opinion on dash kits

opinion on dash kits

i was wondering what everyone's experience has been with dash kits. my interior is beige and i didn't want to be too showy so i think i want a black carbon fiber kit. any input about peeling or chipping would be appreciated. also, is it going to be something really worthwhile or am i going to get sick of it and have a hard time trying to take it off.
i was thinking about this kit or something similar;

http://www.autodash.com/details.lasso?sn=7514&pn=9057.03

it says 'real gray carbon fiber', is that different from black carbon fiber, or are they basically the same shade? thanx!

I ordered a polished aluminum kit for mine since mine has a black interior but for yours I belive that carbon fiber will look nice. It says real gray carbon fiber but that is the same thing as the black one.

where did you order your dash kit from? and how much if you do'nt mind me asking?

just wondering on the dash kit... when you apply like those metallic silver dash kits like the link above, doesn't it stick off the grey part of the original dash and look tacky? i guess what im gettin at, is there anyway to buy replacement dash pieces to just replace the whole thing or is that a custom job and/or paint it a silver color like that.. hmm, i'd appreciate comments, i know Zero has the metallic silver dash kit? thanks

Comments PLZ

It looks nasty!

thats my 2 cents.

i totally agree..i have it and i regret getting it now :cry:

When I see those stock cars that have the trim on, I laugh at them.

It looks like it doesnt even belong.

1. Its thick.
2. Its bad quality
3. Its not that nice
4. Its not that nice
5. Its not that nice
6. Its nasty.
7. Its very nasty.
8. Its truely very nasty.
9. Its really truely very nasty.
10. Its completly really truely very nasty.

i get the point fool :roll:

i'm just pissed that i can't take it off :x

that crap wont come off????????? my friend has it on his accord.. looks nasty. especially his turned kinda yellow from the sun

It turned yellow because it wasn't UV protected. Theres alot of ppl on ebay who sell
the crappy un protected dash kits which turn yellow. I guess im having 2nd thoughts
bout buying them now.

There's been poeple on this forum that have painted their dash, with good results. Maybe if you's took the kits off you could paint over whatever it leaves behind that looks crappy.

I just painted the dash in my latest winter beater car. Used vinyl paint from Pep Boys (a little expensive, like 7 bucks a can). It looks pretty good, except last night I had brake fluid on my hands and it ate the paint right off where I touched the shifter knob.

i painted mine, i'm happy with it cause i did it and the i painted it the color i wanted. i guess better than spending $100+

thanks, i didnt understand whether the dash kit that sticks on will be looking kind of bulky, i was just wondering about it, considered it, b ut not anymore

taking it off is difficult because the center console around the knobs is really thin and starts to tear when you try to peal it off

Oh, that sux. And Goof Off or Goo Gone would probably eat the dash plastic.

I've have some very limited success with soaking things in GoJo hand cleaner for a couple days, sometimes sticky crap falls right off. In this case you'd probably have to keep running out and putting it on somehow.