[prettybluewoody]

There are a couple versions of woodies out there:

1. Chrysler's OEM version, basically a vinyl wood patterned contact paper with a 3-dimensional edge trim. The vinyl is self-sticking, and the trim is attached by 3M double-sided tape. Not bad looking at all.

2. Aftermarket versions of the above (example: PT Woody), with a wider variety of faux woodgrain on the vinyl and general woody-kit shape. Depending on the brand and the installer, these range from 'not bad' to 'crap'.

3. 3-dimensional ABS woodgrain-design plastic panels (mine was from Mopar; see also California Cruisers --- more on them below). These are attached by gluing them to the car body: no holes or bolts needed.

4. California Cruisers offers the only REAL-wood woody I've seen; I haven't check prices lately, but as of about five years ago, this would cost you at least $15 thousand dollars (not counting the cost of the car!). Other than the cost, though, another drawback is the fact that California Cruisers is unfortunately well-know for lousy customer service: unless you are literally standing in thier showroom, they will totally ingore you. Phone calls? Emails? Not them!

As far as maintenance goes, I'd just wash and wax the vinyl or ABS panels the same as the rest of the car. The real-wood version should be re-varnished once a year or so.

Removing the vinyl or ABS panels will, at worst, mean a new paint job; no body holes for either of those. Due to the weight of the material, the real-wood woody IS bolted on, although I can't see anybody wanting to remove that!