Factory wook kit on LR3

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lacarruk1

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DJJeffT said:
WOW! Got my kit today and it took me about 25 minutes to install it and it looks amazing!

Matt, thanks for the lead.

Ironically, the dealer got THEIR new kits witht he adheasive in them this week also, but I'll be getting a refund check in the mail.

Thanks

Jeff
What did you end up paying for your kit?
 
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DJJeffT

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lacarruk1 said:
What did you end up paying for your kit?

$795 plus the core charge.

I got the center console and the right and left vents.

Dealer was gonna charge me alomst the same for the stick on kind.

SOOOOO glad I didnt go that route.

Jeff
 
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Matt_Grim2

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DJJeffT said:
WOW! Got my kit today and it took me about 25 minutes to install it and it looks amazing!

Matt, thanks for the lead.

Ironically, the dealer got THEIR new kits witht he adheasive in them this week also, but I'll be getting a refund check in the mail.

Thanks

Jeff


Jeff, Glad you love the kit as much as i do, It really is amazing how much better it is than the factory kit...

My only concern was rattles in the center dash but i haven't gotten any yet, let me know if yours is the same...

MAtt
 
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lacarruk1

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DJJeffT said:
$795 plus the core charge.

I got the center console and the right and left vents.

Dealer was gonna charge me alomst the same for the stick on kind.

SOOOOO glad I didnt go that route.

Jeff

When you say Center Console, do you mean the piece around the radio or the piece around the stick shift with the cupholders?
 
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Matt_Grim2

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lacarruk1 said:
When you say Center Console, do you mean the piece around the radio or the piece around the stick shift with the cupholders?

It is the Peice Around the Radio, The Piece around the stick shift and cupholders is 2 seperate pieces that cost additional...

Any more ?'s just ask, or if you want the link to pictures of it installed ?
 
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UnbrknCh8n

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Matt_Grim2 said:
...Any more ?'s just ask, or if you want the link to pictures of it installed ?

I doubt that I would want it in my LR3, but I would be interested in seeing pictures of it installed.

thanks
 
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Matt_Grim2

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UnbrknCh8n said:
I doubt that I would want it in my LR3, but I would be interested in seeing pictures of it installed.

thanks


Here is the link to pictures of it installed... (note i haven't been able to take pictures of the wheel installed yet as my car is still in the dealer w/ that install and first serive)

http://www.albumtown.com/showalbum....9722&uuid=23427

I will be posting pictures on monday in that album once i pick it up from the dealer...

Also there is another thread in this forum that details the woodgrain more...
 
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lacarruk1

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Matt_Grim2 said:
Well i got the Whole Package today
1) The 8 Peice Woodgrain Kit For An HSE
2) 2 Peice Steering Wheel
3) Shift Knob

Next up was the dash, This was a little hard because i would pull but it didn't seem to want to pop off so i pushed a small screwdriver up under and it seem that ontop of the snaps that hold it on there are these 2 big peices of foam with what looks like to be electrical tape on top so they stuck and were no rattles, after a few more minutes that was off, poped off the 2 air vents and then when i got the woodgrain peice i saw that they had the foam with tape too, so you pull off the top and the pop in the air vent peices and snap the whole dash back on... push a little and it is so tight looks like it came from the factory that way, 500 % better than the factory stick on kit...

I just got my woodkit and had a question for you. Is this the CENTER CONSOLE (Around Radio) you are talking about? Because the one I got from ASPSIS does not have the foam with tape on it. I may have to take it off of my core piece when I remove it?

Also - Your steering wheel: Did it look like the metal center (stripped at this point) look a bit old or shiny and new?
 
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Matt_Grim2

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lacarruk1 said:
I just got my woodkit and had a question for you. Is this the CENTER CONSOLE (Around Radio) you are talking about? Because the one I got from ASPSIS does not have the foam with tape on it. I may have to take it off of my core piece when I remove it?

Also - Your steering wheel: Did it look like the metal center (stripped at this point) look a bit old or shiny and new?

Yes when I say Center Console (Around Radio) is what I am talking about, Yes mine had foam tape just like the core... I think it would be to hard to remove from cores without ripping, you can just go to Wal-mart and get one sided foam tape and put on...

My wheel was shiny and new, not like polished steel but You could tell it was new, look at my album, i have a picture of it uninstalled as my LR3 is still in the dealer...
 
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lacarruk1

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What do you mean 2-piece steering wheel?

Matt_Grim2 said:
Well i got the Whole Package today
1) The 8 Peice Woodgrain Kit For An HSE
2) 2 Peice Steering Wheel
3) Shift Knob

First I Unpackaged Everything layed it all out and then went about taking the original dash apart, this is wear it gets scary they tell you to just grab and pull it right off, but it was nerve racking to pull the dash apart on my brand new 56k LR3... But i did it any way and it was as easy as what they said, each of the air vents pop off, then you have to unscrew the cupholder on the left and screw it into the woodpeice snap back in the air vent then put in back on the dash, the same with the left one just this time it is screwing on the lighting switch, each took about 10 minutes. Next up was the dash, This was a little hard because i would pull but it didn't seem to want to pop off so i pushed a small screwdriver up under and it seem that ontop of the snaps that hold it on there are these 2 big peices of foam with what looks like to be electrical tape on top so they stuck and were no rattles, after a few more minutes that was off, poped off the 2 air vents and then when i got the woodgrain peice i saw that they had the foam with tape too, so you pull off the top and the pop in the air vent peices and snap the whole dash back on... push a little and it is so tight looks like it came from the factory that way, 500 % better than the factory stick on kit...

Next up for me was the cup holder and around the shift knob peice, this is were it got difficult, first there is the black peice around the shift knob that pops off then the grey plastice around the terrain response and shift knob, that pops off then just like the dash there are about 4 metal brakets and some of the foam take, so you just pull a little and it all pops off, then you have to feed the other 2 plastic peices through the hole in the big peice pop in the new woodgrain peice and it looks amazing, i will try to post pictures here soon, this part took about 15 mintues for the dash and 30 minutes for the cupholder part... Next up was the shift knob, I pushed down and turned to the left and when i did so i heard a big snap, i just said what the heck here the plastic peice that extends from the shift knob snapped in half, so there is a 6 inch peice of plastic that broke off and fell down into the car, so i guess i am out the $100 deposit on this item, but then i realized i couldn't move my car and it was stuck in park, so for the next hour i fooled aournd with 2 peices of wire and finally grabbed onto it and pulled it out, and when i got it out i saw that the peice was defective and had 2 crakes in it and i broke it on the 3rd crake that was in it, so i called up my dealer and told them what happened and they agreed front me the deposit if i brought the broken peice over and showed they the crakes so i will do this tomorrow... but here is where is got fun, I opened up the box that was labeled LR3 Wood Shift Knob and they had screwed up and put a Range Rover Shift Knob in that box so now my car is not drivable for at least the next 2 days because i called the company but they were closed for the day so i e-mailed them and will call tomorrow telling them to send out the new shift knob overnight so i can drive my car... (i will let you know what pans out)... so after all of this it was onto the steering wheel, being the bright 20 year old college student i am i could not get it off no matter how hard i tried so once i get my new shift knob installed i have a buddy who owns a shop and called him up and he will do the wheel... once this is all done i will post pictures...

I will wait till i hear from them about the shift knob before i package up the factory peices and mail them back so i can get back my deposits...

Overall i would say the install is easy if you just have a little patience and are comfortable taking apart for $56k Car's dash : ) the only hard part was the cup holder assemble but the total time i would say was about 1 hour... the 4 door switches only took like 2-3 mintues each... The Wheel is a different story but my buddy says most people have them installed and don't do them themselves...

So other than my defective Shift Knob everything was ok... once i get than put on and the wheel i will post pictures...

Let me know if you got any more ?'s

Matt - My steering wheel they shipped is 1 piece. What do you mean by 2 piece steering wheel?
 

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