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Old 04-05-2008, 09:36 PM
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Is it possible to remove woodgrain???

Okay so I really want to buy this 99 m3 but it has some major woodgrain and I'm just not diggin it. Its not subtle either its like BOOM. The guy said that it was a factory add on. meaning that it has the regular black trim and everything and these pieces of wood were just glued on. Has anybody encountered this before? He said I could probably take it right off but it has some heavy duty adhessive that might ruin it. would this be wise to try? or is there something else I can do to get rid of it?
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Old 04-07-2008, 09:33 PM
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i don;t know how easy it would be to remove the wood from the black trim, but would'nt be easier to replace the trim with black,silver,or carbon fiber trim??
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Old 04-16-2008, 12:14 PM
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I've done it with my car and wouldn't reccomend it. Mine had silver put on over the black and when I ripped it off there was so much glue and shit that hangs onto the overlay very tightly and doesn't strip off nicely. However I changed my center console to woodgrain (a dark, not flashy kind) and I'm sure it's not an overlay so you'll have to see. Either way, I wouldn't recommend it. If you don't like it, buy a used center console (I'm assuming you want black) it's like anywhere from $30-$60, so just remove the old one and install the new one.
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Old 04-23-2008, 06:41 PM
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i would try wood bleach if you want the stain lightened. Not certain it will remove it entirely, but give it a try. Wood bleach is sold at the hardware store.
It comes in two bottles which you mix together...follow instructions carefully
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Old 04-25-2008, 08:55 PM
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I drove like 400 miles to go see it and the woodgrain was sick! wouldnt trade it for anything. drove back a week later and bought it. Now shes all mine
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Old 06-10-2008, 11:48 PM
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wheres the pics???
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