Walnut surprise?

[hst125]

I ordered this off eBay and it arrived this morning, on time, and all there in good order. It was sold as fake wood but spotting the airbag badge I took a punt, am I correct in thinking the fascia is veneer but the ashtray, brow, gear gaiter and switch are fake? The dates are 1999 on the fascia and 2001 on the other parts. They do look different in the flesh. Nevertheless I’m happy with this lot for £55 delivered, and I have a no hole trim already so a good set!



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[suzublu]

The centre pieces are plastic, ie, ash tray, heater etc. The airbag, clocks etc are veneer 😎

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[hst125]

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[bendrick]

Am I the only person who sees no difference whatsoever in the plastic v genuine fascias?

I've had both in my 75s and can't say that it has made a scrap of difference to me which was which.

If pushed I would just about plump for the genuine given the choice, for no other reason than to be able to say to the odd passenger or so 'Its real walnut you know'

But apart from that I'm struggling to see the difference, especially as both versions are so highly glossed that they more or less look the same anyway and I could only tell myself which was which because of the airbag writing.

[Azur]

I see a difference, depending on the part it can be a huge different actually. All veneer parts are unique, so there is a difference between the real and other real ones. For me it is clear to see artificial or real parts concerning deepness, structure, shinyness, overall look, generally a bit darker.

[bendrick]

Originally Posted by Azur

I see a difference, depending on the part it can be a huge different actually. All veneer parts are unique, so there is a difference between the real and other real ones. For me it is clear to see artificial or real parts concerning deepness, structure, shinyness, overall look, generally a bit darker.

Fair enough, and I'm pleased for the original buyers good fortune.

[Teflon]

Originally Posted by bendrick

Am I the only person who sees no difference whatsoever in the plastic v genuine fascias?..........

Not the only one - my wife couldn't see a difference when I proudly showed her my newly fitted (at the time) wood veneer dash!

I have to say though, that even if the "wood" on the plastic dash looks the biz (which it does), the fit of the veneer ones is a little better, particularly round the air vents. A worthwhile upgrade to my mind, even though my wife would disagree! .

Cliff

[hst125]

I’m going to have a look at what I can do with my Matt grey dash - if someone could help me with the name - I might have a play at HFF BRG colour coding when it warms up, if that fails I’ll try piano black vinyl! Looking forward to a few hours of scraped fingers this week swapping it over...


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[kelvo]

Originally Posted by hst125

I’m going to have a look at what I can do with my Matt grey dash - if someone could help me with the name - I might have a play at HFF BRG colour coding when it warms up, if that fails I’ll try piano black vinyl! Looking forward to a few hours of scraped fingers this week swapping it over...


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I binned the matt(Technical) grey one on mine. I chose to colour code mine in Copperleaf and used one of the metal backed ones as they are much better - plus smooth finish to start with. I probably could have used a real wood one but would have seemed a shame to simply paint it.

[Richard1973]

Have you got a good quality torx bit (security I think) for the airbag cover. A decent one makes all the difference.