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Old 05-02-06, 12:30 PM
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Which one do you think I should buy? I think the wood one, matches the wood on the speakers too. Either that or that last one I think... Is levoc's the only choices? <besides japan imports>





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dang you're good at choppin....i think the wood looks the best.....

i have the same interior i almost bought chrome....wood looks good to me
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can you post a pic of yours here?
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Originally Posted by Luxury_LEX
can you post a pic of yours here?


That's the interior of an Admiration-styled LS 400 in Japan. The steering wheel is made by Admiration too. Not too sure about the passenger side table. But, as you can see, that shifter is the woodgrain/chrome Levoc Napolex. There are other shifters but I believe they're very hard to find. I have the woodgrain/chrome Levoc shifter in my LS.
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lux, i'm feeling the wood one. it just looks like it completes the car. Question???? I'm luvin the wood treatment around the speakers. Is that photochopped also or is that on your car??? Where did you get it?? holla back.
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Im thinking about going with the Carbon/Chrome, im not crazy about how the woodgrain is not really a match at all with the oem wood.

Im 60% sure im going to get this one instead of the woodgrain one. What do yall think?
I really wish the woodgrain matched, I know it would probably bother me if I bought it.

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lux, i'm feeling the wood one. it just looks like it completes the car. Question???? I'm luvin the wood treatment around the speakers. Is that photochopped also or is that on your car??? Where did you get it?? holla back.
Car toys did that when they installed my system

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Originally Posted by Luxury_LEX
Im thinking about going with the Carbon/Chrome, im not crazy about how the woodgrain is not really a match at all with the oem wood.

Im 60% sure im going to get this one instead of the woodgrain one. What do yall think?
Yes, but again, look at the interior of the car you just posted with the carbon/chrome levoc shifter. Here is another pic of the woodgrain/chrome Levoc shifter in my LS:



The camera will expose things not really visible to the naked eye. Up close and personal with the woodgrain/chrome Levoc shifter against the OEM woodgrain color in our LS's is not really noticable. Trust me on this.

Do you really think a carbon color shifter will match the OEM interior of the LS especially against the OEM woodgrain already in our middle console?
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Originally Posted by Celsior2K5
The camera will expose things not really visible to the naked eye. Up close and personal with the woodgrain/chrome Levoc shifter against the OEM woodgrain color in our LS's is not really noticable. Trust me on this.
Ya your probably right, when your in the car/driving/ect. its probably alot diffrent than sitting and looking at a picture comparing it. I think im going to order the wood one but im going to sleep on it.
Where did you get that wood grain kit?
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the second one you posted would probably be my second choice. The carbon fiber one is nice also, I'm just not a huge fan of this material on anything. let us know on what you finally decide on. By the way nice job on the speakers. My grills are in such bad shape, I was looking for something creative to do with them. You just gave me a push in the right direction.
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I ordered my woody tonight.
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Originally Posted by Luxury_LEX
I ordered my woody tonight.
if you dont mind me askin, where and how much did you order it for
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Napolex.com
$115 shipped, I felt like I remember it being cheaper before...
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I sent them an email saying I wanted to cancle it, hopefully they will read it before they process it tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by Luxury_LEX
I sent them an email saying I wanted to cancle it, hopefully they will read it before they process it tomorrow.
why you cancel
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Originally Posted by Luxury_LEX
Napolex.com
$115 shipped, I felt like I remember it being cheaper before...
LuxuryMods.com sells them for $100 or less.


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