Wood / Walnut trim
Discussion
why do people do it on a modern cars, especially sporty ones?
I'm not suggesting it could never look good on anything made after 1974
I'm sure it looks perfect in a Rolls Royce and the Queen's range rover
but when i look for v8 coupés, roadster etc, every other car seems to have it, as you might have guess i've not a fan of it, but i honestly think in a lot of these modern car's it's not just not to my taste, it genuinely looks out of place and st.
i sum it up with this example of a 6 series full of black buttons and a dvd drive slots floating horribly in a light wooden dash
I'm not suggesting it could never look good on anything made after 1974
I'm sure it looks perfect in a Rolls Royce and the Queen's range rover
but when i look for v8 coupés, roadster etc, every other car seems to have it, as you might have guess i've not a fan of it, but i honestly think in a lot of these modern car's it's not just not to my taste, it genuinely looks out of place and st.
i sum it up with this example of a 6 series full of black buttons and a dvd drive slots floating horribly in a light wooden dash
Mastodon2 said:
Looks amazing, I wish more cars had it. Much nicer to look at than the dull interiors of bland black and grey plastic, coupled with dreadful "aluminium highlights" (silver plastic) that are trendy these days.
Each to their own, I say, but i can't stand it. Once walked from a Golf 4Motion with wood trim. Does nothing for me unless it's very dark and in a Jag...I really like walnut trim; it really lifts the interior of most cars. That E46 is a good example of wood trim done well: it looks miles better than a spray painted plastic strip. The plastic strip most BMWs have looks so cheap and nasty. The E90 series of BMW is particularly lifted by a walnut dash. It fits so well, yet is such a rare option. I guess the E90 was sold in a very conservative market segment, where all the customers want the same things.
It does need to be done sympathetically though. The light coloured wood on the Six series and the orange wood on the Mercedes and Lexus look a little grim. Well, actually a lot grim. The Rover 75 on the other hand, looks rather nice.
I have an old Jag which is unusual in that the wood is actually wood, rather than a veneered metal substrate. I think it is this which gives it such visual depth and character. That and being hand made, rather than glued by a robot.
It does need to be done sympathetically though. The light coloured wood on the Six series and the orange wood on the Mercedes and Lexus look a little grim. Well, actually a lot grim. The Rover 75 on the other hand, looks rather nice.
I have an old Jag which is unusual in that the wood is actually wood, rather than a veneered metal substrate. I think it is this which gives it such visual depth and character. That and being hand made, rather than glued by a robot.
Mastodon2 said:
Looks amazing, I wish more cars had it. Much nicer to look at than the dull interiors of bland black and grey plastic, coupled with dreadful "aluminium highlights" (silver plastic) that are trendy these days.
Quite. Grey and black plastics are fking dreadfully boring when the entire interior is carved out of them. Cars were much better for wood trim. At least, in the right sort of car. A Golf will always be a boring shopper, so no, it shouldn't have wooden trim. But in a classy barge or an upmarket sports saloon or coupe, fk yes, there should be wood trim! It's just one of those nice details that lends an air of opulence and class, and is so much more appealing than gauche carbon fibre effect plastic or 'metal effect' plastic.Jaguar:
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