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Old 10-29-13, 03:02 PM
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Default Blackwood / "midnight mahogany" Double din surround?

Hey guys my friend has a JDM JZS161 aristo, OEM blackwood (he insists on calling it midnight mahogany)

he wants a double din trim kit because the jap radio doesn't work in Canada, all he can pick up is a french music station! LOL! Does anyone know where to find it? I'm trying to google but haven't found much so far
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Tell him to buy a double din kit and have him send it in to get water transfer printed:

http://www.watertransferprinting.com/wg_gallery.html

one of many places that does it. They can pretty much match anything. Many people have gotten theres done.

This is what DriftGirl did, not direct match but close:

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Oh, and you can tell him its burl wood, not mahogany.
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I just used the Toyota kit with mine

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damn i needa get mine dipped

i have blackwood but right now its CF wrapped.

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Originally Posted by puff
I just used the Toyota kit with mine

Yea big fan of your ride but he really wants to maintain the full blackwood trim if possible! It's sort of a shame the JDM radio doesn't work because as you know it has all the cool features like passenger seating position, dimmer and all that...although it took some trial and error not knowing Japanese..

We will look into the water transfer, our city is pretty big i bet there are a few shops doing it. Thanks never heard of that process before.
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Those pieces are too close together to get a perfect match CLOSE but it will be easy to spot. It really does suck that Toyota didnt make a matching trim plate.

The place that does work for me dipped,stripped and re-dipped 7or8 times to get a 90% Alpina match in my BMW.

Luckily, I dont pay them or it wouldve turned REALLY expensive


Best advice is to re-do everything at once or dont do it at all.
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Originally Posted by 1sWt2GS
damn i needa get mine dipped

i have blackwood but right now its CF wrapped.

My goodness your interior is gorgeous!
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Originally Posted by LuxuryGS3
My goodness your interior is gorgeous!
Amazing what a good camera can do huh LoL
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Originally Posted by Mr Jokster
Amazing what a good camera can do huh LoL
Lmao, no doubt, but still without a awesome camera i'm sure his interior is well kept.
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