Fantastic Mod for '92 SVXers

And when it gets dark?

[WGJ]

Flashlight?

No thanks, I already had to do that to tune the radio in my Impala...

[mikecg]

Still looks fake.

[SVXer95]

Originally Posted by Landshark

Mike, i liked the all gray trim in your old SVX better. i hate that plastic wood! looks better, though.

I agree. I have an L with the grey dash. Looks great with grey leather!

Nice mod, definitely an improvement to the dash.

[TomsSVX]

Originally Posted by ThetaReactor

And when it gets dark?

Just adds a hint of mystery to the car. Anyway, u should know what buttons do what! know your SVX, love it!!

Tom

[Aredubjay]

Originally Posted by THAWA

eh, looks too faux to me. I mean i know it's all faux, but the newer looks even moreso.

I'll have to disagree. I like the later look -- the dot pattern is much more pronounced in the '92, plus, there's too much "purple." At least the later models had the "color" of wood.

[Aredubjay]

Originally Posted by ThetaReactor

And when it gets dark?

Have vinyl cut to exact size. Cover the indicators. Paint the panel. Peel off vinyl letters. Voila!

[TomsSVX]

Originally Posted by Aredubjay

Have vinyl cut to exact size. Cover the indicators. Paint the panel. Peel off vinyl letters. Voila!

Yeah what he said

Tom

[dcarrb]

I still prefer the '92 because it almost looks more like some random, graphic pattern than fake woodgrain. It's so fake, it doesen't even look, well... fake.

dcb

[immortal_suby]

Originally Posted by Landshark

Mike, i liked the all gray trim in your old SVX better. i hate that plastic wood! looks better, though.

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[WGJ]

the maroon plastic in the '92s looks like... burgundy tortoise shell? Chrysler's done something similiar in the 300c but didn't try to make it look like wood and it's been well recieved in the motoring press. They're selling alot of 300c's.
I'll have to go to a dealer and see what they've done.
WGJ

[Landshark]

Originally Posted by Aredubjay

Have vinyl cut to exact size. Cover the indicators. Paint the panel. Peel off vinyl letters. Voila!

Randy, you know how tiny those letters are, right? even if you had them laser-cut for you, you'd need tweezers, a magnifying glass, and the steadiest hand in the world to place them on straight!

the only way i could see to do it would be to mask off a small rectangle around the words. might not look too bad if you were painting the trim a dark color.

if you were extremely ambitious, you could get in there with a VERY fine artist brush and paint around the letters after removing the masking......if you had a REAL STEADY hand.

[MNYPNNY]

Originally Posted by WGJ

Flashlight?

Hey Randy! Michael!

[CigarJohnny]

I think it looks awesome, Mike. The 92 - 93 dash is way too dark and the top piece always turns purple. I despise it. The mod you did is fantastic!