... I Think
So I don't really hate the wood grain, but don't love it either. I am open to keeping it, but only if I can't find a better alternative. The alternative has to work for the entire truck though since I don't like just doing one random piece, and it has to go with the rest of the interior or the exterior of the truck. I like vehicles where the exterior continues onto the inside as 1 overall theme.
I plan on reshaping/refinishing parts of the dash to make things a bit cleaner looking, plus kinda hoping to make it stand out better and be more custom. Not going crazy though, things need to stay at least a bit classy and not be wild n crazy show car like, but something clearly a 1-off.
So here is what I have to work with as the dash sits now...
Biggest thing is I want to get the DVD drive below the screen flushed in so all it will be is a slot, the eject button (not 100% needed) and the LED (not 100% needed) and have that black area below the screen the same finish as the rest of the dash. I am toying with the idea of smoothing/refinishing in the 4x4 switch panel, and my power/rest button + USB hub panel also. I am also willing to maybe relocate the power/USB panel to somewhere else and put the 12v plug back there or something else maybe.
I would love to swap out to an all black leather interior like a harley edition, but for now the gray interior is going to have to stay. The outside of my truck is maroon and silver, so I think either variant would work good on the inside of the truck. The silver wouldn't go quite as good with the gray interior but a finish something like this,
Now the other option would be a bit pricier as I couldn't do it myself but I think would be pretty cool, getting the panels finished with a hydrographic process. I like the idea of having some sort of a pattern/contrast to the surface instead of just a simple matte finish color. I could redo all the wood grain on just this one panel and be done with it, or go with something totally different throughout the truck.
I think Pahrump does some of this work, but I am not sure. Here is one bezel that was built and then refinished...
Rough construction part...
and final product after construction and then water transfer wood grain graphic to match the factory dash...
now the possibilities could be endless with the hydrographics. Just thinking something like a maroon colored carbon fiber, or scale, or some pattern could be cool
So thats my long post of whats on my mind lately. Let me know what you think... :ford:
So I don't really hate the wood grain, but don't love it either. I am open to keeping it, but only if I can't find a better alternative. The alternative has to work for the entire truck though since I don't like just doing one random piece, and it has to go with the rest of the interior or the exterior of the truck. I like vehicles where the exterior continues onto the inside as 1 overall theme.
I plan on reshaping/refinishing parts of the dash to make things a bit cleaner looking, plus kinda hoping to make it stand out better and be more custom. Not going crazy though, things need to stay at least a bit classy and not be wild n crazy show car like, but something clearly a 1-off.
So here is what I have to work with as the dash sits now...
Biggest thing is I want to get the DVD drive below the screen flushed in so all it will be is a slot, the eject button (not 100% needed) and the LED (not 100% needed) and have that black area below the screen the same finish as the rest of the dash. I am toying with the idea of smoothing/refinishing in the 4x4 switch panel, and my power/rest button + USB hub panel also. I am also willing to maybe relocate the power/USB panel to somewhere else and put the 12v plug back there or something else maybe.
I would love to swap out to an all black leather interior like a harley edition, but for now the gray interior is going to have to stay. The outside of my truck is maroon and silver, so I think either variant would work good on the inside of the truck. The silver wouldn't go quite as good with the gray interior but a finish something like this,
Now the other option would be a bit pricier as I couldn't do it myself but I think would be pretty cool, getting the panels finished with a hydrographic process. I like the idea of having some sort of a pattern/contrast to the surface instead of just a simple matte finish color. I could redo all the wood grain on just this one panel and be done with it, or go with something totally different throughout the truck.
I think Pahrump does some of this work, but I am not sure. Here is one bezel that was built and then refinished...
Rough construction part...
and final product after construction and then water transfer wood grain graphic to match the factory dash...
now the possibilities could be endless with the hydrographics. Just thinking something like a maroon colored carbon fiber, or scale, or some pattern could be cool
So thats my long post of whats on my mind lately. Let me know what you think... :ford: