"Hey Gurl" requested some photos showing the Bamboo dash trim with the Ecru interior on another thread after I had commented that I thought the two went well together in my CT, even at the discounted cost of $154 for the $199 piece.
But after making the swap and comparing the black factory piece to the bamboo trim, the thought crossed my mine that I should have first experimented with some self-adhesive faux wood contact paper and produced my own "wood" trim using the factory piece. I'm pretty handy with an Xacto knife and would wager that I could have trimmed a piece of the contact paper so close that only I would know the original trim was a fake fake. A Google search turned up the photo on the far right below of the variety of self-adhesive wood-grained styles of contact paper available. But the deal was done, so I didn't bother.
I don't regret paying so much for so little in the end, but I can't help but wonder if Lexus will respect me in the morning and ever call me again!
But after making the swap and comparing the black factory piece to the bamboo trim, the thought crossed my mine that I should have first experimented with some self-adhesive faux wood contact paper and produced my own "wood" trim using the factory piece. I'm pretty handy with an Xacto knife and would wager that I could have trimmed a piece of the contact paper so close that only I would know the original trim was a fake fake. A Google search turned up the photo on the far right below of the variety of self-adhesive wood-grained styles of contact paper available. But the deal was done, so I didn't bother.
I don't regret paying so much for so little in the end, but I can't help but wonder if Lexus will respect me in the morning and ever call me again!
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