instead of that silver stuff i have (black interior)...
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IMHO wood trim + blonde interior looks horrid in our cars- as it also does in most other vehicles too.

I don't know how the silver trim would look with your blonde interior but I love mine with the black interior and I can't imagine ever changing it. It fits the car beautifully.

Here's some pics I found online:http://www.motortrend.com/cars....html

Perhaps try the silver in your blonde interior? You never know...

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I don't like silver...looks cheapo to me. I think I'm going to just paint every panel in the car with the outside color of my car

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mcheddadi wrote:I don't like silver...looks cheapo to me. I think I'm going to just paint every panel in the car with the outside color of my car
To each their own, but for sure I agree with painting the panels to match your exterior-- for your blue that'll look hot!


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some guy posted about patterntek in the altima forums. I cheked it out. thats what you gotta get. google it.


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I love my Dark Blue Carbon Fiber interior. It matches the exterior perfectly. But, I have a charcoal interior not blonde. Those dash kits are made by WOW Trim. You should narrow your choice down and order samples to see how they look in the car. I think they are 2 for $5.

http://www.wowtrim.com/

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I like the blue and black one.

But if you want a wood one, I would go with the Japanese cherry.

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blue and black carbon fiber looks the best

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anyone know where i can find either gloss black matte black or black carbon fiber dash trim? i been lookin everywhere and i all i can find is colored or wood..than appreciate it

o and blue and black looks the best on your car


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