Best trim wood grain or other?

[hakwuzhere]

I think all the wood kits, both OE and aftermarket, are just stuck on with adhesive.

Don't quote me (I should add that to my sig)

I thought they used some sort of specially developed Vanos Epoxy?....

[onewhippedpuppy]

All that I have messed with on mine have threaded studs in the wood, and plastic nuts on the backside. I pulled my door panels and tightened all my wood, eliminated a lot of rattles. The wood on the glovebox door is attached with screws from the backside, the other dash stuff is similar.

[F4Phantom]

Onthe wooddash site they have a colour "real dark mahogony". I have seen this colour on black leather and it looks amazing. The wost colours I have seen are the light colours like "real platinum burl" especially on light shades of leather.

[Chas.540i]

I've been curious about changing my trim around. I've asked around and some suggestions were a marble finish painted over and an Alligator skin. Both suggestions came from friends, I think they might both look good but what do you guys think?

[Alexlind123]

I like the wood trim, but some shades are better than others.

I really like it in a charcoal colour -- no brown in there at all. That's hard to find, though.

A previous owner put a fake wood kit in my car. I removed the piece from the center console cuz it looked crap, but I left the other pieces because I think they're pretty darn good for fake. Click my sig pic for more pics.

I agree, some wood is better than other wood. For example, some of the lighter burls (IMHO) look like they belong in an old rolls or bentley rather than a sporty BMW. I rather like my Bubinga wood trim (straighter, more subdued grain).

[onewhippedpuppy]

I've been curious about changing my trim around. I've asked around and some suggestions were a marble finish painted over and an Alligator skin. Both suggestions came from friends, I think they might both look good but what do you guys think?

??? What the hell would that look like? Interesting, but I can't even picture it. I still like a gloss black or silver/gray, sporty but classy.

[Alexlind123]

Full Gator interior FTW!!! Perhaps using one of the feet for the shifter...

[Nick.Hay]

I concur... The Piano black is a great look, but it would definately have to be in the right colour interior to look good. The same rules apply for carbon fibre...

Personally, I find the whole wood thing a little too 90's. Now I know that is the period of our cars, but... meh.

[borderchris]

Just lurk around ebay a little... I've replaced 3 different pieces, including a nice, dark cherry-wood looking center console piece, all for around $10 to $20 a pop. Don't buy the kits- they are over priced and don't look stock. Just wait for stock parts (sometimes you have to buy a whole dash part like a kick panel or a glovebox, but just take the wood and dump the rest) to show up on the bay!

Chris

[ILoveMPower]

I think all the wood kits, both OE and aftermarket, are just stuck on with adhesive.

Don't quote me (I should add that to my sig)

lol

as far as i know the OE wood grain is held on by screws (check your glovebox and backside of door panels) but some sort of adhesive is used as well to give a flush look.