Whats the deal with Plastics?

[Rocky918]

ok first off, I have yet to see the interior of a camaro with my own eyes... i have only seen the outside passing by on the street... i keep reading about how certain plastic panals looks very cheap and some other plastics also? ...

so what exactly is this plastic panal... or ugly looking plastics that i keep hearing about... does anyone have pics? and is it possible to modify this and change it to idk, gloosy wood or leather covered plastic, or something that doesnt look as cheap?

im a big fan of this car and i kind of dont believe that something on it looks cheap

[Hylton]

We have plenty of pictures here showing the interior. I can tell you that most people who see the interior (import owners) love the interior.

[FenwickHockey65]

There are people out there who apparently fondle their interior panels while driving. They don't think the plastics are soft enough.

[Blakout]

My favorite thing about the interior overall is that this interior is entirely specific to the Camaro. There is no interior on any other GM car, or any car for that matter, that even comes close to looking like this one. GM did a spectacular job designing this car. Shows what you can really do in 8 years' time.

Challenger interior =

[Bentley78]

There is not much going on in front of the passenger seat.

[MerlinZero]

the interior panels, some people find too hard and not ergonomic enough. Mine has been nothing but awesome. Also... easy to clean, and dust.

[Hylton]

Originally Posted by Blakout

My favorite thing about the interior overall is that this interior is entirely specific to the Camaro. There is no interior on any other GM car, or any car for that matter, that even comes close to looking like this one. GM did a spectacular job designing this car. Shows what you can really do in 8 years' time.

Challenger interior =

Yeah but the Equinox has borrowed a thing or two from this car and a thing or two from the Buick SUV and mixed it together.

[2010cantwait]

Originally Posted by Bentley78

There is not much going on in front of the passenger seat.

But who really spends a lot of time in that seat anyway? It doesn't look bad at all though.

[greenrail]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

There are people out there who apparently fondle their interior panels while driving. They don't think the plastics are soft enough.

My friend, I am sorry, but i disagree with you. This arguement has been going on since the first days the Camaro was under development. I pretty much remained neutral on the issue. But there are a lot of people, who percieve hard plastic dashes as cheap. It is that plain and simple. I goes way back to the old days when padded dashes were first coming into vogue during the '50's.

It was a sign of luxury and upper level models. When the FEDs added many crash requirements, virtually every dash made during the late '60s and through mostly until the early to mid 2000's had soft materials on the dash.

I remember when I was a kid a cushion (i.e. Padded) dash was a pretty darn nice upper level addition to any auto.

It isn't about fondling the dash. Its about perception of quality. Take a look at the latest Malibu. That to me is one of the best looking dashes of recent GM products.

But, I guess we will just have to disagree. That's what makes this site a good one as long as disagreement is kept civil.

[Blakout]

Originally Posted by Hylton

Yeah but the Equinox has borrowed a thing or two from this car and a thing or two from the Buick SUV and mixed it together.

True, but what I was kind of referring to was how all Chrysler vehicles have the same interior. I swear, the first time I saw a Challenger dash, I died a little inside. The first thing in my mind was my mom's Sebring looking almost identical aside from color. That cured me on the Challenger, pity because the exterior of that one is beautiful.

[Hylton]

Originally Posted by Blakout

True, but what I was kind of referring to was how all Chrysler vehicles have the same interior. I swear, the first time I saw a Challenger dash, I died a little inside. The first thing in my mind was my mom's Sebring looking almost identical aside from color. That cured me on the Challenger, pity because the exterior of that one is beautiful.

Yeah - that's pretty pathetic.

[Mosher]

OH NOES!! TEH INSIDEZ OF TEH CAMAROZ IZ HARD PLASTICZ!!

Really, I sat in one, next to a guy who complained "This IP needs to be Soft" To which I asked him "Do you feel this up or something as you go down the road?" It just makes no sense to me. The interior is fine, The only negative about it is that the passenger side is a little sparse, but if your Shotgun passenger is bored make em read off the center gauges to you!

[5thGenCamaroChick]

The only complaint I have with the interior materials is wherever you touch them it leaves some kind of white residue (alright, keep the jokes clean! ). Seriously though, I find myself having to clean the console cover where my elbow rests and the door panels way more than I'd like. What gives? I don't wear a bunch of lotion or anything. Anybody else notice this?

[Dr Jkel]

This car is AWESOME, Simply Awesome, pretty much ANY car you but today has plastic interior, even if you are buying a Woody Station wagon, the days of metal dash boards are over. The question I have is if the could come up with something different, say Carbon Fiber, what you pay the extra money. Remember this is a production vehicle not a one off show car. While I do not pretend to be an expert on automotive design I truly think that this car is Awesome from the front fascia to the tailpipes. The quality and care that is taken by the fine folks in Oshawa is simply amazing.

And will I am on the rant one more thing. If you purchased a car you never saw it's your fault. I did and I love it, but there were plenty of shows available to go and see this car in person so if you spent 35 k without looking please don't complain, you had the opportunity to go and look. May have not wanted to spend the money to go but there was an opportunity.

It just annoys me a little that there is so much complaint over this wonderful car, It is a First year model and there will be issues, so what, they will fix them. The only car I have ever saw that was perfect was a Riddler Award Winner, before it was drove.

OK I'm better now, lol