real wood dash?
 

Sorry for what might be considered a silly question, but...

How can you identify/recognise a real wood dash if it's out of the car & the passengers airbag panel is not available?

SteveN

A real wood dash is backed with perforated aluminium, a plastic one is...well plastic ;)

Brian :D

Thank you Brian :}

SteveN

Another clue is there is no gap round the air vents with a real wood dash, with the plastic dash you could run a slot car race round the gap.:}

A plastic dash will have the airbag label,as a sticker,with real wood it is printed. Lettering

In his opening post he said the passenger airbag cover wasn't available so it was the other part he must have been enquiring about ;):D

Plastic ones have smooth aluminium backing and you can see where the plastic is heat riveted to the backing and as Brian has said the the plastic ones look plastic.

The Airbag lettering on real wood dash's airbag sections are flush with gold lettering, whereas plastic ones have a badge with silver coloured letters and is set into the 'plastic wood'.

The fit around the air vents is better with a real wood dash, with no gap between the plastic vent and the wood dash.

Lastly the quality of finish of a real wood dash is far superior, depth of colour, polish and luster that is more akin to an upmarket car.

Early car up to around 2001/2 were fitted with real wood dashes but more details can be found here, with pix of the two dashes http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=34369

Never read that bit tbh.

Do keep up Richard ;):D:getmecoat:

I have often seen this "gold" description referred to , but on my 2001 conny with real wood the flush airbag letters are silver :shrug::}