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Old 10-16-2012, 04:41 PM
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Somewhere in the past few days I saw a Dark Blue C5 convertible that has a wood grain dash and interior accents. Now I can't find it ? wife wants to see it and/or any others. If Any of you can direct me to such pics sources I would appreciate it . I know some don't like this theme but to be fair to all lets have a look at some . Quality and looks vary thanks ,
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Is this is? I had to do some searching but only one I could find..

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not a fan but something about this is appealing
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I like the blue interior, still out on the wood though
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Originally Posted by ManiM1191
not a fan but something about this is appealing
The blue and tan are appealing, different but not in a bad way....
The wood grain is well, umm,
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The blue and tan are appealing, different but not in a bad way....
The wood grain is well, umm,
yup. thats it. thanks for clearing that up. i was afraid i liked the wood grain. ha!
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Originally Posted by ManiM1191
not a fan but something about this is appealing
I can certainly appreciate the workmanship that went into this.
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I guess I must be in the minority, I don't think the woodgrain kits look that bad, maybe with the incorrect interior color it looks wrong.
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I guess I must be in the minority, I don't think the woodgrain kits look that bad, maybe with the incorrect interior color it looks wrong.
This is getting fun. What were original sports car dashes made of ? Yep thats right WOOD :>)
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Originally Posted by hockeyspokes
This is getting fun. What were original sports car dashes made of ? Yep thats right WOOD :>)
Corvettes are not Lincoln Continentals, and Corvettes were never built with wooden dashes.

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Originally Posted by Chilliwack vettes
On that particular car with that interior, the wood grain panels really do not look all that bad. It's not something I think I would do to a C5, but everyone has different tastes.
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On cars where the wood part is an integral part of the dash design, wood looks fine such as on many British cars. However on a C5 it just looks like pieces of fake wood stuck on randomly.
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Old 10-17-2012, 01:58 AM
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The natural finish flowing wood in an Aston Martin DB9 interior is to die for. It is integrated into the leather design and enhances the interior. There are some other high end sedans that have wood that is exquisite.

However, no automotive interior looks good with shiny fake wood plopped on as an afterthought.
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as usual Rick, you are a master of tact!
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
On that particular car with that interior, the wood grain panels really do not look all that bad. It's not something I think I would do to a C5, but everyone has different tastes.
This car has too many different colors to look good, with or without the fake wood.
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