WOOD DASH TRIM KITS

[pt4cec]

I happen to drive a 2001 PT Limited 2.0 right side drive (England) will I be out of luck on this great upgrade? Some part of the kit would most likely be the same. Andy

[soonercruiser]

As I posted on one of the other forums, I had a problem with fit of the door handle surrounds - even though they siad they would fit the 2006 vert. Their designer actually went to a Chrysler dealer to confirm my pictures - a larger size needed. Then they custom cut 2 sets for me - one thin, and one wider (which I like more).
***So, that makes me think that they would have no problems reversing the cut of the dash pieces if you call them.
(American Truck & Auto - Dash Kit Specialists) See my previous link.

[jadenn]

Originally Posted by soonercruiser

OK! So despite some bad reports I went ahead and did it anyway!!!

Yes, I did it! The new black GT HO Turbo Vert, The Black Sheep, is a real automobile compared to the NA soonercruiser. With the tan top and tan leather interior, it was just screaming out for some rich wood dash trim to give it that luxury look. (No! Not chrome!) I will keep the Black Sheep stealthy.

I did a lot of shopping around, including looking a some customer feedback on the various companies, since the price was about the same on 3 sites. I finally settled on American Truck 'N Auto Accessories. The one big choice I had to make was about one of my top priorities...I wanted some door trim. None of the 2006 and up kits had door trim for the convertible. The door is longer than the 4-door PT. And, I was guaranteed that the door handle surround trim would fit too!

So, I chose to take a chance and buy the 4-door kit with the door trim. I ended up splicing the curved pieces of both front & back door trim, in order to go the length of the front door. Under the arm rest the joining pieces had very nice matching finished edges, and no additional work was necessary. Above the arm rest the running length required a short piece to be added; which was cut on a curve to match the standard door piece; but, this left a nasty cut joint line.
I threw around a few trim ideas, and finally settled for using the Chrysler Wing - the smaller vert roll bar wing - and trimmed one edge of the trim to make it look like it's coming out of the door. Not bad, if I may say so myself. One wish of mine would be that they made a 3D molded version for the center console.....but it really looks good despite the flat surface trim only.

[U]One Remaining Problem:[/U] The door handle surrounds. As you will see from the pictures, the door handle and speaker surrounds trim is very narrow. You have to look close-up to see the wood grain. And the door handle surround is too small - even too small on my 4-door soonercruiser. Since they promised.... I am working it out with the company and their production plant. I really wish the trim was wider for both speaker and door handle surrounds - more like the MRK Group trim. I will report back on my success with correcting the door handle trim size.....and the company keeping their word.All-in-all, I am very pleased with the "look"!
Here is the link to some pics in my gallery.....I will post some more close-ups tommorrow.
http://s305.photobucket.com/albums/n...Black%20Sheep/
Following is an updated door picture link...
Image of Wood dash trim on door - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

I have seen the pics and I can say WOW! Really nice!!! Cool!

[atlctuzr]

It looks great, they look like they came from the factory, what is the name of the woodgrain pattern?

[soonercruiser]

Originally Posted by atlctuzr

It looks great, they look like they came from the factory, what is the name of the woodgrain pattern?

"Real Rosewood"