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the ugly wood dash is killing me!
i wanna pull all the fake wood off and paint it, but im afraid i gonna pull something too hard and break it, can someone help me out a little? like screw locations if there are any, and where each part is clipped on?
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Re: the ugly wood dash is killing me!
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20 Mods: completely stock and i like it that way... ;p
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Kenneth 1997 Subaru SVX LSi "Svetlana" #185 of 640 - 09/1996 - Polo Green Pearl - 34k miles 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Everett" #8738 - 01/1992 - Ebony Pearl - 139k miles - 5MT shifty - Sold 07/31/2011 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Sven" #1599 - 05/1991 - Claret - 168k miles - Traded 05/11/2005 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited CVT - Crystal White Pearl - 2.8k miles 2021 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited CVT - Horizon Blue Pearl - 17k miles 2023 Volkswagen Jetta S 6MT - Pure White - 2.6k miles 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Limited EV - Ceramic White - 30k miles |
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Re: the ugly wood dash is killing me!
lol i know but its just an eyesore lol
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Re: the ugly wood dash is killing me!
it's better than the cheap looking gray plastic.
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Kenneth 1997 Subaru SVX LSi "Svetlana" #185 of 640 - 09/1996 - Polo Green Pearl - 34k miles 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Everett" #8738 - 01/1992 - Ebony Pearl - 139k miles - 5MT shifty - Sold 07/31/2011 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Sven" #1599 - 05/1991 - Claret - 168k miles - Traded 05/11/2005 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited CVT - Crystal White Pearl - 2.8k miles 2021 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited CVT - Horizon Blue Pearl - 17k miles 2023 Volkswagen Jetta S 6MT - Pure White - 2.6k miles 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Limited EV - Ceramic White - 30k miles |
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Re: the ugly wood dash is killing me!
I took all the woodgrain out of mine, and changed it to the grey plastic. I cant stand the 92 woodgrain, it looks so cheesy and crappy. If I could get my hands on 93+ woodgrain it would be a different story.
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Re: the ugly wood dash is killing me!
true but im planning to make it a nice black on black textured and slight shimmer.... ill put up pics when im done.. well if im done, i still need help..?
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Re: the ugly wood dash is killing me!
Its all pretty easy to get off, a few tricks in some spots, but its straight forward mostly.
Hardest part is the lighter surround, and the climate control, you wont have the writing on there anymore if you sand it. If you want some help in detail, you can call me. Ive taken it all off already. PM me if you do, and ill reply with my number. -Dennis
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D.J. McPhee 2006 Infra-Red Ford Focus ZX3 ~ 67k No longer SVX'n, Ill always miss them! 1995 Polo Green LS-i ~ 95k 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~ 145k (04/91) #2231 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 |
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Re: the ugly wood dash is killing me!
I agree that the 92 supposed woodgrain is ugly, but every painted dash job I have seen is horrendous and absolutely looks just that---cheap paint.
I changed my driver 92 woodgrain for the much better 96 woodgrain and it looks great. (Note to self-add a car to list of cars from here never to buy even if the opportunity comes up-- ) Lee
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It would solve all our problems and my friend's problem as well!!! Thanks everyone for your input. Another of the many mountains we can climb when we all work together! Keith |
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Re: the ugly wood dash is killing me!
Ugh. Just buy a dash kit and paint that. The paint you've chosen looks horrible.
I really hope you like it. It would be a shame to have second thoughts after painting the panels, is all I'm saying. Personally I think an aluminum dash kit looks best, second to a lighter woodgrain, my 92 color being 3rd.
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Re: the ugly wood dash is killing me!
The camera's flash brings out ALL the metallic. Sure it looks much better in regular daylight.
And to the rols royce guy....disassemble eerything, get the wood out, and take it to a good body shop to be painted. Anything less than that is simply foolish
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Re: the ugly wood dash is killing me!
The only thing that's kept me from pulling all my wood dash pieces and painting them semi-gloss black is knowing there's no way to paint the A/C surround and end up with factory quality, back-lit text.
I don't totally hate the wood, but I'm really not a fan. Especially since it's plastic. When it was new, perhaps it looked like real wood, but over the years mine's faded enough to look fake. Or maybe it's just always looked that way. Shame on Subaru! I bet for just a hundred bucks or so more in build cost, they could have put real wood in the car and actually up-classed the interior. For a car that MSRP'd for $33k in 1992, real wood should have been included!
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Re: the ugly wood dash is killing me!
is there any dash kits that are reversable? i saw an aluminum kit on ebay. Im afraid it wont fit and or it wont be reversable. Does anyone know anything about the aluminum dash kit thats all over ebay in the interior section of svx?
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