 This seems familiar!, jazzing up the interior |
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 Jul 18 2011, 12:11 AM
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Nice!
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Jul 18 2011, 03:12 AM
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That Forte interior is very nice. Glad you didn't go with the woodgrain.... in a sporty new car, eeeeugh!
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Jul 19 2011, 09:27 PM
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That looks great Mitch. I know I could never add a dash kit because I would get too frustrated with the tedious install and it would look like crap.
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Jul 19 2011, 09:43 PM
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Thanks Alex. Yea, it took me 3 hours to install. You have to really have a pretty good eye and a steady hand. that 3M acrylic tape sets up pretty quickly and starting a piece a little "off" will ruin the alignment. I actually did a better job with this than my GT kit.
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Jul 29 2011, 04:21 PM
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We had record temps recently and during one 108 degree day I went to drive the Forte and what did I see? The dash kit was splitting in a couple of places. Basically the clear top split from the backing. To say the least, I wasn't happy. I contacted the seller (dashkitmall) and they were great. The guy said they'd make me a new kit in any finish I wanted. After my experience with the synthetic brushed aluminum I decided to go with real brushed aluminum. Unlike the synthetic finishes, there's no clear top layer. It's a thin sheet of real brushed aluminum with the 3M backing.
Amazingly, I received it within two days of my initial contact with them. So I installed the new kit. Two things I want to point out. The real aluminum kinda looks like that brushed stainless steel you see on kitchen appliances. It's better looking than the fake stuff by far. It's also thinner which is a big plus. The problem is, it's totally unforgiving. Make a mistake with the clear polyurethane topped kits and you can pull off and reposition. With real metal, repositioning will leave a noticeable crease in the metal... not good. So I did the best I could. I also decided to use less pieces than I originally used from the full kit. I left the cool piano black of the center console just like it is. Here's the result. I think it looks sporty and pretty damn hot: 
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Jul 29 2011, 04:34 PM
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Looks nice. I like the black in the center, looks nicer that way.
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Jul 29 2011, 04:40 PM
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Soooo hot.... want to touch the hiney...
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Jul 29 2011, 04:58 PM
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This pic is kind of dark but there's less glare:
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Jul 29 2011, 07:13 PM
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Looks so much better knowing that you did it yourself. A real sense of pride in your own workmanship. Looks great !!!
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Jul 29 2011, 07:21 PM
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Me likey.
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Jul 29 2011, 08:35 PM
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Nice as usual.
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Jul 29 2011, 09:14 PM
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good job on it!!!
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