One thing I never liked about the CBA GT-R ( which Nissan must have known since they corrected it with the DBA) is the cheap, black rubber background for the radio/ac controls. It's RIGHT THERE in front of you, why couldn't Nissan do something about it from the getgo? The car is jam packed with technology and yet the one thing that stares you in the face every day is the cheap centre control panel.
I knew I wanted something in flat black (dry) carbon, but couldn't decide on which solution. I spent a lot of money getting real replacement CF door panels and console made for my NSX which did not age well. The console spiderweb-cracked after a few summers and the door switchgear panels warped. The bolts holding them all in place popped out after a while too. Very frustrating. My philosophy is nothing beats oem. i prefer a wrap or a adhesive panel fitted over the original console. I looked at the DBA console but found out its just a well made stick on piece. I looked into fake CF wraps, but I saw a few jobs and didn't like the risk of creases or them pulling apart after a few years of extreme temperature fluctuations.
I decided on a set of window switchgear and centre console piece from RSW of Japan
Their pieces are really well made --as good as anything from the factory. Theres a review by David Yu of GTROC HERE
eBay also have a lot of Chinese made CF stick on pieces and even though they were cheaper by about 20% I saw a couple of them on other cars and they did not have the same fitment, sported rough edges and generally cheapened an already cheap interior feature.
So a quick text message to my good friend Daryl at Tunerlab, $570.65 via PayPal and these arrived 2 weeks later:
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