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joecitizennn · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land

I made a panel out of wood for my boost/vac guage and was going to paint it black, but I kind of like the wood.

Carrera RSR · Joined: 08 Jan 2010 Posts: 2312 Location: Somerset, UK

Paint it black
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joecitizennn · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land

but what color of black?

Scorpio · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:14 am Post subject:

IMHO woods nice if you have other matching trim pieces in wood grain, I also think woods better used in luxury sedans. Your interior is very nice but it's asking for it to be a satin black panel
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joecitizennn · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land

Black wood it is. That somehow sounds bad.

Rattlinbone · Joined: 21 Jun 2009 Posts: 265 Location: Seattle, WA

I like the wood. Eventually, I intend to do much the same thing, replace the plastic panels around the gauges with a nice cherry veneer like that. I'll do that at about the same time I have the dash refurbished and recovered in leather. I think it looks really classy.
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Carrera RSR · Joined: 08 Jan 2010 Posts: 2312 Location: Somerset, UK

Wood has no place in a German sports car, period!

If you want wood buy a Jaguar, Rover, Bentley, Rolls Royce or any piece of American automotive history, although most US cars wood is in fact plastic!!
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924guy · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:18 pm Post subject:

at one time i made inserts and had most of the 924 n/a in a very nice simulated dark burl wood, though it came out very nice, i liked it for about three days and peeled it out. ymmv...

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Rattlinbone · Joined: 21 Jun 2009 Posts: 265 Location: Seattle, WA

So what makes PLASTIC so much better than wood?
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:21 am Post subject:

I got wood,/ woods only good for molds though Ive only began to
think of interior trim pieces for my build. Aluminum is good for
trim pieces. Thats a good look.
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joecitizennn · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land

I must say I like black on black plastic, leather and carpet interiors the most. Dark leather and real wood follow that depending on the setup.

My least favorite interiors are wild colors, carbon fiber, over use of aliminum billet, cheap silver colored plastic trim, and fake wood stick on trim.

Wood has no place in a german sports car? Obviously carerra rsr is not a 356 fan.

Carrera RSR · Joined: 08 Jan 2010 Posts: 2312 Location: Somerset, UK

924guy · Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:12 pm Post subject:

the problem with wood is that unless it is very high quality, it is subject to environmental factors. ive seen very nice looking inserts swell, sweat and crack, or develop a haze. Its also more expensive to do correctly, and adds weight over plastics. I assume thats why most American manufacturers went to simulated wood (ie plastic) over the real thing.

As for the look, that's simply a personal preference, in my case, I found the look of wood in the 924 took away from the sporting looks. It just didnt pull it off like it did in the Jaguar, where the burl looked completely at home to me.

The OP did a really nice job with the gauge panel and it goes in theme with the shift knob, a few other small trim pieces might complete the effect.

The bottom line is do what you want to your car, your not here to impress us, if you like wood, add wood. And I think most of us are open minded enough to appreciate any job well done, even if its something we wouldn't want in our own cars.
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Carrera RSR · Joined: 08 Jan 2010 Posts: 2312 Location: Somerset, UK

Its started with a shift knob, then a panel, kinda liked it and thought a few more panels would be better.........

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Joes924Racer · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 3:09 am Post subject:

Is that separate or off wall or what. Wow.
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