Best trim wood grain or other?

[Jay 535i]

Ive been trying to ask around about www.wooddashexperts.com but no one seems to have any experiance with them..... They didnt even return my email requesting a sample of thier most expensive kit! Course it was the holidays... so Ill admit it could have gotten lost.

http://www.wooddashexperts.com/custo...e.php?cat=1797

http://www.wooddashexperts.com/custo...cat=268&page=1

They have like 3 kits listed for the E34....

Those are SUSPICIOUSLY inexpensive. I doubt their quality. Most of the aftermarket kits are crap. Note, also, that that kit is available from a number of retailers. It's mass-produced garbage. Furthermore, they're not the same shapes and sizes as OEM, or at least there's a lot more there than comes from the factory. I don't get why so many of these aftermarket dash kit places think it's cool or desireable to cover the entire interior of your car with wood. 25 pieces, holy geez! The few tasteful peices that are part of the OE kit are all that's needed.

I've seen good kits in the region of $600-800.

Get 'em from a wrecked car for cheap. There are so many parts cars floating around here all the time, and nobody ever talks about the wood trim. I'm sure you could grab 'em cheap, and the OE kits still look great after 15 years. Go OE. Just make sure they all come from the same car, as I believe they were put together as matched sets at the factory. There are subtle differences in texture and color from one car to another sometimes.

In any case, the "ebony zebra" is the look I was talking about. Very classy and understated.