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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 11:35 AM
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alluminum dash kit from ebay?

what do you guys think of this? good buy or dont waste my money?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WD1V
Old Oct 22, 2004 | 02:17 PM
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bump, anyone? any type of thoughts? buy dont, buy it?
Old Oct 22, 2004 | 03:16 PM
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well it's waste of money IMO.
my bro ended up paying for only shipping for alluminum dash kit from CM due to CM's mistake.
and 2 month after he installed it, he took it out.
I rather use that money to get performance mod.
Old Oct 22, 2004 | 03:33 PM
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rather do performance mod b4 doing that for real
Old Oct 22, 2004 | 03:40 PM
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Got mine off ebay and I'm really happy with it, easy to apply. Mine isn't the "real" aluminum kit but at least it showed all the peices specific to the Maxima where as this one doesn't so I'd be skeptical. Ultimately it's your choice, some people have painted theirs! I think I payed around $79 for mine

Old Oct 22, 2004 | 03:42 PM
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Got mine off ebay and I'm really happy with it, easy to apply. Mine isn't the "real" aluminum kit but at least it showed all the peices specific to the Maxima where as this one doesn't so I'd be skeptical. Ultimately it's your choice, some people have painted theirs! I think I payed around $79 for mine

I painted my dash, but i'm definitely going back to stock black dash
Old Oct 22, 2004 | 05:10 PM
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ebay aluminum dash kit
custommaxima real aluminum bezel
euro el reverse gauges
obx-r titanium pedals
nismo e-brake/shift **** cover
microvision 7" LCD screen/panasonic HU
broadway 300mm mirror/cobra radar detector/Varad Laser Scanner

most of my friends gives me A+ for my interior setup
Old Oct 22, 2004 | 05:22 PM
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looks sweet. ive been wanting to get it for a while now. i had to wait until i found the radio trim because some punk tried to steal my radio and jacked everything up.
Old Oct 22, 2004 | 08:02 PM
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Definitely don't get it from that seller. She was the same person stealing our pictures. Their kits are not real, you can tell from the pictures. They're doing the same thing as several other shops claiming real kits. It's basically aluminum veneer over plastic. Not much different than the totally synthetic kits.

She has absolutely no idea of what she's selling, try checking her website out or asking any specific questions about the kit. She can't give you any real details because she doesn't know. They don't even make the kit, it's bought from another manufacturer.

Huge difference between real metal and synthetic. If it's not aluminum 100% through, then I wouldn't consider it real. It's pretty simple, I can't understand why people claim to sell real metal when it's just foil on plastic.


This is what real metal should look like (custom chrome kits we did for my car and a friend's.)





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what do you guys think of this? good buy or dont waste my money?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WD1V
Old Oct 23, 2004 | 04:57 PM
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how did you make yours? and how long did it take?

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Definitely don't get it from that seller. She was the same person stealing our pictures. Their kits are not real, you can tell from the pictures. They're doing the same thing as several other shops claiming real kits. It's basically aluminum veneer over plastic. Not much different than the totally synthetic kits.

She has absolutely no idea of what she's selling, try checking her website out or asking any specific questions about the kit. She can't give you any real details because she doesn't know. They don't even make the kit, it's bought from another manufacturer.

Huge difference between real metal and synthetic. If it's not aluminum 100% through, then I wouldn't consider it real. It's pretty simple, I can't understand why people claim to sell real metal when it's just foil on plastic.


This is what real metal should look like (custom chrome kits we did for my car and a friend's.)



Old Oct 23, 2004 | 09:08 PM
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It's what my company does. www.evolution-autodesign.com The kits you see on SWA and Cattman Performance are made by us.

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how did you make yours? and how long did it take?
Old Oct 23, 2004 | 10:03 PM
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wish i had the money to have some one make it but i dont, do you use 32 guage metal? and what type of adheasive do you use? you would really help me out if you could let me know. there is a car show in so cal on nov 13 and i want to make it before then.
Old Oct 23, 2004 | 10:42 PM
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w/ shadow.

if i can ever do it again, i would go with joshua tree's or EA's real aluminum dash kit.
Old Oct 23, 2004 | 10:57 PM
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i got the ebay one, and its ok. i would have saved a little more for the joshy tree one. two years and still lookin' ok.
Old Oct 24, 2004 | 06:04 AM
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i have a joshua tree aluminum trim kit. i got it approx 4+ years ago. they didnt have "real" aluminum at the time but i'm still happy with it.
Old Oct 24, 2004 | 09:40 AM
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Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear. We make them as production kits. Check out the link I posted. Our price for a real aluminum kit is $175 shipped, more than eBay, but the lowest you'll find real metal kits. That's what we specialize in. The kits are in stock and ready to ship.

The pics are just to show what we can do if the need ever comes up.


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wish i had the money to have some one make it but i dont, do you use 32 guage metal? and what type of adheasive do you use? you would really help me out if you could let me know. there is a car show in so cal on nov 13 and i want to make it before then.
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