Hey, has any of you guys put on aftermarket wood kits or dash peices and then took them off? I bought this really nice wood kit for my car like the 2nd day of ownership, and because I had navigation, the kit came in, in small peices and not whole peices. That being said the wood kit was broken up in to little sections to stick here and there and I didn't like that. I ended up using only the pieces that go around the Air Vents and Navigation to give it a nice look but, after driving around for about 4 months now, I don't like it anymore. I want to take off the wood with out stripping the paint off the surfaces of the materials. I already tried to peel off the one of the wood peices over the cup holder on the passenger vent and I took some of the paint off and it looks bad, so any help on taking the wood off properly would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

 

I really have no idea - maybe use a heat gun to soften up the adhesive and then try to peel the pieces off?

Also - go to NICO or Freshalloy and look for "Jason B." He runs burtman industries which sells a lot of kits like that - you could probably ask him the best way to remove those things. He usually hangs out in the Q45 sections.

 

Try heating it up, just like when you put it on.
My man, even in new cars, wood dash kits come in pieces, so whats the difference

 

Nah man, you don't understand, I mean ALOT of small pieces. I think total was like 30-40 or so pieces. I had other cars, like my Qx4 and I bought wood kits and because the climate controls and radio bezel was like one huge solid piece, the kit only came with like 10-18 pieces. In my I35 , the radio is one piece, the climate controls is one piece, the navigation unit is one piece, the vents above the navigation unit is one piece, the pieces around the clock, and the little pieces that go beside the radio, navigation unit, and climate controls, along with other pieces, it's more like connect the dots. Non-navigation wood kits have like 10-18 pieces only.

 

Thanks John, I used to be part of the nico forums, let me check him out and see what he says!

 

i hear you. i dont even have nav & i get tired of looking at mine. bought the car used & it already had it...EVERYWHERE! easily 30-40 pieces like you said.

 

hehe another victim of the dashkit ...

yea my friend.... well X-friend now after he got the car.... with a TL.. heheh..

put it on.. i was on the floor with disgust .... when i saw it... hehee.. but its okay.. its a TL.. ehhehe....

 

hmmm I dont know, I like wood, so I might like it. I remember in my camry I had at least 25 -30 pieces. It looked real good when it was done. Maybe there is a big difference, take pics if you havent already taken it off.

 

i got a pic, dont know how to post it on here. i can email it to you guys if you like.