Model S Dash Trim impressions

[efusco]

Seeing lots of talk about exterior paint color impressions, one thread on the textile interior, but no significant discussion of the dash trim materials. I'm concerned, in particular, about whether the Piano Black is shiny cheap fingerprint showing stuff, or if it looks nice and has a little texture to it to prevent fingerprints.

Leaning toward an interior upgrade to leather and a textured dash material, but would like some real world impressions from some of you who've seen the various materials in real life.


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[Zextraterrestrial]

I thought the newer textured lacewood was nice (Dolphin grey car). It was completely different than the lacewood of the car I rode in back in October.
Piano is very glossy, the lacewood was a matte and had some hand carved look to it almost

[AnOutsider]

I was going for lacewood, but found the version in the car to be a bit "meh". Carbon Fiber doesn't look as "boy racer" as I'd feared it might, and is actually quite nice, though it still doesn't photograph well IMO.

The piano black unfortunately is a fingerprint magnet. It was my backup on the lacewood and there was a beta at the event that had it. I asked the guy manning the car if the current glossy state was because people were wiping it down all day (though, I hadn't seen anyone doing it) and he said it absolutely was. He said he has one in a showroom at the store he works at and it's a huge PITA to keep the finger prints off. As someone did note, however, it's much less scratch-prone than it would seem.

The matte obeche with white leather looks really good. I haven't been able to see it with a black interior to know if it still flows, but that, and white leather grew on me heavily this weekend.

[jerry33]

Seeing lots of talk about exterior paint color impressions, one thread on the textile interior, but no significant discussion of the dash trim materials. I'm concerned, in particular, about whether the Piano Black is shiny cheap fingerprint showing stuff, or if it looks nice and has a little texture to it to prevent fingerprints.

Leaning toward an interior upgrade to leather and a textured dash material, but would like some real world impressions from some of you who've seen the various materials in real life.

I am not so concerned about the fingerprints, which can be wiped off, as I am about the shiny, which you can't do anything about. Just the small chrome ring around the starter button in the Prius blinds me when the sun is just right--and just right happens more frequently then you might think. I am concerned that the piano black will do the same thing only on a larger scale. I really hope I don't have to get one of those furry dash covers (do they even sell those anymore) to get rid of the problem.

I thought about going to leather, even though I dislike leather immensely, but unless you get the performance version, you don't get the really great textured dash material--only wood.

My real hope is that by the time my number rolls around these implementation foobars will be fixed.

[ExhilR8]

I've ordered mine with carbon fiber and white leather. Nice to hear the carbon fiber doesn't look bad, hope it works with white leather and a silver exterior.

[efusco]

I was going for lacewood, but found the version in the car to be a bit "meh". Carbon Fiber doesn't look as "boy racer" as I'd feared it might, and is actually quite nice, though it still doesn't photograph well IMO.

The piano black unfortunately is a fingerprint magnet. It was my backup on the lacewood and there was a beta at the event that had it. I asked the guy manning the car if the current glossy state was because people were wiping it down all day (though, I hadn't seen anyone doing it) and he said it absolutely was. He said he has one in a showroom at the store he works at and it's a huge PITA to keep the finger prints off. As someone did note, however, it's much less scratch-prone than it would seem.

The matte obeche with white leather looks really good. I haven't been able to see it with a black interior to know if it still flows, but that, and white leather grew on me heavily this weekend.

Is #5 the Lacewood? It looks quite nice.


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[Jason S]

Yes, #5 is lacewood. And the last one.

Lacewood is a tricky one; it seems to be shifting in different pictures. My theory is they have different Lacewoods used for different interior color schemes, but I could be wrong.

[efusco]

Yes, #5 is lacewood. And the last one.

Lacewood is a tricky one; it seems to be shifting in different pictures. My theory is they have different Lacewoods used for different interior color schemes, but I could be wrong.

Thanks. I hadn't really given that a fair look before. Would like to see it side by side with the obeche.


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[AnOutsider]

Here's a few more I found on my camera:

[bbmertz]

Thanks for all of the pictures, Outsider. Were all of your last photos showing the Lacewood (excluding the first CF picture)? If so, did it have a lot of 3D texture? When I saw it in an old beta it was extremely bumpy, yet the sample at the LA event was smooth. Your photos also make it look more light brown in color that the fairly brownish-black simple. Currently, I'm leaning toward the matte Obeche trim with either black or tan leather.