Whats the deal with Plastics?

[FNKNSTN]

Yeah you can do whatever you want with custom upholstery

[rickerda]

Originally Posted by 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

This thread has several good pictures of the dash
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12040

The plastic around the gauges and on the steering wheel looks cheap, but you can't please everyone all the time.

[SirBrad]

I've always thought glossy wood was tacky.

The inside looks very clean to me.

[SirBrad]

Originally Posted by 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?

Yes definitely. There are always spots.

[Hylton]

Originally Posted by rickerda

The plastic around the gauges and on the steering wheel looks cheap, but you can't please everyone all the time.

I'm a tough customer to please and the more I'm in the intrior, the more I love it. If GM truly wants Chevy to become the entry brand, then all the IP's and door panels should be made of hard plastic to keep the costs down. I would only change that rule for the Corvette.

If you want a soft touch IP and soft door panels, go buy a Cadillac.

[KoTToN]

Originally Posted by greenrail

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.

Thats because when you crashed your faced became friends with the dashboard in the late 60's, so having a soft material was nice. Now when you crash your face hits a big air filled pillow coming at you from all directions, therefore the dash doesnt need to feel like your dr. scholl inserts.

[TongnarSS]

Originally Posted by Hylton

If you want a soft touch IP and soft door panels, go buy a Cadillac.

the problem is not really the "feel" or even the look IMO. its more about when there are temp variances in the cabin and if open the center consul, the cheap hard plastic tends to creak and make noises. this also happens when you are driving along and hit some bumpy road or make a turn in to drive way... you start hearing the dash and everything creaking.... very annoying.

a girl i work with has a CTS and it has the same problem and its only a year old...

honestly i don't care what it feels like because i don't rub my dash while i'm driving but when i am hung over Monday morning and i have the the radio off and i'm trying to have a quite ride to work i will start hear creaks from the panels and dash...

[NAHURRY]

Originally Posted by SirBrad

I've always thought glossy wood was tacky.

The inside looks very clean to me.

Very tacky!....The camaro int. is pure camaro...I love it!

[KoTToN]

i have an 05 silverado with a hard dash and never hear any creeks, even when driving over a 30 min dirt road to our place in havasu.

[MrIcky]

Originally Posted by 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? ...

Eye of the beholder- you gotta look and make your own decisions on that.

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?

You can change just about anything in a car if you have the cash to do so

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

It doesn't look cheap- it looks competitive with the cars it's designed to compete against. However if you compare a 35000 Camaro to a 35000 Volvo, BMW, Audi (insert upscale brand here) the Camaro comes up a little short. However the Camaro has a lot of other things going for it. The only thing I really don't like about the Camaro interior (and most modern Chevy's) is that they insist on a unique stereo with way too much integration so you have to pop 150 just to get the 'right' harness. Otherwise, I like them a lot.

And that's my opinion- and I'm sticking too it.

[Blakout]

Originally Posted by MrIcky

It doesn't look cheap- it looks competitive with the cars it's designed to compete against. However if you compare a 35000 Camaro to a 35000 Volvo, BMW, Audi (insert upscale brand here) the Camaro comes up a little short. However the Camaro has a lot of other things going for it. The only thing I really don't like about the Camaro interior (and most modern Chevy's) is that they insist on a unique stereo with way too much integration so you have to pop 150 just to get the 'right' harness. Otherwise, I like them a lot.

Yeah, it's got a lot of things going for it that most other Volvos, BMWs, and Audis have going for them. I bet it would smoke them in a quarter mile, both cars bone stock.

[slick rick]

Originally Posted by 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?

Yeah, I noticed the same thing.

[jdurhan]

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.

I think interiors are great, go sit in one and decide for yourself. I've had SL500s, an assortment of BMWs, Corvettes... and I think the Camaro interior is a homerun for GM.

[rudack]

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.

Too funny!

To each their own. Interior was perfect for my tastes.