Write-Up: BD Trims and Sherwood Dash Kit Installation

Guys,
Just noticed something really strange. On the passenger side door overlay, the labeling for the door lock switch is reversed. The word "Lock" is inboard instead of outboard. Caught that when I reached into the window to unlock the door and kept locking it instead. I immediately called and e-mailed www.carid.com, and they are handling it great. They are getting me a replacement overlay for the door, free of charge of course. Wonder how that happened. The driver's side door is correctly labeled.

Whoever made the graphic put the text backwards in Photoshop.

Riv brothers i need an opinion...
i've looked though all the posts (its not like i have nothing better to do its just that i love my baby to much) and i guess sherwood is the best option BUT there are no parts for the rear...is that right?
Now im just concerned because about a year maybe 2 ago i ordered a dash kit for my 01 suzuki xl-7...when i got the shit i wasnt happy at all and after a few days i put it up, took it off right away it was pure sticker dash kit, i never seen such a cheap quality which wasnt even 2D... im not sure but i think it was the BD kit... and im just afraid that its going 2 happen again... but i do have to do something about it because my interior is to much of the same dark tone... thanks to anyone that would read and reply...

vovchik wrote:

Riv brothers i need an opinion...
i've looked though all the posts (its not like i have nothing better to do its just that i love my baby to much) and i guess sherwood is the best option BUT there are no parts for the rear...is that right?
Now im just concerned because about a year maybe 2 ago i ordered a dash kit for my 01 suzuki xl-7...when i got the shit i wasnt happy at all and after a few days i put it up, took it off right away it was pure sticker dash kit, i never seen such a cheap quality which wasnt even 2D... im not sure but i think it was the BD kit... and im just afraid that its going 2 happen again... but i do have to do something about it because my interior is to much of the same dark tone... thanks to anyone that would read and reply...

No pieces for the rear in the Sherwood kit, but the BD kit that Jack installed had some for the rear armrests.

I'm not sure what you want to know, but the Sherwood kit I installed was not a simple sticker.

what about the BD?

vovchik wrote:

what about the BD?

What about it? All I know is what Jack wrote in this thread. It wasn't good. He wasn't that happy with it.

vovchik - If you were able to remove the overlays, it wasn't a BD Trims kit. Those pieces will not come off.

Write the company you're interested in and ask for samples.

If you're willing to ride the hell out of BD Trims and spend months nagging them for replacement pieces, you can eventually get a good dash kit out of them. It won't have the lettering for the window switches, but it will look good. My problem was, I got several pieces with dust in them, and several with damage to the surface that looked like they'd been stacked on top of each other before they were cured. It took a long time to get clean replacement pieces. Some pieces they had to redo 3 time before they could produce a clean copy.

I have one installed piece where the top layer started coming up, just a little, but it hasn't progressed. In another place it looks like the print layer is developing a bumpiness. Neither fault is really noticeable, but neither should have happened at all.

I'm very happy with the final result I got, but Lordy it was a fight getting there.

vovchik wrote:

Riv brothers i need an opinion...
i've looked though all the posts (its not like i have nothing better to do its just that i love my baby to much) and i guess sherwood is the best option BUT there are no parts for the rear...is that right?
Now im just concerned because about a year maybe 2 ago i ordered a dash kit for my 01 suzuki xl-7...when i got the shit i wasnt happy at all and after a few days i put it up, took it off right away it was pure sticker dash kit, i never seen such a cheap quality which wasnt even 2D... im not sure but i think it was the BD kit... and im just afraid that its going 2 happen again... but i do have to do something about it because my interior is to much of the same dark tone... thanks to anyone that would read and reply...

As Jack said you can request samples online from some of these companies.
That will give you an idea of quality and color that you might be thinking about.
If you can live without the pieces for the rear of the car, I liked what i saw of the Sherwood Kit and that is the one I would buy. Just my $0.02.

you see guys i would love the quality of the sherwood kit with the quantity of the BD kit, please tell me theres another option if any of you guys are geminis you would know in what position im at right now...

yea and i dont really have the patience jack has.... ( 2 deal with crappy customer service... ive had enough with fcukin bell and rogers)

I didn't install all the pieces in the BD kit. I wouldn't install all the pieces in the Sherwood kit.

Got the replacement passenger door overlay yesterday, and it was labeled correctly this time. Put it on right away. Had to trash the one that was on there to get it off, but it came off with some prying.

www.carid.com was a pleasure to deal with. They returned my e-mails promptly and expedited the replacement. I give them a big thumbs up, and wouldn't hesitate to give them my business again.

I love all that wood, especially when it follows the natural lines into the door panels (hello GM stylists!!) I just can't get around the 'gaps' that are left between the beautiful new surfaces, and the original-color rings around the gauges, registers, etc...

If they included little concave blackout rings in their package, I'd be all over it!!

Eldo wrote:

I love all that wood, especially when it follows the natural lines into the door panels (hello GM stylists!!) I just can't get around the 'gaps' that are left between the beautiful new surfaces, and the original-color rings around the gauges, registers, etc...

If they included little concave blackout rings in their package, I'd be all over it!!

I guess some of us are more detail oriented than others. The kit makes such a vast improvement in an otherwise bland interior, and that is what I notice most. You could paint the areas you notice most. I think it wouldn't be hard for me to do that now come to think of it. Just have to get the right color.

I think it looks GREAT!!

LARRY70GS wrote:

I guess some of us are more detail oriented than others.

I disagree about being detail oriented, I am ANAL about details!!!
I just think this would be one person’s preference that is different than another person’s preference!

LARRY70GS wrote:

The kit makes such a vast improvement in an otherwise bland interior, and that is what I notice most.

99Rivman wrote:

I think it looks GREAT!!

LARRY70GS wrote:

I guess some of us are more detail oriented than others.

I disagree about being detail oriented, I am ANAL about details!!!
I just think this would be one person’s preference that is different than another person’s preference!

LARRY70GS wrote:

The kit makes such a vast improvement in an otherwise bland interior, and that is what I notice most.

I thought detail oriented sounded better than ANAL

has anyone bought or installed one of these ...if so ..where dod you get yours from? and how do you install it?
one interior shop told me 350 for it and install .

but if i can order it and do it myself..i can save money...thanks

I got my kit from www.carid.com It's a Sherwood kit, and much nicer than the BD kit.

http://www.carid.com/1998-buick-riviera-wood-grain-dash-kits/

dboydakid wrote:

has anyone bought or installed one of these ...if so ..where dod you get yours from? and how do you install it?
one interior shop told me 350 for it and install .

If they're good, pay 'em and be done with it. This job can take time, and you don't want a misaligned piece permanently stuck to your car, or a piece with a bubble trapped underneath (be very careful to work the air out as you lay the piece on, if you do it yourself).

Jack the R wrote:

dboydakid wrote:

has anyone bought or installed one of these ...if so ..where dod you get yours from? and how do you install it?
one interior shop told me 350 for it and install .

If they're good, pay 'em and be done with it. This job can take time, and you don't want a misaligned piece permanently stuck to your car, or a piece with a bubble trapped underneath (be very careful to work the air out as you lay the piece on, if you do it yourself).

I agree, 350.00 installed is a good price. I paid about 250.00 for the kit. Mine was real Rosewood though. The hardest part was the actual dash piece. It consisted of the 2 largest pieces in the kit. I found it easier to completely remove the dash and take it inside to do. You need to take your time when lining it up to get the best fit. Once you press it down, it does not come apart easily. The rest of the install is easy. Most important, is to clean everything with Prep-Sol and rubbing alcohol to get all the wax and Armor-all off, so that you get good adhesion. The Sherwood kit I bought had the lettering labeling the switches. It was a well made kit.

Larry is right...If you do it yourself, remove the dash and go with the Sherwood Kit.

Has anyone ever used 3M 1080 sheets? I think everything would have to be removed to look OK but it would be much less expensive.

Scott:

I had to do a quick Google to learn exactly what you're talking about...I don't see why it wouldn't work and I would be interested to see someone try it.

Sure, you could use that. It would be more work I think, because you would have to cut it to fit around the gauges and switches. It wouldn't be labeled either, but I suppose that you could get around that. I like the wood grain look. I don't see that in the choices. What color would you use?

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ghpcnm wrote:

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That's a lot of work to do a dash! Wonder how durable it is.