My 1997 A4 2.8 Quattro has the optional extra wallnut / wood trim. Thsi is fine i guess if you are a middle / late aged man and enjoy this kind of thing.

I am 25 though, and i love the car, but this is the only thing I hate about it.

I noticed a lot of it seems to be just stuck ontop of the standard carbon look trim. Can i safely remove it, or is ther ea good risk I will cause damage ?

whats the best way to remove it ? which parts can i remove ? all of it, or just the long pieces, the part around the AC controlls and stereo dont seem to be stuck on top of carbon trim like the rest of it is.

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks

 

can we get pics?!? it shouldnt be covering cf trim or it'd be aftermarket... I love the woodgrain in my car and I am only 21.... different people have different tastes, but I think it adds a nice little touch to the interior.

 

Fair play, I apreciate some people like the wood trim.

I will take photos today and post them later on (its only 7am here in the uk)

 

I wish I was there, thatd mean in 3 hours I could go get my paycheck and go grab my keg.

 

i think ur wood layer on ur trim is peeling then casue its just a thin covering of wood, i belive
im not a fan of wood trim i like the aluminum trim i have
but i rather have carbon fiber
i like the sporty look i guess

 

its actualy quite thick stuff, its not peeling, but you cna see the carbon fibre trim kind of own the side of it. Ile post photos in a couple of hour sile take them when i take my mrs to work

1 more quick wuestion in the meantime. How di I set the digital clock on the DIS ? I figured out the analogue clock, but no clue on the digital one.

Thanks

 

On closer inspection i think it is a kit somone has added, its made of pretty thick stuff though:

what do you guys think ?

Dash + Drivers Door - http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00009cq5.jpg
Drivers Door - http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00010ej1.jpg
Center - http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00011cj5.jpg
Ash Tray open - http://img100.imageshack.us/my.php?i...sc00012sx9.jpg
Cetner @ an angle - http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00013yo6.jpg
Back doors are the same - http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00014aq5.jpg

 

Its hard to see the pics...Might want to take them again.

 

its a trim kit. they are adhesive backed pieces of material that were put over the stock pieces. And that material is not cf it is some silver material. I believ to get it off you would have to pull the oem pieces off and pretty much go throught the same steps as debadging , no fun if you want a different lok when your done with that try this. they overlay the whole piece http://www.exoticwooddash.com/coating.asp

 

Its definately aftermarket, I have woodgrain in my car, except it doesn't go over the ashtray, and thats how I could tell in your pictures, you can see it sticking out from the ashtray.