Woodgrain and WOODFLOORS?, Because I can. (not 56k suitable) Options

[smkr3w]

Finally finished my interior, minus the vincent_doggy leathers (seats, armrest and door cards; eventually)
Please ignore the dirtiness, was excited to finish and had to take pics.

I've always liked the luxury style interiors like those of a lexus, bmw, etc. as well as the VIP car culture.
So I attempted to mimick them. By no means is a celica comparable nor am I stating mine is up to those standards.
Also, I understand woodgrain is not everyones taste, but enjoy it

Anyway less talk and more pics....

Overall:


The dash pieces, vents and door control panels are wrapped in 3M DiNOC Mahogony Woodgrain Vinyl

Notice the floormats? Wood Floors
Yes, I added "wood flooring" to my celica!

Driver side:


Pass. side:


You might be asking yourself "hmm, i wonder if he only did the front floors?"
You'd be wrong, it continues..

The rears:


And..... of course the trunk


From my point of view:


From the passengers point of view:


Little more of the trunk:


Let me know what you think.

[purplegt4]

that is quite the shift knob, or is it a chandelier? overall different, any way to have like a baseboard border?

hahahaha trunk looks cool. you might have to swiffer it every now and then though.

[smkr3w]

that is quite the shift knob, or is it a chandelier? overall different, any way to have like a baseboard border?

hahahaha trunk looks cool. you might have to swiffer it every now and then though.

I thought about it, but in the "cabin area" the carpets sits pretty flush with the wood so there really isn't much room to add a border. So i ended up using a fat sharpie to finish the edges. the trunk I used a plastic tape to finish the edges. heated with a heat gun and trimmed evenly (or close to it)

LOL yeah I've thinking of get the handheld swiffer duster and converting it to use the swiffer mop/pads

[Tigawoods]

like dont love. idk what it is.
I love wood grain..but ive always had the feeling that it didnt belong in our cars.

keep working at it, i bet you can sway my feelings towards it

the cards and rest like you said. maybe a nardi woodgrain wheel, and a white jdm cluster

[smkr3w]

took a bit getting used to.. had just the fronts done about a month before i got around to finishing it all.

yeah, I believe the cloth seats and outdated steering wheel throw it off..
and maybe a 2din touchscreen to further "luxurify" lol

thanks for the feedback

[lagos]

Reminds me of the paneling at grandmas house. Sorry bro, just not feeling it.

[199celica]

IDK about you guys but i kinda like it, it has a very different feel to it very unique on that note man but, you should vinyl the rear ash tray and maybe mock up some maybe armrests on the rear plastics underneath the speakers to give that VIP feel and the center console needs to be re wrapper or something it throws it off and grabs to much attention well anyways man my 2cents sorry if i offended you just my feel on things goodluck with the rest looks pretty good man keep up the good work.

[kurt95gt]

Not to bad
But im not a fan of wood grain but you did a good job

Only thing i really didnt like is the shift nob
Maybe ditch it an get a woodgrain nob or a pure white nob
Then the already mentioned woodgrain wheel. White face gauges
Maybe paint the gauge trim silver?
leather seats an a indash. That should pull it all together

[smkr3w]

IDK about you guys but i kinda like it, it has a very different feel to it very unique on that note man but, you should vinyl the rear ash tray and maybe mock up some maybe armrests on the rear plastics underneath the speakers to give that VIP feel and the center console needs to be re wrapper or something it throws it off and grabs to much attention well anyways man my 2cents sorry if i offended you just my feel on things goodluck with the rest looks pretty good man keep up the good work.

Thanks man. No offense taken, I accept all criticism The center console/armrest is on the to-do list. You have some pretty intriguing ideas- i might follow up on 'em

Reminds me of the paneling at grandmas house. Sorry bro, just not feeling it.

Not to bad
But im not a fan of wood grain but you did a good job

Only thing i really didnt like is the shift nob
Maybe ditch it an get a woodgrain nob or a pure white nob
Then the already mentioned woodgrain wheel. White face gauges
Maybe paint the gauge trim silver?
leather seats an a indash. That should pull it all together

Thanks. Candid opinions are what this thread is for

[Tigawoods]

like kurt said. go with this color scheme

Black
Wood
White
Chrome


this would look epic on a black car

[smkr3w]

contemplating.. lol

actually i plan on going 040 white
('tho black has always been tempting)

This post has been edited by smkr3w: Mar 21, 2012 - 10:32 PM

[kurt95gt]

Im with tiga on this one black with the woodgrain will deff have the vip look to it
Maybe a charcoal gray with metal flake an some good looking 18s on about a 2.5-3 inch drop

Only way that could be anymore vip is if it was a vert lol
That last part might just be me tho lol

[smkr3w]

I'm digging the ideas

Currently at ~2" drop with 17's

Future exterior plans are:
Paint
Splitters
Megan Coils to go about 3 maybe 3.5"
18x8.5 et35 Privat Akzents

[kurt95gt]

If you want a good idea on a good looking vip celica( looks vip imo anyway)
Look up Vincent-doggys celica it looks amazing an super clean

What ate you using for the drop you have now?

[kurt95gt]

Maybe drop in a v6 with borla mufflers too to get the right sound

[smkr3w]

If you want a good idea on a good looking vip celica( looks vip imo anyway)
Look up Vincent-doggys celica it looks amazing an super clean

What ate you using for the drop you have now?


Maybe drop in a v6 with borla mufflers too to get the right sound

Ive seen his car, always changing it up.

Megan Springs for the drop, so unofficially 2.. just basing it off what I've read/seen. I didn't measure the before or after

Hmm... Are you offering help to do a v6 swap??

[kurt95gt]

If mine was done an you lived closer id be up for helping ya lol

How much did you pay for the megans?

I havent desided wether im gonna run coilovers or drop springs on the hatch yet
I got tein type s drop springs on my coupe an they give it a nice drop

[smkr3w]

Megan springs were 150 shipped so far I enjoy them.

[kurt95gt]

Might have to look into them
How much stiffer than stock. Are they?

[smkr3w]

They feel decently firm. Not harsh by any means.. also can't compare fully to stock as all the stock struts were pretty much blown