wuvvum Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 I have more wood than all of you WP_20160626_003.jpgWot no half wood steering wheel? No wooden gearknob? 4/10 must try harder. Brodders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 I have more wood than all of you WP_20160626_003.jpgNo, I haz moar. 9-5 also had wood. Magnificent Rustbucket, Twiggy, Fat_Pirate and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 My old Cavalier Gsi had wood* inserts on the door cards. Except they were plastic. Let's be honest, if it was real wood, it would have been rotten after five minutes, much like most GM products of that era. Disclaimer: I really liked the thing and would have another, if there were actually any left. Magnificent Rustbucket and Barry Cade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 My old frowny face Fiesta Ghia mk4 had pretend wood, even the stereo front was mottled brown plastic barring the removable keycode bit, nafftastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 320touring has slagged off the LS400s wood on his blog-wood that Lexus apparently went to Yamaha for to get the same stuff they used in their pianos!I fear you may be confusing "keyboards" with "pianos" loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodders Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 No, I haz moar. IMG_20170222_125916977.jpg IMG_20161106_114554850_HDR.jpg 9-5 also had wood. IMG_20161220_145702071_HDR 1.jpgI commend you, that is a lot of wood* (and yes I did notice the burning logs, nice touch) My hat is well and truly doffed to you. Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendry Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 I think the only remotely modern cars with wood that looks half decent is Rovers. Not a fan of it on any other modern-Ish cars! I had a 52 plate mk4 Astra 'Comfort' spec which had a wood effect centre console and gearknob, it looked so awful I changed it for the Matt silver one from SXi/SRi spec as it was only £10 from Vauxhall, cheaper than a stick on kit off ebay. The wooden effect bits on mk6 Escort Ghias and the wooden effect dash and door strips on Vectra Cs and prefacelift Astra H Elite specs looked awful as well, especially with the black rather than light coloured interior. Speaking of faux wood, I saw a Volvo 740 estate on the motorway the other day that had decals made to look like wood panels on the sides of it, like those old American station wagons you used to get with the wood bits on the side panels. It looked horrific! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 I have small wood Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk michael1703, Magnificent Rustbucket and Barry Cade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Not a big fan of bits of shaved forest in my cars. Even bought my 190E without it which is actually quite difficult. I think it was the discovery that what I thought was veneer on my Grandad's P6 appeared to be actually some kind of formica offcut from a Duple Viceroy. Modern stuff is even worse, especially those half-timbered steering wheel things which look like they belong on a de luxe spec mobility scooter. Don't mind Fablon-flanked Yank wagons, though - just don't want it inside! Uncle Jimmy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Rover 100s of the Metro NCAP horror era have the most half-arsed approach to dashboard timber. It's just glued to the dash is slabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 I've got 4 pieces of 4x2 and a bit of ply in my 305 van, does that count ? The 4x2 is planed so looks a bit posh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 One of the worst attempts is the Vel Satis. Not that it is so bad to look at, but the attempt to describe it as "marquetry". LMAO, it is pine with a few square dowels of mahogany mortised into it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 The R8 chariot of beigeness has this feature - actually suits it well. Not real wood tho' is it? (Can't be arsed to go and check!). It's proper wood, actually, as befits a quality* AR product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 no wood in the spaceship that has brushed aluminiplastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike60 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 A poor effort from me, only 2/3 of the current fleet have woody dashes 1999 530d BMW 1989 300SE Mercedes Magnificent Rustbucket and Uncle Jimmy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Jaguar used to know how to make veneer look like actual wood. Here's a rare thing - an XJ-S (mine) without the lacquer being all cracked. It's scruffy in plenty of other ways, of course. Jaguar XJ-S interior by Skizzer, on Flickr Lacquer Peel, Magnificent Rustbucket, richardthestag and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 More proper Jag wood - XJ series 3. Burbling through Midhurst by Skizzer, on Flickr MorrisItalSLX, Magnificent Rustbucket and NorfolkNWeigh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Jaguar used to know how to make veneer look like actual wood. Here's a rare thing - an XJ-S (mine) without the lacquer being all cracked. It's scruffy in plenty of other ways, of course. Jaguar were masters of "perceived quality" decades before VW accountants even became aware of the concept. Aren't there stories of William Lyons ordering office-grade staples for the upholstery shop because they were marginally cheaper than proper automotive-grade ones ? Lacquer Peel, Skizzer and uk_senator 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Granada mk2 Ghia: Dash wood is plastic, door cappings are real. And therefore a bit water-damaged (but very fixable). 1985 Ford Granada mk2 2.8 Ghia X estate by Skizzer, on Flickr Soz for lack of actual wood in the picture - I'd take another, but the car is no longer mine (goes away to cry in a corner). Magnificent Rustbucket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 One of the worst attempts is the Vel Satis. Not that it is so bad to look at, but the attempt to describe it as "marquetry". LMAO, it is pine with a few square dowels of mahogany mortised into it!That's all I can find, a bit underwhelming. Magnificent Rustbucket and lexi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Think out of 11 vehicles only the Defender and 25 have no wood. Real wood only in the 75 and the 64 2000! tooSavvy and Magnificent Rustbucket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 I will do tomorrow once father twosmoke300 collects Hmc's metro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulscavalier Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 My old Cavalier Gsi had wood* inserts on the door cards. Except they were plastic. Let's be honest, if it was real wood, it would have been rotten after five minutes, much like most GM products of that era. Disclaimer: I really liked the thing and would have another, if there were actually any left.They are actually wood. I have a spare set in my loft someone took off. I was always a little dubious but the back of them is definitely wooden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Went in a taxi in Lanzerote, a Merc 250D, had a little pine box he had made on the centre console to keep his change in. Had a lid on it and he'd varnished it as well. Irreparably damaged the console with how he'd screwed it on like. chodweaver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleon-Fonte Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 In contrast to Rover's later pipe and slippers efforts, the SD1 managed to successfully mix a futuristic dashboard with traditional wood and leather. On the dash are a few heavy slabs of real walnut whilst the door cards get flimsy imitation plastic. Magnificent Rustbucket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 I made the Locosts dash out of marine ply, does that count? Lacquer Peel and cort16 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverageous Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Hi. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Brodders, Magnificent Rustbucket, Hendry and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Interior by Tayne, on Flickr Magnificent Rustbucket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tul66 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 , uk_senator and Magnificent Rustbucket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I just discovered an old pic of my V70 T5 which had some shiny "wood" and remembered that the XM also has it!My Golf GTI Mk3 had door caps of walnut, but can't find any pics of it or the 1275GT dashboard. Magnificent Rustbucket and Hendry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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