I think the thing that doesn’t look OEM about the shifter trim is that it covers part of the “pencil holder” on the passenger side. But I never use it so it doesn’t bother me too much. I used to want to paint the shifter trim black or something but the silver was less out of place after I swapped the HVAC/radio bezel to the silver one that came on 01-02 models. This pic isn’t well lit, but kinda shows what I mean. They match pretty well in person. [url]http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv202/Red__Ryder/DSC03188.jpg[url][img][/quote]
I originally thought about elaborating on the Pencil Holder area, but decided not to b/c I didn't want it to sound like a criticism haha. (I wonder if that thing is really meant to be a pencil holder lol.) Yep, I've seen it in your different pics, and they're integrated well. :thumbsup:
[quote="RedRyder, post: 1070107"]My cluster bezel is that same silver (you may remember this thread: [url]http://www.6thgenaccord.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47677[/url]), and I’m switching the window switch trim on the doors to silver as well, so I think that will further tie all the silver pieces together. Going to leave the center console woodgrain though for now. I guess I’m kind of doing what Lexus did with the previous gen IS interior….silver window trim, HVAC with woodgrain center console.
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Yes sir, I do remember your journey to the custom NH412L trims. Never knew the IS had the woodgrain+silver combo. ← That's well-[U]accord[/U]ed with sporty & luxury look haha! Is there any pic of your silver cluster somewhere btw? (I've been wanting to color it in NH412L as well, but now that you've mentioned us 'bout the vendor that makes the bezel in CF piece, I'm still contemplating on my decision haha. It's not "black", but I know it'll be one of those "Once you go CF..." things lol.)
[quote="RedRyder, post: 1070107"]Probably more than you wanted to know lol, but I know you’re a man of detail so I wanted to explain my thought process haha. My Type-S shifter trim could stand to be repainted though, there is a paint chip. If I didn't have any other silver in the car though, I'd probably paint it black instead of replacing it with a 1G CL piece, I guess the boy in me likes the big red 'S' there. :)[/quote]
Yes, I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts in detail haha! (I'd say, it wouldn't hurt to be in detail, b/c you never know who in this world might find your detailed discussion helpful, no matter how small 'n simple your project is. And, I think it's fun!)
If you ever decided to repaint your shifter trim, wrapping it w/ a clear bra film afterwards would be the ultimate protection imo. If it's clear-bra'ed, no more paint chip, right? Hopefully, the big 'S' is removable there prior to the wrapping, if the boy in you likes to go that route. :)
Awesome Work On those Panels!!!
