I've got wood

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RaceDiagnostics

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450SL XK8
But the colour is not quite right.

Has enyone had any experience in changing the shade of the wood in the car. I want to take it to the same as the new shift knob.

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Mr TV (malcolm) did this on his new shape SL over the complete wood trim you maybe able to google it?

It looked great when done.
 
The knob is walnut , the dash is zebrano , will it ever look the same ?

Easier to buy a zebrano knob surely ?
 
I wondered what this thread was about when I first saw it!:D
 
Later 107's had walnut , you might get a set of wood from a later car being broken ?
 
I would try to get the gearknob coloured/changed to match the rest of the wood, unless you are unhappy with the zabrano.

I assume SLC came with burl wood so you may be able to easily find one from a breaker, as Derek says above many SLs had burl wood, mine included.

Maybe you might be able to do a trade with someone else who has walnut and wants zebrano. thats not a hint though; i like my burl :)
 
I love the lipstick red interior! Must admit personally I think it would be enhanced if all the zebrano was replaced by walnut......
 
clearly this is in need of a sleek modern vinyl carbon sticker job :)

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I found some new veneer kits for a few hundred dollars on ebay but am not sure about them, so its not going to get to the top of the to do list for a while, so in the meantine I got busy with a pot of £5 coloured varnish. Not perfect but it will do till I can find some veneer in a breaker in the UK.
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