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HIlls Made Wood Veneer for M3?
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adayley
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We got our two center consoles and they look great. Walnut for my M3 and purple heart for my wife’s MY. @KenC shared pictures of his and my installations.
We also ordered the dash covers but they have not yet shipped. The company CEO has been in active communication by email. He says they are still figuring out how to do the dash because it is one long, thin, bendy piece. There is no time estimate on the dash cover. But, I’m happy to wait for the dash cover, given the great center console product.
adayley
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Photos of my center console unboxing and finished installations are here: Hills Made Center Console Cover
Yes I received the wood wrap for our MY this week. Planning to put on this weekend.
adayley
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Important tip: The adhesive is extremely grabby and strong. Be careful to align the panel well because once it’s on, it’s not moving.
Received my walnut console covers last week from Hill's Made. It is finely crafted, was relatively easy to install myself and goes beautifully with the factory dash trim. The company owner was quick to reply to any questions we had.
This photo shows it installed.
This photo shows it installed.
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I just installed the dash cover and console cover with success. With the first console kit I received, the middle piece was 5mm too narrow i.e. the piece in front of the drink rings. You can see this in one of the pics posted above. I emailed the seller, and he said they modified this in later runs. Also the color was noticeably lighter than the dash cover which came 2 months later. He sent me a replacement console kit which was perfectly sized and also better matched the shade of the dash cover.
adayley
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I ordered mine in light maple. I got a tracking number almost immediately, along with the owner's email thanking me for the purchase.
The shipment is in France right now, and I expect I will receive it by Friday.
On a side note, before I discovered Hills Made, I embarked on a project to do real wood maple veneer cover for the rear AC vent cover (passenger vents with USB). That finished well, but it was very precise work demanding a lot of patience and trial and error. I sanded the veneer, and was just about ready to apply the clear coat, when I came across these guys through a google search. The light maple they have on the website seems to be a tiny bit lighter than what I have built for the vent cover. SO my solution is to clear coat the cover with slight white tint added to the clear coat. (won't be so clear, that coat!) Through trial and error (I have lot of left over veneer pieces) I will get it to exactly match Hills Made.
I am also planning to clear coat (no tint) the pieces I receive from Hills. I will sand and buff polish everything to a mirror finish, and my dream interior will finally be realized!
I will update this thread with pictures when the project is finished.
The shipment is in France right now, and I expect I will receive it by Friday.
On a side note, before I discovered Hills Made, I embarked on a project to do real wood maple veneer cover for the rear AC vent cover (passenger vents with USB). That finished well, but it was very precise work demanding a lot of patience and trial and error. I sanded the veneer, and was just about ready to apply the clear coat, when I came across these guys through a google search. The light maple they have on the website seems to be a tiny bit lighter than what I have built for the vent cover. SO my solution is to clear coat the cover with slight white tint added to the clear coat. (won't be so clear, that coat!) Through trial and error (I have lot of left over veneer pieces) I will get it to exactly match Hills Made.
I am also planning to clear coat (no tint) the pieces I receive from Hills. I will sand and buff polish everything to a mirror finish, and my dream interior will finally be realized!
I will update this thread with pictures when the project is finished.
I just ordered the center console and dash veneer in ebony. Company said door panels for Gen2 model 3 are coming within the next few weeks.
Does.this.match the original.color or Is it lighter? I'd like a LIGHT almost almond shade.
adayley
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The walnut is barely lighter than the standard wood dash. Some might say the difference is so little it is not worth buying the walnut dash cover. I like it, though.
jebinc
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I installed the Hills console product in my 2022 MYP. The company was great to work with; communication was excellent. Product looks and installs as advertised. Would purchase from them again! Quality product. Transformed my MYP!
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I’m happy you had a good experience, mine wasn’t good concerning the quality of the product. My driver side door trim was misshaped and doesn’t stick properly. Also my dash trim doesn’t stay down either, it comes up at the ends. I followed the instruction videos verbatim with two people and still no success. Luckily i live in socal so I’m going the RPM Tesla route and letting them do the install.
