Hey guys, which year woodgrain is this? When I look at the replacement vinyl pics for a 71 (which is what this is in) it looks to me to be lighter than what is offered but I'm not sure if it matches the 70 either. The car is a R/T with the woodgrain around the gauges which is in perfect shape (unfortunately I don't have a pic of that on my phone) so I'm trying to make it match. Which do you guys think?
I have an early build 71 (Sep 70) that had the lighter Kashmir/Teak overlay on a 70-style console (no ashtray). It's conceivable that left over top plates were used into 1971 regardless of console type (ashtray/no ashtray).
Thanks! I figured that is probably what it is but I only have one available to me--- wife's car doesn't have the console.
Here is a pic of the gauge area.
You will never get a perfect match. It isn't real wood. On the console plate and door panel inserts it is 3M vinyl. The gauge cluster is a photo transfer. Real wood doesn't match anyway.
https://www.detroitmuscletechnologies.com/woodgrain-carbon-fiber-overlays/
Your plate is only 4 screws, I think that's a 70 version unless a screw hole is hiding under the sticker
I just replaced the vinyl sticker Kashmir on my 70Rt from Detroit muscle technologies. Here's a couple pics.
Hardest part by far was removing the old sticker and it's not that hard just a lot of elbow grease to get all the glue off New one going on was much easier than I expected. Just follow their simple directions.
Question, your top plate is the first one I have seen that fits perfect flush around the shifter chrome bezel. Mine, like many I have seen rides the shifter knob side of the bezel causing a slight mis alignment on the drivers side ( it sticks up slightly with a gap to the console. I can't see how there is play to adjust either the console or the shifter to adjust. Is there a trick to a proper flush fit?
I recently used a DMT overlay and might as well share my technique for removing the old woodgrain.
I found that the aerosol paint remover "Aircraft" Paint Remover did a pretty nice job of breaking down the vinyl. It took two applications. The first one lifted the woodgrain layer and the second one took the rest. I was able to scrape away the second part with a small plastic bondo squeegee. Everything left after that came off with some elbow grease and Goo Gone.