I have been meaning to post some pics on the Org. I posted on FA, and just wanted to share them here as well. Jason helped me post on FA, and I was not sure how to do it here. So I finally figured it out. BTW......People have requested pics of the center section. I will post them shortly.
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Well, I finally installed my Aluminum Dash kit from http://www.burtmanindustries.com/ . I have been researching this project for about two months now. I had originally purchased an aluminum kit from another manufacturer, but returned it because I was not happy with the material. There are many dash manufacturers and I recommend not buying one with out a sample. It is very difficult to determine the look of a material without having a sample in your hand. Jason was able to send me a sample with in a few days, where as other companies never sent them.
I will just go into brief detail as to why I went with the Burtman kit. First, it was important to me that I would be able to remove the dash kit, and return my car to stock if I so wished. This kit uses a different adhesive then most, and does not require the use of a promoter. While doing my research I have found that use of a promoter may ruin your dash. The Burtman kit can be completely removed with out harming the original dash. This reason alone is enough to make me buy the Burtman kit. Second, I believe that these kits are the best quality available, and have the closest color match to our OEM aluminum. Although, these kits are not the cheapest, I believe that they are the best flat dash kit available. If I had to quantify it, the dash kit is approximately an 80% to 90% match to our OEM aluminum. The OEM dash is a shade lighter then the kit. I showed a friend my dash kit, and he had to ask me which ones were the new pieces. I have had nothing but positive feed back so far. The fit and finish of the kit is top notch. Everything fit perfectly, and the cut outs were very precise. You just have to be very careful when doing the install, and everything will fit fine. Third, I decided to go with the cut outs for symbols as opposed to dash reprints. The other kit I ordered had factory reprint on the outside of the dash. I was not overly impressed with white lettering over an aluminum color, and I have seen pictures of the reprinted text slightly slanted. If you take a look at the passenger side vent, the cut outs seem pretty seamless. The cut outs for the radio were pretty precise, and I believe I will be the only one to know the cut outs are there. Any passengers will be pretty oblivious to the cut outs. I actually had to point them out to my girl friend. Finally, Jason provides amazing customer service. I first sent him an email, and he responded in 1 minute. I asked for a sample and received one 4 days later. I requested samples from 5 different companies, but only received the one sample from Jason.
Overall I am very happy with my dash kit. It added a little something extra to the interior of the car, and I love the way it looks. Finally a quick thanks to Jason for hosting the PICS.
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Well, I finally installed my Aluminum Dash kit from http://www.burtmanindustries.com/ . I have been researching this project for about two months now. I had originally purchased an aluminum kit from another manufacturer, but returned it because I was not happy with the material. There are many dash manufacturers and I recommend not buying one with out a sample. It is very difficult to determine the look of a material without having a sample in your hand. Jason was able to send me a sample with in a few days, where as other companies never sent them.
I will just go into brief detail as to why I went with the Burtman kit. First, it was important to me that I would be able to remove the dash kit, and return my car to stock if I so wished. This kit uses a different adhesive then most, and does not require the use of a promoter. While doing my research I have found that use of a promoter may ruin your dash. The Burtman kit can be completely removed with out harming the original dash. This reason alone is enough to make me buy the Burtman kit. Second, I believe that these kits are the best quality available, and have the closest color match to our OEM aluminum. Although, these kits are not the cheapest, I believe that they are the best flat dash kit available. If I had to quantify it, the dash kit is approximately an 80% to 90% match to our OEM aluminum. The OEM dash is a shade lighter then the kit. I showed a friend my dash kit, and he had to ask me which ones were the new pieces. I have had nothing but positive feed back so far. The fit and finish of the kit is top notch. Everything fit perfectly, and the cut outs were very precise. You just have to be very careful when doing the install, and everything will fit fine. Third, I decided to go with the cut outs for symbols as opposed to dash reprints. The other kit I ordered had factory reprint on the outside of the dash. I was not overly impressed with white lettering over an aluminum color, and I have seen pictures of the reprinted text slightly slanted. If you take a look at the passenger side vent, the cut outs seem pretty seamless. The cut outs for the radio were pretty precise, and I believe I will be the only one to know the cut outs are there. Any passengers will be pretty oblivious to the cut outs. I actually had to point them out to my girl friend. Finally, Jason provides amazing customer service. I first sent him an email, and he responded in 1 minute. I asked for a sample and received one 4 days later. I requested samples from 5 different companies, but only received the one sample from Jason.
Overall I am very happy with my dash kit. It added a little something extra to the interior of the car, and I love the way it looks. Finally a quick thanks to Jason for hosting the PICS.