If you have a good detail shop in your area, I bet they could wrap those pieces in carbon fiber wrap.

Everything pops off very easily, except the strip running below the airbag and dash. That piece is a PITA to install and it is very hard to take it off without breaking it.

 

i swapped out my interior using dbcarbon parts but it cost me 5k. i still have all my original interior including steering wheel and it's black and i'll make you a sweet deal on it. pm if you're interested.

 

From what I seen in your pic, we can get all the wood trims replace with CF trims for less than $2k (with steering wheel). We can also buy your wood trims too! Let me know if interest!

http://www.rotteccarbon.com/interior_996.php

 

Wow, you guys are great on this forum!

dfwerdoc, I may take up your offer.

Ray, you carbon fiber stuff looks very appealing.

Now all that's left is buying the car

 

yes we can ah i mean you can
it's time for change

 

my friend had the same problem with his m5, we removed all the trim and gave it to a bodyshop friend of mine who painted it all piano black for a couple of hundred bucks, it looks awesome with the black leather, subtle and classy

 

dfwerdoc,

I don't have enough posts to respond to your PM, but your offer sounds great. Thanks so much for your help. If you can PM your email, we can get in contact. I hope the dealer accepts my offer for the 03 Turbo.

Dean

 

My car started out that way....I used Dallas and bought pieces here and there, some from people on this forum (the techart ****....now rennline has great *****...)....


DALLAS STEERING...
Ultimate Pedals (I custom designed them to my taste)...
ROTtec seats
Custom colors removable pillows matched to natural brown....down with my 8yo son doing the color application with me (really)....looks perfect...
Carbon brake lever..from a German source, black...trying to get natural brown and carbon was a 6+ month issue from Porsche in Germany - I did not want to wait. Suncoast got the door insert for me (GT3) to remove the memory buttons as the gt3 seats don't have that feature and I hate buttons that don't do anything....



Jeff

 

The PO ordered wood in my car and although I wouldn't have picked it, it grows on you and soon you won't even see it. It is unique and different although most don't seem to like it. After owning my car for 3 years now, I like the wood just fine.

 

I have mine with wood trim for 3 years; I actually kind of like it. This will depend what age you are at; if you will hit 50 soon leave it and save your money, it will grow on you; if you are a long way to 50, change them out.

 

+1 . Seriously funky looking.

 

yes u can paint pieces ive done it for the local dealer a few times . bring to local body shop they can do it

 

My issue is less concerning the desirability of the wood but more about wood trim pieces that are loose or not properly adhered and are then curling or cracking as a result. My interest is to replace these damaged pieces – whether with wood or another material. Anyone else had this problem? What did you do?

 

Wow man, LOVE the seats. Sharp looking interior. Well done sir...

 

Fortunately (or unfortunately depending how you look at it) - many of your interior pieces can be sourced from a Boxster or C2, and there are plenty of them running around. Keep an eye on eBay and try PartsHeaven, Oklahoma Foreign and LA Porsche and you should be able to source the parts quite easily. Quickest fix for the wheel is just a straight swap... there are always a few in the Misc. items thread on here and on Rennlist. Just pull your airbag and swap the wheels. Selling your wood grain one on eBay will probably even cover ALL of the flat black pieces to do the complete conversion. Everything pops off quite easily. Good luck!