Piano black dash retrofitted today

[adam1985]

fancy putting up a pic of the piano black in the daylight?

[ranski]

Get the Roll hoops and door handles finished in piano black

Thinking about it. How are yours holding up? Went with your recommendation, actually - Wicked Coatings - for the dash and they've done a great job, but it's lacquered, not hydrodipped. I'm guessing the plastic bits would have to be dipped.

1 year on, both the dash, door handles and roll hoops are as they were, apart from a few scratch's from using the wrong cleaning cloth (mine also have lacquer layer on top of the piano black)

[ben g]

Thanks for all the comments. Don't know what it is about the aluminum - everybody likes it except Z4 owners!

If you don't mind me asking, how much did it cost you to get them coated?

£135, inc surface prep and delivery. It's a decent finish - some very light orange peel on a couple of edges, but the main surfaces are excellent. Not sure how well it will hold up, but the OEM finish isn't exactly bullet proof so I don't mind too much if it gets a little scratched.

Thats pretty cheap tbh. I'd have expected it to be about £200!

Might email them to get mine done now. Hate the aluminium dash with a passion!

[MrPT]

Here we go:

[Worcester_spoon]

I have a plan to visit wicked coatings this winter and get all the trim, door handles, roll hoops and possibly door mirrors hydro dipped. Wondering if CF effect might be a bit much, but also thinking it might look awesome!!

[Worcester_spoon]

Piano black looks awesome BTW MrPT

[Danderton]

Looks awesome mate. Is that the spare dash set I sold you last year?

Dan

[Bad_Pritt]

Looks great but would never consider it as due to static electricity it really attracts a lot of dust

[mmm-five]

Looks great but would never consider it as due to static electricity it really attracts a lot of dust

It doesn't seem to attract dust any more than the other plastics in the car - it's just more noticeable on the glossy finish.

I simply wipe mine with a dampened microfibre cloth and a spritz of quick detailer.

[Wyldie85]

Very nice sir! A good job done!

On another point...where are your mats from please?
These look very good for keeping the winter filth at bay!

[Bad_Pritt]

Looks great but would never consider it as due to static electricity it really attracts a lot of dust

It doesn't seem to attract dust any more than the other plastics in the car - it's just more noticeable on the glossy finish.

I simply wipe mine with a dampened microfibre cloth and a spritz of quick detailer.

OK, maybe I'm just too lazy

[Sae]

Wow that's sweet

[Dale_B]

Very nice

[MrPT]

On another point...where are your mats from please?
These look very good for keeping the winter filth at bay!

They are the lesser spotted OEM rubber mats. There must be a few sets knocking around somewhere. Maybe try the parts department of Sopers of Lincoln - normally very forum-friendly.

They are excellent mats but have one stupid feature. The bit which suffers the most abuse - the bit under the driver's heels - is inexplicably covered by a small section of carpet.

Looks awesome mate. Is that the spare dash set I sold you last year?

Yes Dan. Didn't take me very long to do something with it, did it?!