Real walnut dash - Page 2

chris75 · 18th August 2020, 18:39

That first photo is striking !
It does look like the passenger side panel has been replaced again at some time

trikey · 18th August 2020, 21:42

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Originally Posted by Parker

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The silver does look gold in certain lights and angles.

Mike Trident · 18th August 2020, 22:16

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Originally Posted by chris75

That first photo is striking !
It does look like the passenger side panel has been replaced again at some time

Yes, the whole dash has been replaced. My car was fitted with a light oak plastic interior when I got it. I bought the whole walnut dash from ebay. It may well be a collection of bits that were put together. If I could get hold of a lighter drivers side I would be a happy man.

The Mighty Quinn · 19th August 2020, 17:52

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Originally Posted by Mike Trident

Yes, the whole dash has been replaced. My car was fitted with a light oak plastic interior when I got it. I bought the whole walnut dash from ebay. It may well be a collection of bits that were put together. If I could get hold of a lighter drivers side I would be a happy man.

It might be easier to find some darker airbag and passenger vent pieces (and certainly easier to fit).

The lighter real walnut dashes seem to be fewer and further between than the dark ones - both can look really nice, although the vivid grain in some of the lighter pieces is more appealing to my mind.

In my experience, I've found that a lot of the early dashes (from 1999) tend to have more vivid grains - perhaps the early cars got the best veneers that were available..?

I'll have a look through the spares at the weekend - If I have any usable pieces, I'll post some pics to see if they might suit. I don't have any light-coloured driver side pieces, but I might have some darker passenger side panels.

If you have any joy in the meantime in getting a light-colured driver side piece, make sure that the sender packages it up real well, as it's common for the driver side pieces to crack around the vents in transit

Cheers,
Karl.

BRG75 · 20th August 2020, 09:03

As Trikey says in post no. 12, the Silver looks Gold in some lights.

I have a complete set waiting to be fitted, and have walked around the house, looking at the passenger airbag panel.

It looks Silver most of the time, but when it looks Gold, and it's rotated to double check, then no way can my eyes see it as silver, until I move elsewhere.

Intriguing.

Regards

Mike

18th August 2020, 18:39	#11
chris75 same car since 2005 2001 Rover 75 2.0 v6 Connoisseur Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ellesmere Port , Cheshire Posts: 3,811 Thanks: 379 Thanked 549 Times in 466 Posts	That first photo is striking ! It does look like the passenger side panel has been replaced again at some time __________________ Who said it was simples ?

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BRG75 Gets stuck in Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer, 9th & 10th Rovers Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Sevenoaks Posts: 975 Thanks: 670 Thanked 290 Times in 195 Posts	Real Wood Dash As Trikey says in post no. 12, the Silver looks Gold in some lights. I have a complete set waiting to be fitted, and have walked around the house, looking at the passenger airbag panel. It looks Silver most of the time, but when it looks Gold, and it's rotated to double check, then no way can my eyes see it as silver, until I move elsewhere. Intriguing. Regards Mike __________________ Presently 2004 75 CDTi auto Connoisseur Tourer - White Gold 2001 75 2.5 auto Connoisseur Saloon - White Gold Previously 2002 75 1.8 auto Club SE, 2000 75 1.8 auto Classic SE (Company Car) 1997 420 (Company Car) 1996 216 cabriolet, 198? 213 VDP 1986 SD1 V8 VDP, 1968 2000TC, 1966 2000.