Anyone get one of these yet?

http://www.wooddashexperts.com/customer/home.php?cat=2433

I'm interested in the Real Brushed Aluminum (RBA), but they only hava a picture of the Satin Nickel(SN):

http://wooddashexperts.com/Dash-Kit-Gall...d9a630dc049dc32

Anyway, if any of you has tried one of these kits, what do you think?

Well, I'm not sure if anyone else in interested, but I found out that you can order samples. I went ahead and ordered four samples:
- Real brushed aluminum
- Synthetic brushed aluminum
- Real black and blue cabon fiber
- White (my X is white so I figured I'd try it)

The four samples cost me $5. I'll let you all know what I decide to do when I get them.

they look pretty cool but how is the fit my friend has a 2004 s10 and he had to do some major trimmimg and it looks like shit

That looks really sharpe. Yeah, I'd be interested in the fit too.

I installed one of those kits from Wood Dash Experts last weekend. The one I got was the 23 piece molded synthetic carbon fiber and I think it turned out really well. The material they use is very flexible and goes around the curved parts great.I did have to trim just a little bit off of 2 pieces (Maybe 1/8 of an inch) but this was real easy to do with a metal ruler for a straight edge and a sharp exacto knife. Came out perfect because the material is thin and very easy to slice through. Other than that I think the fit was right on and looks good. I have used other dash kits over the years that didn't turn out nearly as nice as this one. The finish has a nice shine to it and is easy to keep clean with a damp towel, plus the material won't scrath or fade. Each piece is completely covered on the back with the red 3M tape which so far has stayed in place perfectly, even around the AC vents where it has to make qiute a bent in a short distance. All that being said, I think I would recommend this kit because the install was much easier than what I've used in the past and the quality of the product seems good. If I can figure out how to post some pics I will.

oh this stuff is thin and flexable thats cool my friends was like a hard shell i think i am going to look into this

Ozzy,

Thanks a lot for posting your experience. I was looking into the flat kits, but now you're making me reconsider. Sounds like the molded kits are really nice. (The only problem is that they don't have Real brushed aluminum in a molded kit)

Thanks again for posting. I've got more courage to buy from these guys now.

Pictures????

Yeah Ozzy, show some pics of your work... I think Carbon Fiber will look cool, but gotta see it to believe it!

well i think that i am going to pick one of those kits up i think that it would really look cool

wow I just installed this kit by myself in about an hour and it looks awesome! makes the interior look more like expensive. doesen't look cheap at all. great fit also. highly recommended.cost me like 244 bucks and the guysaid he will make group deals of 5 or more orders more being cheaper price. his name is Roman ext.86

my wife dosen't even mind the money spent. thats how good it looks

I was wondering about these kits too. I figure they can look nice when they are first installed - but will they stand the test of time? How will they look in a couple of years after hot summer heat and cold winter temperatures? If you have second thoughts and want to remove the kit afterwards - what is left on the dash?

Has anyone had a kit installed for a year or two - how does it look?

Can somebody please tell me whats the difference between real and brushed aluminum? Thanks.

Regular Alum. is shiny brushed is kinda dull and has a sorta grain to it. I myself was considering the blue carbon to match the OR seats. Gonna order the diffrent color samples soon.

I have a kit similar to this on my sentra se-r. carbon fiber and it's been great for 6 years already, no problems still look new. too hard to get off wouldn't even try it. 3m tape is sticky as hell. bmw use this tape to hold their trunk wings on the m3/m5 pretty strong imho.

TIERRA,

RBA - Real Brushed Aluminum
SBA - Synthetic Brushed Aluminum

Hope that clears up the issue.

Update,

I still haven't received my samples. I called them a couple days ago and they said they shipped very late (one of the samples was probably out of stock). Anyway, if anyone has pictures, please post them.

Thanks,

Adrian

I bought a satin nickel dash kit and had some trouble installing it. The flat pieces went in fine, especially the pieces around the shifter and center console/cupholders,it looks awesome, the pieces on the window switches are also ok, and the ones below the steering wheel and the HVAC guages. The pieces that were somewhat curved did not fare as well, the piece above the speedometer, two pieces for the center a/c vents did not stick at all, the adhesive just wouldn't adhere to the grainy plastic. I called the company who provided me with some more adhesive strips but that didn't work. The pieces that are in the X look great, i'm just a little disappointed that the whole kit didn't install. Not sure if anyone else had this problem.

I just got my dash kit yesterday and everything installed just fine, I got the satin nickel also. I just wish the doors had pieces that covered the full door handle and not just the area by the power windows. I think the interior is now almost done with the kit and the seatcovers, unless I can do something about the plastic door panels that get easily scratched.

Hmmm, I wonder how come my dash kit didn't fully go on, even my center piece around the 4wd knob is coming up, the adhesive won't stick too well on curved surfaces and the thickness of the kit is preventing it from staying in place. Do you have a pic of your kit? Maybe I got a bum one...

Did you clean the surface and then use the adhesive promoter? I cleaned mine with glass cleaner(w/o ammonia) and then wiped it with the stuff they sent with the kit as adhesive promoter. I actually had to take a piece down after sticking it on and it was hard to remove but it stuck in place again after I put it back. Don't know how to post the pix here so maybe you can send me your e:mail and I can e:mail it to you.

Yeah, did the cleaning and adhesive promoter, which discolored my plastic on some surfaces, the stuff didn't stick even after that. You can email me at dtsanger@aol.com. thanks!

Which kit did you guys get? It seems as there are two kits from wooddashexperts. One of them is the flat kit, the other is the molded kit. If you got the kit with the stamped "Xterra" on the glovebox, then I am assuming you got the molded kit. Is that correct? If you guys don't like the "Xterra" logo, then check out the flat kit.

I like mine with the logo, my friend at work even thought it was factory when he saw it on my dash.

We need pictures!!!!

Looks very nice... now only if they would finally make a manual transmission version.

looks exactly like the picture above. just don't put it on when the temp in your truck is real hot or else you'll have problem making the tape stick to the dash.

i think i like that!

Hollywood I got your pm and will e:mail you the pix when I get home from work.

I didn't have any problems with the install on my kit like DROCK. However, as I mentioned to him he may have had problems with the kit because he tried to install the kit in the evening after it was 105 degrees during the day. I live near San Francisco so I don't have the temp problem inside the vehicle. I had kits similar to this installed on my other car and it came off when I lived in Guam because it was so hot inside the car. My suggestion is once you have it installed don't park it out in the sun because the heat softens the glue (think heat gun or blow dryer) and will eventually cause it to come off. Otherwise, prep the area real good with the material they give you and make sure you don't get any of the stuff on the dash that will not be covered by the kit. The chemical causes the plastic to discolor a little.

Order the sample before you decide on what you will get. I picked the satin nickel because it was the closes to the factory as far as looks.

I am looking into the trim kits and was wondering how much of a difference there is between the molded and flat kits? Are any of the pieces actually different? The kit diagrams look all the same. Just wondering which one to go for. If anyone could post the pics or email me the pics of their satin nickel trim, it would be very helpful.

Man, That Pic is Sick! do you have a link or pricing on that? daaammmn

Here you go!

There's a few differences, but in the end choose carefully because you might be saying in the future that you should have went with the other kit.

The molded kit (actually it's a flat kit and made by Woodview) has the following and the flat kit does not:

1.) holes in the trim piece above the speedo
2.) trim piece that surrounds the 2 power outlets under the A/C controls
3.) "Xterra" stamped on the glove box piece - I wish they used the same exact font as the new Xterra. You can tell the difference in the R's of the word. (Woodview makes a plain, non-stamped piece for the new Frontier...wonder if you can switch it out.)

The flat kit has the following and the molded kit does not:

1.) steering wheel trim
2.) trim piece that surrounds the 4 switches to the right of the round 4WD dial - (Woodview makes this piece for the new Pathfinder...wonder if you could purchase it and if it will fit)
3.) door latch/handle trim
4.) shifter console trim piece
5.) inner cupholder pieces
6.) rear center console trim
7.) optional overhead console trim

I personally like the molded (Woodview) kit. I think the flat kit has extra pieces that "overdoes" it, but you can always leave those pieces out. Just hoping that I can add the 4 switches piece and the plain glovebox piece from the new Frontier.

Thanks for the info. So the shapes aren't actually different? There are just certain pieces per style. I have ordered flat sample pieces, so I guess I will just wait and see.
Thanks again.

I was looking at the kits and in the picture there is a compartment next to the 4X4 switch. I dont know about everyone else but my 05 does not have a compartment there. Instead there is the VDC button and two other precut opens that are covered. I have pictures of both the stock interior and the dash kit that was already posted earlier. Not sure how to post the two pics but I am wondering if the kit will still work?

The kit works even with the 4x4 knob and the VDC switch. You may have to trim around VDC switch though. I had to trim around the VDC switch on the kit I got.

Does yours 4X4 switch look like this?

If so, and if you read 2 posts above yours I already addressed this issue. I said that the flat kit has it, but the molded kit does not. If you want to know other differences, read 2 posts above yours.