Ok, I just got my interior pieces back tonight. I had them clear coated in a satin finish in order to make the brushed aluminum appear more like real aluminum. If you look at the picture that has the CF fuse box cover, you can see the difference between the high gloss clear coat and the satin finish.

Let me know what you think....these can be done in a variety of finishes...JDM blackwood is being copied as we speak...

 

it looks pretty good, i was never too much a big fan on the wood dash that we have, i always like the way the beemers looked with the aluminum trim

 

Very nice. I had patterned aluminum in my A4. it looked sweet. as will yours.

 

Looks nice Jeff, I'm interested to see how it will look up against the black interior!

 

Its funny, I went with the brushed aluminum look for 3 reasons...two of which you guys just said. I used to have a 330ci that I sold to a firend. He bought the facotry brushed aluminum for it after he bought it form me and it looked awesome. Then I was in my firends new A4, and was digging his factory brushed aluminum. I had all intentions of going with the JDM blackwood but decided to be a little different form what everyone else was wanting to get.

D...Im curious to see what it looks like once back on the car as well. The brushed is slightly darker than I thought it would be, but I still think its going to look bad as* once on the car. Im just glad that ugly as* wood grain is gone!

 

Jeff,

Good job, you never stop to amaze us. Can't wait to see those piece installed on the car. How about the shift ****? Aluminum or CF? How about the steering wheel?

 

i think it will look awesome against the black.....i really don't like the stock wood 2 much either...with the lack it always stuckout 2 much 4 me, congrats dude....

 

Steering wheel is staying factory...all black leather....I would love to get my hands on one of the newer wheels.

Shift **** is still in debate...I think I might go with an aftermarket momo **** with black leather and brushed aluminum.

Im curious to know what these pices would look like in CF for the GS...I almost went that route, but I thought it was a little too racey looking for the GS....then again, it could look real good also.

 

Since it has a brushed clearcoat, i wonder if it will look like a factory sportline center faceplate, with that low gloss silver?

 

i think it would look good all in cf but it would look racey like u said... i like the fact tht its a darker typr allum. as opposed 2 a light one, they have done u a favor by makeing it darker than u expected

 

It has a true brushed pattern on it, so its definitely not smoothed out like the factory finish. Has a true aluminum look and feel to it.

 

Great job Jeff. I like it.

 

very nice jeff....Call me tomorrow and let me know more about it..

 

Man I was just thinking that trim would probably look awesome with silver piping on the black interior!! Add some dove gray Alcantara and thats all she wrote!!!

Something tells me your already thinking about that though! LOL

 

Yo D....shhhhhhhh....I dont need Jimmy taking my ideas!!