By matt kay on Monday, September 17, 2001 - 08:02 am: Edit

Is anybody here familiar with or have experience with factory match after market dash kits. I see them an awful lot a ebay and wonder just how good thay are! Do they match/do they peel up/do they look cheap/??? etc....

By Hammerhead on Monday, September 17, 2001 - 08:59 am: Edit

Last month, I test drove a 1998 LSE with an aftermarket wood kit. It looked very nice, with the exception of the piece that they put on the upper dash windscreen vent (directly below the windshield). It peeled up and the wood veneer separated from the clear protective layer and adhesive backing, apparently from sun exposure. Otherwise, it looked very nice. A better match to the factory installed wood trim than the automatic shift knob.

JHK
Tampa
1998 LSE

By AndrewMacris on Monday, September 17, 2001 - 10:47 am: Edit

I purchased a kit from edashkit.com (went through ebay). It is the medium burlwood. I'm very satisfied with the look. I think it's the same stuff you see in AB for $600. got it for just over $100.

One problem —— no adjustment holes for clock. I should have drilled some holes, now I'm permanently on standard time. It'll be accurate in a few months I guess.

By herky on Monday, September 17, 2001 - 11:35 am: Edit

Contact torasport.com, I got an aluminum dash kit from him for cheap. I like it better than wood, my disco is always dirty anyway, I think wood grain belongs in the Rangie.

By marc on Wednesday, September 19, 2001 - 08:13 am: Edit

yeah - chek with steve at torasport - he is very cool to deal with and reasonable prices to boot

By Steve (Steve2) on Wednesday, September 19, 2001 - 11:16 am: Edit

hey

thanks guys! i saw the blurb for dash kits and i had to jump in. matt- i can do almost anything you want for your car. will have custom shifter plates soon. factory match woods, carbon fiber not a problem.

i can walk you thru how to remove the factory wood (easy as pie)
i just am about to install a black birdseye maple on mine as there is subtle hint of green to match the epsom on the exterior.

steve

By herky on Wednesday, September 19, 2001 - 05:46 pm: Edit

Hey Steve, I am sending you the template for that Mobile video screen. let me know when you get it. Matt G

By Steve (Steve2) on Wednesday, September 19, 2001 - 06:12 pm: Edit

sure thing matt -

don't forget pics - i'm updating the website on the 29th - and i think some trick pics of your beast would be good - feel free to throw in any exterior shots too....

later
steve

By Warren Weiss on Thursday, September 20, 2001 - 06:29 am: Edit

I Just Bought A Carbon Fiber Dash Kit from Exotic Woood Dash. I love it and it look s Great but It was really expensive but the same price as Burlwood.

By KJ on Thursday, September 20, 2001 - 07:30 am: Edit

Yo Steve.....someone on another thread asked a while back if you had a web site. Maybe you missed it when you were lost in cyber space. What's the URL?

Karen

By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Thursday, September 20, 2001 - 08:10 am: Edit

http://www.torasport.com/

(Didn't mean to pre-empt ya, Steve!)




-L

By KJ on Thursday, September 20, 2001 - 09:14 am: Edit

OMG, even his WEB site has stripes!!!!! LOL, I love it!

Karen

By Mike Cox on Thursday, September 20, 2001 - 01:52 pm: Edit

Is there a price, or this is one of those things that if you have to ask, you can't afford it?

Mike

By Steve (Steve2) on Thursday, September 20, 2001 - 02:00 pm: Edit

mike- just let me know what it is you are looking for - wood, alu, carbon, kevlars, etc - year and model disco (or any other late model car) and i'll get you a price. we have ecomomy, standard and premium kits available. can also do custom work. feel free to email me off bbs if you want

steve