Hi, I own a TR Magna Elite and I am new to this forum too.
My car has done only 55,000KMS excellent interior condition, and perfectly new looking paintwork. My latest spec you will find in the profile. Its a fully optioned magna.

I am looking to do some custom work on the car and I want to remove all my fake woodgrain panels (some of you would have plastic looking ones) and do some work on them. Doesnt anyone know a fool proof way of removing them? I am a little touchy about pulling apart the dash...

the woodgrain crap is only holdin on by 2 screws (not really screws, they are them rabbit earsed things, that just twist off) so u dont need to take your dash off, then there are another 2 scres when u take off the black plastic seround b4 your cluster and above yoyur steering wheel, the little wooden one on the drivers side is onkly held by 2 screws, u will see them when u take off the black plastic cluster thing too, then they just pop out...

Just a sugestion, we all know how crap our woodgrain trims are, anyway in NZ they make a nicer one with a deep clear of laquer or coating, they come up real shiney

hmmm... so I will find the "screws" after taking off the black plastic surround of the instrument cluster? and everything should just come apart and straight forward?

if i had pics i could show u, ermmm...

its quite simple really, just need to work around it and do things slowely

ok... I will give that a shot... I am doing some major custom work to my car and will take sometime... I will keep you guys posted.

OK I got the intrument cluster surround off... and I got the woodgrain bit off the driver side but now I hit a problem... the woodgrain part that extends from the driver side to the passenger side wouldnt come out (well it did a little but now stuck where the center air con and clock is.) Please help... I cant take it out or put it back in... if anyone have picture it'd be nice too. Thanks

What are you gonna do with the woodgrain parts you take off? If ur chucking them out can i have em?

Can i put em on my Exec? anyone know?

The woodgrain panels I am talking about arent really woodgrain its just printed on and it has all faded. I really need help to get the passenger side dash trim off. Its half off at the moment and it wont go back in nor can I take it out. Is it held on by something else? I have taken the screw out next to the intrument cluster.

Theres 2 moe "nuts" behind it, if u take out the glovebox and put your hand up there u would be able to feel them and screw them by hand

Thank you... I now have shiny woodgrain interior... soon woodgrain boot installs as well

Thank you... I now have shiny woodgrain interior... soon woodgrain boot installs as well

SHINEY??? how?? did u do it yourself or did u import the shiny ones from NZ??

Any pics of what it looks like now?

Yes I did it myself. I have finished it now. Here are the photos.
The first photo is what is used to be...

So how did u shine it up soo much??

Looks good mate :)