Woodgrain Kit or Brush Aluminum?

[250motorsportz]

Hey, I wanted to change the dash pieces. I dont like the whole woodgrain kit, I'd rather have the silver brush aluminum that the ' V 's come with. I like the look of those, really clean and simple. Anyone have any suggestions?

[stephens05cts]

I got the simulated brushed alum. 51 piece kit from www.wooddashexperts.com . I didnt use the whole kit ( too busy imo) but only select parts of the kit and was very happy with it . My car has the light grey and black interior

[jonnyd]

WHat do you think of the chrome kit compared to the brushed aluminum??? I am debating between the 2..... I could use some opinions as well!!!!

[250motorsportz]

got pics? thanks! how much did you pay?

[250motorsportz]

Originally Posted by jonnyd

WHat do you think of the chrome kit compared to the brushed aluminum??? I am debating between the 2..... I could use some opinions as well!!!!

I'd go with the brushed aluminum bro. The chrome will show wayyy to many scratches after a while and the sun reflects off it, making it hot and could blind you. Brush aluminum looks much more simple and clean too.

[stephens05cts]

I dont have any current pics of the dash kit...it cost $224.00 ...I got the full kit because it came with steering wheel piece,used that and the vents and door pieces

[250motorsportz]

Damn, I dont want to pay $224.00 for a kit that im only gonna use 3 pieces out of. anyone have any other solutions? Post some pics when you get time please. Thanks!

[xcorpion1969]

I went with the full real brushed aluminum ket from nycdashes.com, its held up quite well for the last 4 years, nice quality too. they also offer some new styles there as well, like 3D wrapped dash kits. here is a photo of my interior with the full install......

http://http://www.cardomain.com/memb...55_16_full.jpg

if that doesn't work, try....

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2219655/1

and a full interior shot from my CTS on nycdashes....

http://nycdashes.com/gallery/Cadilla...2004%20RBA.JPG

although I saw RobertCTS's mixed wood/brushed aluminum and that looks nice too

[gothicaleigh]

Originally Posted by xcorpion1969

and a full interior shot from my CTS on nycdashes....

http://nycdashes.com/gallery/Cadilla...2004%20RBA.JPG

That would look hot on a black/darkpewter interiored base car (the ones without the factory wood trim). Very clean look.

[RobertCTS]

I'd recommend you not use the real aluminum. It's so thin that it easily dents

You might think about getting creative and combining materials. I used the factory zabraino(sp) and aluminum. It has a nice look.

[ILLMATIK]

Aluminim is defintley the way to go unless you have the neutral interior. If you have the Lux package you would probably end up having to do what robert did and make a mix of aluminm wood and a couple of spots.... But defintley, the aluminum looks better. The wood-grain kit is more old man style.

[tommer]

Robert, what the hell is that in your pocket?

[RobertCTS]

Originally Posted by tommer

Robert, what the hell is that in your pocket?

Tommer,
I went back and looked..even looked in the door handle reflection. What do you see.

[tommer]

just messin with ya. You've seen the pic of the guy taking a pic of a shiney pot he's wanting to sell on ebay and you see his reflection, he's naked

[nightowle]

I put in wood, but now wish I'd done Aluminum. If you find a good price for just a few pieces of aluminum...let me know. I'd like to mix some with the wood.

XSCORPION: are your floor mats black or graphite? Looks good, I same the same interior and want to upgrade the mats.