Swift with beige interiors/wooden trims. Good or bad ??

kpzen · 10th May 2009, 10:46

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

more like butterscotch icecream.

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Originally Posted by frankmehta

love the seats!!!! but it looks like someone barfed on the faux wood interiors. amen!

Even i loved those seat covers. At 5k they are bloody good. isn't it ?

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Originally Posted by white_vdi

remove the wooden finish and she looks decent to me. tough to maintain! finish looks decent in the pics.

Can't convert the butterscotch into chocolate !

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Originally Posted by SS-Traveller

Even the faux wood finish is paint?

I wonder how long the paintwork will last in the summer heat. But all in all, I would say it makes the interior look fresher and lighter than the all-pervading black original. Just don't look at the wood finish.

Yes Sir !

Even the wood finish is paint.
To see how it is done check this thread.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...iors-pics.html

Check out these modded interiors as well. All paint work
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...interiors.html

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...interiors.html

SS-Traveller · 10th May 2009, 14:36

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Originally Posted by kpzen

Yes Sir !

Even the wood finish is paint.
To see how it is done check this thread.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...iors-pics.html

Really appreciate the overall effect you've created with a lot of hard work. Perhaps the colour and grain pattern of the wood finish in the Swift is not particularly to my liking, though I like the wood finish in the Santro much better.

How is the paintwork holding up in the other cars over the years? May I request you to post some current pics in those threads?

monty9991 · 10th May 2009, 14:43

i guess the beige color on top of the dash will reflect on the wind screen.
i like the seat covers but NO-NO the beige color on the dash. balck/ grey looks more better.

greenhorn · 10th May 2009, 14:52

the wood finish is ghastly. Beige looks fine otherwise

, and of course there is the steering wheel

razor4077 · 10th May 2009, 15:16

Wooden finish is yuck. Beige colour looks neat - seats and dash make a good pair. The steering looks out of place.

@KP: How are you getting the carbon fibre finishing done in your Getz?

toiingg · 10th May 2009, 16:29

Same view as everyone else.
Seats = Good
Wood = yuck

kpzen · 11th May 2009, 22:50

More pics of butterscotch interiors

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abhinav.gupta88 · 11th May 2009, 22:58

Kevin Peterson.
What have you done.
The seats looks good.
Even the beige looks acceptable
The wood looks hideous and so does the steering.

karankapoor · 11th May 2009, 23:09

by the way who is the owner of this swift, i think you know him if yes why don't you suggest him to get rid of those wood finish trims. would have been much better was painted in choco brown

Jaggu · 11th May 2009, 23:11

The wooden bit really spoiled it! Otherwise just about ok, though i will not accept it even if its for free, i somehow love dark interiors in all cars.

Eddy · 12th May 2009, 09:54

Where did you get this done KP ? I am dying to have something similar in my car, in black and silver though. Could you post on approximate expenses please

Sankar · 12th May 2009, 10:16

KP, what kind of paint is used on the dash? Is it normal paint or something special for the plastics, does it last long and without generating any funny smell when the plastics bake in the sun?

The i10 dash which is beige in colour reflects on to the windscreen on sunny days, the reflection looks like a fine layer of dust on the inside of the windscreen. Considering redoing the top part of the dash in a dark colour.

Edit:
This is what i'm talking about, pic is of the esteem dash you posted in another thread. Glass looks like there's a layer of dust in it.

Swift with beige interiors/wooden trims. Good or bad ??-picture0087uu.jpg

joy_o_hammer · 12th May 2009, 10:52

IMHO, the beige colour is looking good and so are the seat covers. The wood pannel however does not really look like wood. Looks more like a shade of militiary green/brown.

In the last swift i owned, i had got wood coloured panelling (plastic) done, costed me extra 2k from the dealer (Bimal in Bangalore). The colour was natural wood, more like a "sheesham" finish you see in the Toyota Corolla's and that really looked classy.

kpzen · 13th May 2009, 09:34

Guys !!
Guess what, the owner was completely de-moralized after reading all your comments.

Now, he's getting a different shade wood finish.

Pics coming soon.

benbsb29 · 13th May 2009, 09:53

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Originally Posted by Sankar

Edit:
This is what i'm talking about, pic is of the esteem dash you posted in another thread. Glass looks like there's a layer of dust in it.

Is that an Esteem or a Baleno? Looks like the latter to me.

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Originally Posted by kpzen

Guys !!
Guess what, the owner was completely de-moralized after reading all your comments.

Now, he's getting a different shade wood finish.

Make sure its in a dark shade of brown, and something similar to chocolate flavoured icecream this time.

10th May 2009, 14:43	#18
monty9991 BANNED Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ludhiana Posts: 706 Thanked: 42 Times View My Garage	i guess the beige color on top of the dash will reflect on the wind screen. i like the seat covers but NO-NO the beige color on the dash. balck/ grey looks more better.
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10th May 2009, 14:52	#19
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,750 Thanked: 4,410 Times View My Garage	the wood finish is ghastly. Beige looks fine otherwise , and of course there is the steering wheel
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10th May 2009, 15:16	#20
razor4077 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,882 Thanked: 298 Times View My Garage	Wooden finish is yuck. Beige colour looks neat - seats and dash make a good pair. The steering looks out of place. @KP: How are you getting the carbon fibre finishing done in your Getz?
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10th May 2009, 16:29	#21
toiingg BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 639 Thanked: 266 Times	Same view as everyone else. Seats = Good Wood = yuck
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11th May 2009, 22:50	#22
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,610 Thanked: 1,876 Times View My Garage	More pics of butterscotch interiors
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11th May 2009, 22:58	#23
abhinav.gupta88 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi , India Posts: 4,092 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Kevin Peterson. What have you done. The seats looks good. Even the beige looks acceptable The wood looks hideous and so does the steering.
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11th May 2009, 23:09	#24
karankapoor Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: in the car!!! Posts: 1,675 Thanked: 6 Times	by the way who is the owner of this swift, i think you know him if yes why don't you suggest him to get rid of those wood finish trims. would have been much better was painted in choco brown
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11th May 2009, 23:11	#25
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,912 Times	The wooden bit really spoiled it! Otherwise just about ok, though i will not accept it even if its for free, i somehow love dark interiors in all cars.
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12th May 2009, 09:54	#26
Eddy Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 9,396 Thanked: 13,359 Times	Where did you get this done KP ? I am dying to have something similar in my car, in black and silver though. Could you post on approximate expenses please
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12th May 2009, 10:16	#27
Sankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Location Posts: 5,766 Thanked: 9,084 Times	KP, what kind of paint is used on the dash? Is it normal paint or something special for the plastics, does it last long and without generating any funny smell when the plastics bake in the sun? The i10 dash which is beige in colour reflects on to the windscreen on sunny days, the reflection looks like a fine layer of dust on the inside of the windscreen. Considering redoing the top part of the dash in a dark colour. Edit: This is what i'm talking about, pic is of the esteem dash you posted in another thread. Glass looks like there's a layer of dust in it. Last edited by Sankar : 12th May 2009 at 10:23.
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12th May 2009, 10:52	#28
joy_o_hammer Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 21 Thanked: 10 Times	Wood Pannel Finish IMHO, the beige colour is looking good and so are the seat covers. The wood pannel however does not really look like wood. Looks more like a shade of militiary green/brown. In the last swift i owned, i had got wood coloured panelling (plastic) done, costed me extra 2k from the dealer (Bimal in Bangalore). The colour was natural wood, more like a "sheesham" finish you see in the Toyota Corolla's and that really looked classy.
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13th May 2009, 09:34	#29
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,610 Thanked: 1,876 Times View My Garage	Guys !! Guess what, the owner was completely de-moralized after reading all your comments. Now, he's getting a different shade wood finish. Pics coming soon.
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