Update on my cb7...diy dash trim

[Tuee]

Well i got bored one day and I always wanted one of those woodgrain dashes so I decided to do my dash trim.

Went from this:

and this,

To basically this:






So what do you guys think?


Heres some pics of the car.

[ghettogeddy]

so its clear coat and wood grain paper i like it it looks good i might do something like this but with a tan or light wood color my interior is gona be marron and tan so well see

[zack_odom]

So yeah, Bro...Gotta tell ya. LOSE the NOS floormats....
those are suuuuper ***! But the wood paper is kinda cool I dig it.
but you know you can buy like, real wood right?

[Tuee]

so its clear coat and wood grain paper i like it it looks good i might do something like this but with a tan or light wood color my interior is gona be marron and tan so well see

thanks, you'll also need some sort of glue cause in some places you have to stretch the vinyl and it won't want to stick to the trim piece, i used contact cement and it worked fine. Also you'll need a heat gun to get some of the vinyl to "mold" on to the trim piece. I used the clear coat to give it some protection and shine.

[Tuee]

So yeah, Bro...Gotta tell ya. LOSE the NOS floormats....
those are suuuuper ***! But the wood paper is kinda cool I dig it.
but you know you can buy like, real wood right?

ya those mats got to go, i'll be picking up some mats this winter so they'll stay till then. i'm not sure what you mean by real wood, like pre cut ones for the cb7 or thin sheets that we can cut? Real wood would be cool but this was kind of a low budget thing, only cost me $4 CDN for the sheet and $7 for the clear coat.

[Muffler Bearing]

Not a fan of woodgrain personally but you did a really good job and it looks really clean, congrats.

[F20A CB7]

Car is very clean. 2 's for you.
The wood trim idea is unique.
But PAINt the dash BLK, make the dash darker and some of the other plastic pieces.

-Da Drizzle

[samson]

while the work looks good... im not sure it goes too well with the interior. nice though.

[Tuee]

But PAINt the dash BLK, make the dash darker and some of the other plastic pieces.

while the work looks good... im not sure it goes too well with the interior. nice though.

thanks for the comments, ya i kinda realized the color doesn't really flow after i put it in, i might redo it in chrome or gunmetal or do the dash in black or tan.

[90ACCORDLXGUY]

im confused on how you do this

[Tuee]

im confused on how you do this

well the wood pattern came in a 9ft roll, it was basically a big sticker, i just laid the vinyl over the dash piece and stuck it on, for the corners and bends i used a heat gun to make the vinyl piece workable, after cutting away the pieces with a blade i clear coated the entire piece. still confused?

[90ACCORDLXGUY]

well the wood pattern came in a 9ft roll, it was basically a big sticker, i just laid the vinyl over the dash piece and stuck it on, for the corners and bends i used a heat gun to make the vinyl piece workable, after cutting away the pieces with a blade i clear coated the entire piece. still confused?

not anymore didnt know it was a sticker, might try this.

[a'z accord]

vinyl as in floor vinyl? like that fake tile stuff? looks nice good job

[Tuee]

vinyl as in floor vinyl? like that fake tile stuff? looks nice good job

lol, no that stuff is way too thick, this was more paper thin and i think they use it for like table surfaces, i picked mine up at home depot in the wallpaper section

[C91BLX7]

I like the idea, I just don't like that paper