c6 wood dash
Safety Car
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From: indianapolis indiana
you can send you pieces out to be covered. but other then that it is paint or stick ons. i bought the real carbon fiber kit from the company that does the covering and it is real nice. but i did not use all the pieces
Melting Slicks
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From: Northern CA
Originally Posted by black05c6z51
you can send you pieces out to be covered. but other then that it is paint or stick ons. i bought the real carbon fiber kit from the company that does the covering and it is real nice. but i did not use all the pieces
Leeds.io
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From: White Mountains
St. Jude Donor '14-'15-'16
NCM Sinkhole Donor
Originally Posted by black05c6z51
you can send you pieces out to be covered. but other then that it is paint or stick ons. i bought the real carbon fiber kit from the company that does the covering and it is real nice. but i did not use all the pieces
Where they actual CF pieces or CF that went over the pieces? Where did you get them and about how much for the kit? Please PM me if you're not allowed to post it here. THank you.
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From: Austin Texas
drichner; I've been looking at dash kits for years and have NEVER SEEN a solid wood dash offered for any car. Everything I've seen has been a facing of wood veneer glued on.You might be able to get a carbon fiber relacement or different plastic or fiberglass material but I don't think you'll ever find a solid wood piece for the waterfall, pods or console. Maybe the pieces could be custom made but the $$$$$$$ would be out of sight.
Pro
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From: Los Angeles CA
I think it would look much better if there was wood where all the blue is right now. Don't understand why one would want the radio/nav/climate/ashtray to look like wood. Maybe those should be painted to blue and all the blue changed to wood.
Drifting
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From: Rehoboth Beach Delaware
Originally Posted by haljensen
drichner; I've been looking at dash kits for years and have NEVER SEEN a solid wood dash offered for any car. Everything I've seen has been a facing of wood veneer glued on.You might be able to get a carbon fiber relacement or different plastic or fiberglass material but I don't think you'll ever find a solid wood piece for the waterfall, pods or console. Maybe the pieces could be custom made but the $$$$$$$ would be out of sight.
Last "solid wood" dashes were back in the sixties in Jaguar Mark II, S-Type and 420G, also Rolls SC2, SC3, and Bentley S2, S3...basically still a wood substrate with veneer over.
It was found that wood substrate used in USA climates would cause eventual cracking of the veneer due to temperature related expansion/contraction.
Now all "wood dashes" are veneer over metal...
All this to say? Nothing wrong with the "stick on" pieces...can be had in real wood, faux wood, carbon fibers, metals and solid colors. I've used factory matched kits for years in Mercs, Jags and Range Rovers...in fact most dealers offer as dealer installed options.
Dash pieces for Vettes claimed to be carbon fiber are usually a "photographic image" on top of the stock dash piece. No different then the "stick on' pieces.
I currently have on order a dash kit different then most...ordered in a solid red color to go with the ebony interior in my MSM coupe. What I like about this kit is the door treatments.
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Instructor
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St. Jude Donor '06
There is a company called APSIS, check them out, they have a good selection of C6 dash kits and they are actual pieces and not the cover up type pricey 
though but quality cost more.... about 1200 bucks for the complete kit...
though but quality cost more.... about 1200 bucks for the complete kit...
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From: Boston MA
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08,'12-'13
Originally Posted by Downsouthvettes
Here are some pictures that we took from a car we saw this past weekend.
and the blue paint in the corvette on the dash
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From: Houston, TX
Originally Posted by haljensen
drichner; I've been looking at dash kits for years and have NEVER SEEN a solid wood dash offered for any car. Everything I've seen has been a facing of wood veneer glued on.You might be able to get a carbon fiber relacement or different plastic or fiberglass material but I don't think you'll ever find a solid wood piece for the waterfall, pods or console. Maybe the pieces could be custom made but the $$$$$$$ would be out of sight.
