Vinyl Dash kit installed-Alluminum!

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08coupedriver
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I just installed my dash kit and i wanted to know what you guys think?Its removable so I wont damage the interior. i just wanted to get a second opinionThanks


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Marisha
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Does it match the other aluminum in the car? Looks a bit off on the photos, but photos and real life often differ.

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08coupedriver
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Its pretty good, compared to other dash kits where the alluminum isnt even close to the color that the car comes with

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Marisha
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Then I say keep it as long as you like it and are happy with it As for whether I would do the same, probably not, glad to see photos of how it looks though

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mcheddadi
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closeup macro shots! please

until then no verdict from me

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08coupedriver
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Its tough doing it by hand because its a vinyl s thats why its so thin and I can remove itI took the dash cluster offI think i might just stay with the side and fan ones

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Marisha
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With the close up pics easier to see...they make me change my mind...not a big fan of how the kit's not following the lines...sorry

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LongBeachCoupe
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Self installed??

The kit as a whole looks alright, but theres some things that they didnt accommodate for correctly like the AC knobs, byt you can trim that up with a sharp exacto knife, just insert it into the recess, and follow the line... SHARP EXACTO ONLY!

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The vents are off as well. Doesn't look like that great of a kit to me.

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Rob.Vegan
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It looks alright, I voted keep it on but I would take some off hahaha.

I like the vents, the center piece (cupholders, shifter, ebrake) but not the stereo section or by the dash cluster

skiski329
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where did you get it?

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rjdmmfl1
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this kit is garbage, plain and simple.. no ifs and or buts

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kuhan
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yeah bro, the vents look way off. Is that aluminum or brushed aluminum. I'm planning to get carbon fiber or brushed aluminum for my Z interior. Where did you buy it from?

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xeene
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i'd take it off, looks cheap. would look better to remove components and spray paint them with aluminum paint.

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gli liphon
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It doesn't look too bad actually, especially for being a vinyl kit. Obviously it doesn't look like a full trim kit, but I'm sure it wasn't the price of a full trim kit either. Thanks for the pics. I'm still deciding what I want to do, I don't know if I should just paint mine or buy one or make one.

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ohiostate
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Does not look to bad, I dont like how it looks around the temperature gauges

Sqadup434
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Looks like a sticker bruh....

gearhead05
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I say take it off, it looks really cheesy. Especially since it doesn't match up like at the vents and a/c knob.

DAAN.
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this man speaks the truth
rjdmmfl1 wrote:this kit is garbage, plain and simple.. no ifs and or buts

saywat
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looks pretty koo to me

Christopher88
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I'm curious where you got this kit, too.

Anyone know where to get a really good quality brushed aluminum kit?

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michaelthepsycho
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Good stuff. You chose a color that doesn't absorb sunlight Looks and practical. My kind of mod

Curtieson
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I have a feeling you cut it yourself?

The door looks really nice, that one is perfect. However on the vents, that didn't turn out. If you can...try to get with whoever sent it...get another one to see if maybe it was just the one that was off cut.

But I agree with others...keep it, but with a redo on spots.


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