Metal or Plastic?
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We ought to be able to make this determination now that people have their cars...
...and yet, people report WILDLY different things.
So here's the question: I take it that the aluminum dash is REAL aluminum and not faux aluminum? It's heavily clear coated, so it makes it feel plasticky to some people?
Now what about these chrome bezels around the gauge pods and vents? Some have said on this site that it's REAL chrome and DEFINITELY not silver painted plastic, which "really, really impressed them." Yet others say it feels cheap and is obviously just plastic.
Well, which is it? Plastic and metal feel very different to the touch, particularly if you tap them. It can't be that difficult to get to the bottom of this, can it?
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...and yet, people report WILDLY different things.
So here's the question: I take it that the aluminum dash is REAL aluminum and not faux aluminum? It's heavily clear coated, so it makes it feel plasticky to some people?
Now what about these chrome bezels around the gauge pods and vents? Some have said on this site that it's REAL chrome and DEFINITELY not silver painted plastic, which "really, really impressed them." Yet others say it feels cheap and is obviously just plastic.
Well, which is it? Plastic and metal feel very different to the touch, particularly if you tap them. It can't be that difficult to get to the bottom of this, can it?
The truth is out there.
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Originally posted by mav@October 26, 2004, 6:28 AM
The aluminum trim seems to be real aluminum. The chrome rings on the other hand is definitely fake.
The aluminum trim seems to be real aluminum. The chrome rings on the other hand is definitely fake.
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The car I sat in, it seemed aluminum... But the reports and posts here are clearly stating that it's real aluminum. Most reports I've read went out of their way stating that all the materials used are the "real deal." The only reason I had so much skepticsm when I first sat in one was how soft it was to the touch. Aluminum is a hard metal but it felt like the soft dash in my Civic *Still wish Ford went with a soft dash as opposed to the hard one*
It is definitely real... If you still don't believe get a metal detector
It is definitely real... If you still don't believe get a metal detector
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Originally posted by SVTJayC@October 26, 2004, 8:57 AM
The aluminum may be real, but its heavily clear coated. It feels really cheesy. The chrome rings are fake.
The aluminum may be real, but its heavily clear coated. It feels really cheesy. The chrome rings are fake.
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Originally posted by Stadifer@October 26, 2004, 11:43 AM
The car I sat in, it seemed aluminum... But the reports and posts here are clearly stating that it's real aluminum. Most reports I've read went out of their way stating that all the materials used are the "real deal." The only reason I had so much skepticsm when I first sat in one was how soft it was to the touch. Aluminum is a hard metal but it felt like the soft dash in my Civic *Still wish Ford went with a soft dash as opposed to the hard one*
It is definitely real... If you still don't believe get a metal detector
The car I sat in, it seemed aluminum... But the reports and posts here are clearly stating that it's real aluminum. Most reports I've read went out of their way stating that all the materials used are the "real deal." The only reason I had so much skepticsm when I first sat in one was how soft it was to the touch. Aluminum is a hard metal but it felt like the soft dash in my Civic *Still wish Ford went with a soft dash as opposed to the hard one*
It is definitely real... If you still don't believe get a metal detector
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Okay, so we've pretty much established that the dash panel is clear coated REAL aluminum.
But I still see contradictions about the gauge bezels - which is it: metal...chrome...plastic...?
"The chrome on the plastic IS real." How can you chrome-plate plastic?! So it's just plastic with silver paint on it, then? That makes more sense, as I can't imagine any manufacturer using real chrome plated metal gauges in this day and age.
I guess that explains why so many remark that the gauge bezels feel really cheap, then.
But I still see contradictions about the gauge bezels - which is it: metal...chrome...plastic...?
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"The chrome on the plastic IS real." How can you chrome-plate plastic?! So it's just plastic with silver paint on it, then? That makes more sense, as I can't imagine any manufacturer using real chrome plated metal gauges in this day and age.
I guess that explains why so many remark that the gauge bezels feel really cheap, then.
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Originally posted by Robert@October 26, 2004, 3:45 PM
"The chrome on the plastic IS real." How can you chrome-plate plastic?! So it's just plastic with silver paint on it, then?
"The chrome on the plastic IS real." How can you chrome-plate plastic?! So it's just plastic with silver paint on it, then?
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