I am thinking about ordering the aluminum dash kit from custommaxima. The question I have is, since I have a GLE, would the dash kit cover up all the wood that is already there? I remember seeing someone's sig pic and it looked like there was wood at the edges still.

If the wood does show, would it be very expensive to replace all the wood GLE parts with black GXE parts?

Thanks

MaxMoJo

 

I have not tried the dash kit, I sprayed mine. It's not hard to do!. If you do plan on getting the dash kit, you may want to spray the edges with chrome and clear coat in case there is a slight misalignment. I don't know how well these kits fit, but it wouldn't hurt anything ... unless you ever think of going back to stock.

 

the 3M tape is really strong....after you put it on its nto comming off.......and if u do get it off then have fun trying to clean all that tape and whatever is left on ur dash....

 

If and when I get the dash kit, I don't plan on removing it anytime soon but with all the mods to my car, I just like knowing that I can undo it if the need ever arises. The 3M tape is a pain in the *** to clean off entirely but it is possible, right?

If I were to go the paint route, would that be reversable somehow...?

 

What is the best way to paint the dash? I tried a regualr can of chrome spray paint on the windows defroster vent and it looks like ****. ANy ideas help greatly welcome.

 

if you put a dash kit on the wood.. the wood peeks through... I've seen it before it looks kinda bad... and 3M tape is easily rmoved if ya kinda let it soak in WD40 it comes right off.. I removed part of my dash kit (the power window pieces) cuz they kinda looked tacky and it came right off with only a little bit of tape left... which was removed

 

See my homepage
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for pics of my painted dash. Just prime, paint and clear. With a little sanding where needed to keep it smooth.

 

loookin real good painted

 

www.exoticwooddash.com i have a buddy and i get 20-25% off of anything on the site, its all custom fit for maximas and whatnot, just check it out the kits are all complete, he's gettin me the dash kit for mine for 128, tell me if u want something ill see what i can do

 

Here it is (sig) If you really look at it, the wood does peek through and it gets kinda annoying, but if you glance at it, you dont notice it. I dont really notice it, but thats probably cause im driving nad not looking right at it.

DPW

 

Hey, I'm interested in such a kit. I'm actually thinking of going for the 19 piece wood kit for my 98' SE 5 spd.

 

painting looks pretty good. I preferred real alumunum though. I recommend finding another maxima guy in here in your area thats willing to do black piece swap b/c the dash kit will not cover the wood. I swapped my burl teck dash for OEM black pieces. they look much better than that brown stuff nissan put in the maxima. UGLY stuff!

 

well the wood kits on that site for 242 dollars, i could get you for like 195 before shipping, but if u goto the site and fine one for a different price then tell me, on this one i could save you like 40-50 dollars before shipping, just keep me informed