Opinion on DB9 wood

[Charvet]

What is the consensus here on DB9 specs - anyone still into magnolia leather + wood, or is that hopelessly outdated and one has to have "triple black" (with back wheels on top)?

[brakedwell]

Charvet said:

What is the consensus here on DB9 specs - anyone still into magnolia leather + wood, or is that hopelessly outdated and one has to have "triple black" (with back wheels on top)?

I think wood is OK as long as the door cappings are leather covered.

[Neil1300r]

Wood? So long as it matches your pipe

[George29]

Charvet said:

What is the consensus here on DB9 specs - anyone still into magnolia leather + wood, or is that hopelessly outdated and one has to have "triple black" (with back wheels on top)?

It's a timeless combination that will always look good in an Aston imo. I wouldn't want anything else.



And as for black wheels great way to make your car look cheap and nasty.

[AdamV12V]

Only George could get wood from wood in a DB9!

[Charvet]

INteresting spec - with the green leather instrument cover.

George29 said:

Charvet said:

What is the consensus here on DB9 specs - anyone still into magnolia leather + wood, or is that hopelessly outdated and one has to have "triple black" (with back wheels on top)?

It's a timeless combination that will always look good in an Aston imo. I wouldn't want anything else.



And as for black wheels great way to make your car look cheap and nasty.

[Jockman]

Neil1300r said:

Wood? So long as it matches your pipe

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[Neil1300r]

Jockman said:

Neil1300r said:

Wood? So long as it matches your pipe

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But its true, wood has no place in a modern car. Always reminds me of old people driving in trilby hats and slippers smoking a pipe and smelling of wee

So we take one of the most elegant stunning designed exteriors, add jewel like instrument panels, beautiful and modern switches, a sat nav that appears out of the tyop of the dashboard. All great, then we add some confusing slithers of wood to try and take all the modernism back to the 19th Century.

[Jockman]

Neil1300r said:

But its true, wood has no place in a modern car. Always reminds me of old people driving in trilby hats and slippers smoking a pipe and smelling of wee

So we take one of the most elegant stunning designed exteriors, add jewel like instrument panels, beautiful and modern switches, a sat nav that appears out of the tyop of the dashboard. All great, then we add some confusing slithers of wood to try and take all the modernism back to the 19th Century.

ALL Astons have wooden dashboards IIRC (happy to modify if required).

You talking about the wooden look

[speech]

I miss having wood in the car (and no, that's nothing to do with avinalarf's ladyboys)... it gives an interior an air of class that piano black just doesn't. I think mahogany is a bit outdated, but there are lighter wood colours that are more modern, bamboo for example?

[Neil1300r]

Jockman said:

Neil1300r said:

But its true, wood has no place in a modern car. Always reminds me of old people driving in trilby hats and slippers smoking a pipe and smelling of wee

So we take one of the most elegant stunning designed exteriors, add jewel like instrument panels, beautiful and modern switches, a sat nav that appears out of the tyop of the dashboard. All great, then we add some confusing slithers of wood to try and take all the modernism back to the 19th Century.

ALL Astons have wooden dashboards IIRC (happy to modify if required).

You talking about the wooden look

Mine doesn't. Not modified either.

[SlartiF430]

Depends who you are. I had wood on mine but had it nicely repainted and polished up in piano black.
If it were my dad, I'd recommend he keep the wood as it's more in keeping with his overall image. My dad is 70 something and I was 30 something.

[Jockman]

speech said:

I miss having wood in the car (and no, that's nothing to do with avinalarf's ladyboys)... it gives an interior an air of class that piano black just doesn't. I think mahogany is a bit outdated, but there are lighter wood colours that are more modern, bamboo for example?

Piano black is walnut, Speech

I'm with Neil...not really keen on the wood look unless you're very old like DB9VolanteDriver or just a bit weird like le yeti

[speech]

Jockman said:

Piano black is walnut, Speech

Yeah, but in black I just don't find it as classy. It's better than the plastic used for the rest of the centre console, but I think I'd prefer something that looks a bit more... well, woody!

Jockman said:

I'm with Neil...not really keen on the wood look unless you're very old like DB9VolanteDriver or just a bit weird like le yeti

You'll have to count me in as one of the weird ones too

[NeinFondue]

Neil1300r said:

Mine doesn't. Not modified either.

I believe it is/was an optional extra on the cylinder challenged model/s?

[Neil1300r]

NeinFondue said:

Neil1300r said:

Mine doesn't. Not modified either.

I believe it is/was an optional extra on the cylinder challenged model/s?

Only in the first year of production, Aston ten realised only the young and hip buy the Vantage. Whereas the DB9 is bought by the old and hip replacement crowd

[yeti]

Neil1300r said:

Only in the first year of production, Aston then realised only the poor and mentally disadvanted by the Vantage. Whereas the DB9 is bought by the wealthier, classier and more heroic crowd, men of wit and discretion

EFA Spesh.

[yeti]

brakedwell said:

I think wood is OK as long as the door cappings are leather covered.

I disagree with this - if going for wood, it looks a lot better with the door cappings done as well IMHO. Looks like it was 'meant to be' that way.

[George29]

Neil1300r said:

So we take one of the most elegant stunning designed exteriors, add jewel like instrument panels, beautiful and modern switches, a sat nav that appears out of the tyop of the dashboard. All great, then we add some confusing slithers of wood to try and take all the modernism back to the 19th Century.

As I said before it's timeless. Unlike carbon fibre.

All Range Rovers, Bentleys, Rolls Royces and Astons should have wooden interiors

[Jockman]

George29 said:

All Range Rovers, Bentleys, Rolls Royces and Astons should have wooden interiors

All my products have wooden interiors