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Jul 29, 2010 | 12:22 AM

KhanTyranitar

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Dash Trim Kit

To I installed a an imitation wood dash kit on my Taurus, and it made my Aero jealous. So I just got and install a trim kit on my Aero. It is real carbon fiber in pre-cut vinyl pieces that just stick on. A picture is worth a thousand words, so here is several pictures. For your viewing pleasure.

The kit in the box

The console

Lower console with drawer open

left vent

I bought the kit from Car-ID. The price wasn't too bad, the fit of everything is perfect. It was fairly easy to install. I think it loos very cool, definitely adds a classy/sporty look o the inside and breaks up the otherwise plainess.

Jul 29, 2010 | 07:44 PM

DMTR

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Gee Man! Taking pictures at 70 miles an hour!
I 'd appreciate a pic from a bit farther away so I could see the whole dash. Would be really cool if you could do 80 while sitting on the backseat!

Jul 29, 2010 | 09:17 PM

Patiodadio

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70 miles per hour, but not for long!

Yes indeed the pictures appear to be taken at high rate of forward speed, but from the looks of the fuel gauge, it won't last long!

Jul 29, 2010 | 10:20 PM

Navyguns

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I couldn't see the disco ball hanging from the mirror. ;0)

Jul 30, 2010 | 09:59 AM

KhanTyranitar

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I don't have any back seats, so that wouldn't really work. LOL

Not all the pictures were taken at the same time. Some of them were taken while I stopped for fuel.

Aug 3, 2010 | 10:30 AM

Aero94EXP

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That really look nice!

Jan 31, 2011 | 11:25 AM

KhanTyranitar

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I added some new pieces to this just barely. I just thought since I have a dash kit, that it would be great if some other parts tied in with it a bit more.

So I did the small panels at the door switches, and the passenger side grill. I also did the AC control panel and the small area around the headlight switch. I will likely do more.

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Jan 31, 2011 | 12:45 PM

xlt4wd90

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It's funny, a few years ago, I had to repair the trim piece on the door of my 1991 van. It was at a corner, where there was very little space behind it, and it was apparently an area of high stress. The two vans in the junkyard that were similar had that piece broken at the same place, so I was wondering if I wanted to replace it with the same thing.

I ended up carving away part of the back of the trim to provide some space so I can apply resin and fiberglass to reinforce the area. From the outside, it only shows the slight trace of the crack, and it's held up very well for the couple years that I had it. At the time I was wondering if there were other ways to reinforce delicate trims like these without looking like badly laid out fiberglass.

Will these CF pieces add strength to the parts that they are stuck to? Or are they purely cosmetic?