I spotted this Woody on a dealer's lot in Sarasota! There was no window sticker so I do not know how much they are asking. Thought it was kind of cool! 8)
http://home.tampabay.rr.com/sunstoke/woody_element.htm

I think it's kind of homely myself.

Funny how I told my wife that the Element looked like the truck with wood paneling in the series Lassie...wow I'm so old....Jesus was in my year book......http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/330000-330999/330576_5.jpg

Hey a Morris Traveller - haven't seen one of those in a long time!

While I definitely like the idea of the Element as a woody, that particular one is kind of... tacked on? I don't know, the "wood" reminds me of peel 'n stick tile flooring. Below is a mock-up of a woody element I made a while ago... I'd be thrilled if Honda came out with a "special edition" woody element like that!

http://www.aykew.com/woody.jpg

EWWWW! That Wood-E is AWFUL looking! Like someone said, a peel-and-apply tile floor. Or worse, a peel-and-apply wood parquet!! BLAH!

Ger

Don't care for the way the black one looks, but would love to see a woody model!

BTW one of the reasons I went for the SOP is the faint reminder of the old surfin woodies from my youth.

I hope those wood panels are just MAGNETIC! :shock:

The panels look like they are plastic decals. I do think that it's a good idea in theory, but the style is a little funky.

The wood-E is awful. I hope the E doesn't become the PT Cruiser of 2003 with every fat, balding 60 year old male trying to do something to their E to differentiate it from the next one.

What next, an E with a Rolls Royce grille.

The Woody was great in its day. Leave it there.

Barf.

Drew

(p.s. new comments shouted at me this weekend ... - "Nice truck! I thought it was ugly before, but I like it in that color!" and my new favorite.. "Dude! Is that a Ford? It's SWEET!")

Clark Griswold-mobile to me. haha

The first one has a wood shape size that reminds me of the old wooden motor boats.

I like it for that reason.

Ed

:?: Does anyone have any info on companies that produce woodgrain side panel/door kits for the Element. I think it would look great!

go to "interior" or "E-ssesories" boards. I saw it somewhere.

There some sold on Ebay that are easy to find.

I think this person is inquiring about the availability of EXTERIOR wood grain door kits - like a Woody.

AFAIK - there's nothing yet (thank goodness IMHO) :lol:

Yes, my mistake.

the easiet way that you are going to achieve this look is to go to a sign shop (one of the "instant sign" places) and buy some woodgrain patterned vinyl.

assuming they do vehicle lettering and etc (is there a sign shop that doesnt?) they can install it for you as well.

There are a number of patterns available... If the shop doesnt have what you want available, you could also order a roll of it yourself from somewhere like www.beacongraphics.com and take it to them (sign store) or a window tint shop and have them install it.

hope that helps

I don't think wood grain panels fit the E style. Maybe on the PT cruiser but NOT the E. If you want wood grain panels on a car buy a station wagon and call yourself Grizwald!!!

Bill Engval, does a bit on one of his CD's where his wife bought a car (a minivan) without consulting him. He calls the minivan the "goobermobile" and says, "and to complete the whole goober image she got the simulated wood paneling, NO!!!!!!!!"

My kids are in middle school but when they were in ELEMENTary school we'd play a game on trips. You got points for being the first person to see specific cars. Over years most of the types of cars have changed except one: Goobermobiles.

Don't mean to offend you, but I have to agree with Engval

The Wagon Queen Family Truckster LOL

thought you guys might want to check this out... didn't know if this was posted already or not...

PT Woody Honda Element Styling Kits (http://www.vwwoody.com/Products/honda_element/exterior_products/he001w/he001w.htm)

When I first saw the Element I told my wife that it kind of looked like a woody of the 21st century. I hope she doesn't notice when I put the panels on :D

That's cool. I was just commenting to my wife a few days ago that someone needs to come out with a woody kit for the E. Would like to see what it looks like on SOP.

$500 is kind of steep though, at least after the long list of accessories I've already purchased.

eKennedy

Very interesting. I like the looks of the sweep kits as well.

Why didn't they make it to fit the entire doors?

It looks kinda cheesy to me to have the little bit of door showing...

but that's just my .02

No thanks!!!

Ugh, kinda reminds me of a mullet for cars.

"cut the mullet"
"burn the woody"

I personaly don't mine it, but this is a Honda(Japanesse brand), not PT Crusier, Estate Wagon and the least of them all Jeep Grand Wagoneer.

First, someone at this forum wants to put a seven slot after market grill, now this.

If I wants a Woody car, I would bought the PT Looser already.

Yep, "cheezy" thats the word. If it fit the entire doors, it might be ok. The way it is made is very unattractive and for $499. I don't see them selling many of these.

seeing as how grey plastic cladding is the "woody" of our time (well, my time, I'm guessing a lot of the people who want the woody package now were there the first time woody was popular) adding a woody package seems like over-kill to me. But that's just me.

And I agree with ELMNTL, how tough would it be to go that extra 3-4 inches and make it fit the whole door??

I used to own a 1975 Country Squire which was yellow with the vinyl woodsiding and a brown vinyl interior. It looked great on that car I don't think i'd be able to look at it if it was just one large yellow Ford. I loved that car...so I was hoping to like this kit but its just too much! Hmm I hope noone gets the idea to put a Simulated conv. roof or vinyl roof or the fake rolls grill for the Element!

Its too bad that they didn't design some kind of new woody add on for the Element instead of just making the PT Cruiser one bigger. I do like the wood strip in the back, and it does look okay on the black E, but my EBP wouldn't go for it. Or if they can give me a different wood choice, it would be even better.

Maybe someone can make a magnetic banner in the design of the woody panels, and with flames, or other decal/paint designs, but make it magnetic. This way we can change the personality of the E on a daily basis. One day it can be a woody, the next a hot rod with flames, etc. That would be cool, and something I would pay for. Any takers? (yes people could take it off your car, but if you can make it where you keep the cost down, it might be okay)

I saw Aykew's avatar over at another site and tried to photoshop one that looked like it... so here it is:

http://www.e-shen.com/element/wood-e.jpg

Pretty impressive!

Needs more wood. How about the plastic pieces above the windows?

P.S. Make sure it's real wood, not that decal Chrysler uses, that stuff peels and falls off!

That's one ugly car. You'll need a big red foam rubber nose to drive that.

UGLY, UGLY, UGLY - Whats wrong with people, I mean really, what idiot would drive around in such a thing?? I feel sorry for the poor E that they used for the pictures. When that company goes under (soon I'm sure) I hope someone buys that E and repaints it quick. It's people like this that are responsible for the 70's (and the current 70's comback). Enough already, let bad style die.

There is something out there for everyone! Hey....they made the E after all, right?

I am not into the wood trim kit, it isn't for me, but to each his own!

I personally think the sweep kits are cool, but not for my E either, but I find them more suitable for the E than the wood kits.

What ever will be will be!

Sure generally it can be said that style is subjective, but come on this is just plain UGLY (objective UGLY that is).

Thats pretty cool. Looks just like it.

*edit*
almost just like it

Lovin' them white walled tires - do they even make them any more?

FYI, this is his avatar:

http://www.e-shen.com/element/avatar.gif

I was wondering what a woody E would look like, and... well... I don't particularly mind it, but I think it would look horrible on my SOP, so I'll steer clear.

dangit... my site is down because my host is based in toronto... since the power outage they've been pretty dodgy in keeping my site up.

hopefully you'll be able to see these pix in a few hours... or something.

e-shen, you do some pretty nice work in p'shop :wink:

I'm gonna put on my bright red suede mack daddy hat along with my matching red velvet suit and load the bitches in the car for a little road trip to the Sex Addicts national convention/conference in Atlantic City.

Pimp Daddy

Ah, one of the more nicer pictures I have seen of a hard to do subject of woody style E's. Needs more wood, and not the stupid decal that I have seen. Yes, a local tire place here in San Bernardino, CA, has wide sidewalls. They are called "gangsta whitewalls".

Ger

this is the original:

http://www.vwwoody.com/Products/honda_element/exterior_products/he001w/he001w-1-500w.jpg

it would be better if the woody vinyl went all the way to the panels... like this:

http://www.e-shen.com/element/woody.jpg

I can't imagine why anyone would want to deface their ride doing this to it! Ugly doesn't begin to describe it. Count me out for sure!

Thought you might want to check these out, they are pretty cool! :shock:

www.ptwoody.com has some great pictures you have to click on the links on the side but really cool

NO, they look UGLY, UGLY, UGLY. Please don't ever do that to a car again.

(please note that Forelements is a bit biased as he works for PTWoody)

The sweep kits don't look that bad.

As mentioned in another thread, I'd also prefer the woody kit covered the entire door, rather than having the few inches of door showing around the bottom and sides.

eKennedy

God, that is just not right!

FUGLEY PLUS.......not to be confused with.....FUGLEY...
I have the FUGLEY name cornered for my little E!
Looks 'bout good as the Chrysler P T Noozer.....Loozer!

Why whould anyone make their element into a GooberMobile?

gross, what would make a person do such a thing to a beautiful car? OH!! THE HUMANITY!!!

Actually on My Element I have the Color shifting Graphic, I am not much of a fan of the actual Woody kit look. I still think the Color shifting looks kick butt

Actually on My Element I have the Color shifting Graphic, I am not much of a fan of the actual Woody kit look. I still think the Color shifting looks kick butt

Can we see a picture?

I am not a real guru to posting a pic but I did add a link for ou t otake a look at.

http://www.vwwoody.com/Products/honda_element/exterior_products/he002xx/he002xx.htm

Sweep kit is cool, but $600... I think I could get this painted on at that price.

Yuck, don't like the sweep kits either.

That there company turns decent looking creatures into coyote ugly things! as they say down there in Texas!


Those lines in the woody are just atrocious. Perhaps if they could do a danish style woody for the bug or the PT.

Hummm . . . danish

/Homer

Danish vs Pioneer
Shaker vs Adirondack

No simpson here.

I think the woody paneling, especially the photoshoped one that covers the doors, is hot. It makes it look like a real beach crusier....maybe lower it a little too!

I think the woody paneling, especially the photoshoped one that covers the doors, is hot. It makes it look like a real beach crusier....maybe lower it a little too!

Really? Are you feeling ok?

Please send us a picture when you have it put on your E.

Those are just white pinstriping tape included in the kit, not really a part of the automotive vinyl.

Damn. That's a waste of an Element. The woody kit makes me think that my car is uglier than a PT Cruiser and the sweep kit looks like an early-90s I-got-my-design-at-Autozone graphics kit. Both of them are atrocious and I hope I never seen an Element with either of them on.

Summary: If Honda didnt make a Woody Element, don't pretend you have one by slapping on some terribly ugly sticker.

I would call it Fugly!

That sweep kit thing makes it look like a crappy tennis shoe.

LOL! Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking!
Then add the blinking LED tire valve caps to the rear tires only, and you're a rolling advertisement for PayLess shoes...

-Wolph

[quote:90e4548398="bc is me"]That sweep kit thing makes it look like a crappy tennis shoe.[/quote:90e4548398]

Has anyone tried the wood trim kit for an E http://www.bitrim.com/wd506.htm? I have the honda gun metal trim rings so am thinking of only the 11 piece kit which gives you the center console... the dark burl (real wood) looks pretty nice, the picture is of the complete 26 piece kit which i think is a little over cooked, the trim rings around the instruments and tacking on some wood on top of the rounded plastic fronts of the shelves would look like !@$#, Carbon Fiber might be cool as well, if any one has tried these let me know...

We went through this in the early days over on the Escape forum. A lot of these "trim kits for everybody!" companies popped out of the woodwork... so to speak... with versions for the Escape.

Most of the first ones out were simple CNC laser die-cuts of stickyback veneer stock, like the ones you linked to. Many didn't fit very well or were rough around the edges. Those that had a nice finished result were usually molded kits, not just die-cuts.

This certainly is a possible remedy for the scratched radio faceplate problem. :?

But I have to ask - is wood trim really in the spirit of the E?

is wood trim really in the spirit of the E?

think dropped gg with blonde woody paneling, surfboard... cherry woodgrain on the side of an sop would look brindle. plastic,metal, wood, & rubber. those are the feng shui elements, roight :wink:?
personally, i think the profile of an E looks more like the original woody wagons than anything else.
so yes, i think wood trim is really in the spirit of the E :D .
too bad it seems there are no decent kits yet.
in the meantime, i keep trying to talk other people into doing it to their E's first.
... soooo... :twisted: try it!!!try it!!! :twisted: post pics

That was what i was wondering about, would the edges be sanded and sealed with enough poly for a bmw / audit quality edge.

I'm thinking the black wood on just the center console would accent the stock trim rings, door trim and console trim already on my E, not sure if the brown wood would compliment or take away from the silver/black/gray thing i have going...

I'm going to try to get a sample and will post results, in any case the full 26 piece kit looks like WAY TO MUCH.

I think I may go for the 11 piece carbon fiber (real not a decal) kit, it would fill in the rather bland gun metal paint of the center console and I think compliment the honda trim kits. I installed all three silver trim kits and it really brightens up the interior. When I last visited our local H dealer I was surprised now 'gray' non trim equipped E's look.

I'll take some photo's with my final decision.

Has anybody turned their Element into a modern day Woodie? There is a place near my home that claim to have the nation's largest supply of wood parts for any and all makes of autos. Does this mean the Element?

I got to drop by their shop soon, now that I became a proud owner of a 2004 EX with 2 wheel drive, in GGM.

Check out their website:

http://www.woodncarr.net/

Diamond Bar Honda in California has one in their showroom. I think they said the upgrade was $20K-$30K.

Thanks for the reply and great photo. I work in the city of Industry, so I will check out Diamond Bar Honda during lunch.

not too keen on the woody "E", but that 62' chevy impala in the backround sure caught my eye. :mrgreen:

EGADS, man, put that thing away!

-brendan

I'm officially cutting you off from the Photoshop :wink:

jesse

I'd like to propose legislature banning a "woody E". Ever. Make me hurl, those do.

woodE?

jesse

I think a woody could be done right. I'm not a big fan of that neon orange, but I think that's on the right track. Maybe a hunter green with a larger darker wood grain with some longboards on the top. Now we're talking.

Here's a Woody kit that is available on the market today.

Any input good or bad is welcomed...Im curious if it will sell.

http://www.vwwoody.com/Products/honda_element/exterior_products/he001w/he001w-2-400w.jpg

Ive found some decent interior trim bits for the E.
The manufacturer makes wood finishes or a whole host of carbon fiber patterns and solid colors as well...even some chrome finishes.

http://www.superiordash.com/getphoto.php?photo_id=90

I offically woul dlike to start a boycott on the Wood trim panels..never thought it looked good... :twisted:

Ugly trim kit and not the right color to do it with. I'm more of the classic retro type if you're going to do it. That is after all the history of it. On the wood side, a nice thick upper and lower strip about two inches wide and then the thinner inside. Maybe an additional center strip. I do like the wrap around wood though. I just don't like trying to make it look so modern and the E just screems for some classic styling. Let them show Chrysler how to do retro since they screwed up with the PT Cruiser.

That wood trim kit wouldn't look so bad to me if the door panels were actually designed to fit - they seem like they were taken from another car model...

-brendan

I think it would look better if the wood followed the full edge of the doors...the little gaps in the corners look odd.

OK...the whole thing looks odd, but I think it would improve if they filled in the whole lower area.
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What do you think?

It would look better still on a green or beige Element too.

There is NO way that wood paneling will ever look good to me. NEVER!

rather amusing on-topic link.

http://www.ebaynham.com/Merchant2/wdyw0.html

yea, that stick on panel looks craptacular... if only they made it follow the natural lines and angles of the E...

http://e-shen.com/element/woody.jpg


lol... i'm not a fan of wood on cars anyway.

Thats better... I guess.

Im just wondering if I should offer this stuff on my site...Its definitely not my cup of tea, but maybe someone out there would like it.

actually. I think you need painted panels for it to look normal. Too many colors going on. I think a solid green with an old school wood trim kit would be nice.

Im just wondering if I should offer this stuff on my site...Its definitely not my cup of tea, but maybe someone out there would like it.

If you do, put it on a separate page for people with "unique tastes". :)

-brendan

My husband and I are really into personalising our vehicles and thought long and hard about what color E we were gonna buy based on what we could do to it. We thought the wood would look SUPERB with your Shoreline mist....but are kinda up in the air about how it may look with the seat colors....we are even considering it for our SOP...for that funky retro 70's look!
I noticed that Randy's carbon fiber kit was from "Superior". We have a kit from "SuperiorCustoms" on another car that delaminated :-( so we hope its not the same company...but it does look great otherwise! (It took them something like a year before they replaced it "under warranty" as it sat forgotten in some moron's office).

We actually found a company with a WHOPPING 39 PIECE KIT for the E!!!! :shock:

http://www.burlwooddash.com/item/HONDA_Dash_Kits_ELEMENT_2003

Did you see the "woody" from another post? It would look funky on the Shoreline Mist...either ya love it or hate it!
http://www.vwwoody.com/Products/honda_element/exterior_products/he001w/he001w.htm

:) [/url]

I don't think their woody design though brings you back to the wagons of old. That's just slapping some veneer on. And the sharp angles of the veneer of the boxy rounded edges of the E just don't look right. It needs to fill out the sides more, and I think would look better on an E with painted panels. The GG with a "classic" woody trim, not their design, would look really nice. And then some tasteful wood trim to accentuate it on the inside to finish the look.

How about some laminate wood flooring to overlay the entire back with cutouts for the back seats while we're at it...haha. Your floor would be warranted longer than the car.

Here's a Woody kit that is available on the market today.

Any input good or bad is welcomed...Im curious if it will sell.

http://www.vwwoody.com/Products/honda_element/exterior_products/he001w/he001w-2-400w.jpg
I sure hope not..I get enough grief about the looks of my Element. :roll:

I wouldn't mind seeing a woodE, but it would have to be done right, with real wood. Teak would be sweet, as would redwood. Do any of you know why woodies were created in the first place? I know that they had actual wood construction, and that the wood wasn't purely decorative, but the reason for production is still unknown to me. I'd personally rather see someone make aluminum pieces and engine turn them instead of the woodie look.

Do any of you know why woodies were created in the first place? I know that they had actual wood construction, and that the wood wasn't purely decorative, but the reason for production is still unknown to me.

I'm glad you posed the question. I did a web search and learned a little bit of interesting history myself. Here is a link to a web page with info:

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/bv/wagons.htm

Thanks for the scoop, Jerry! That was pretty interesting. So, now I wonder how the Woody came to be associated with the California surfer culture...

Thanks for the scoop, Jerry! That was pretty interesting. So, now I wonder how the Woody came to be associated with the California surfer culture...

That I do know. By the 1960s, 1930s and 40s and even 50s models of cars were getting cheap. Surfers naturally needed vehicles with storage space for their boards and other assorted beach necesities. Woodies happened to be cheap, capacious, and available. Much like minivans have become the workhorses of many local bands toting their gear to gigs. It's kind of funny that a vehicle that served as a family truckster became mega popular because the used car market for it turned out to be very cool.

That is a crummy look (like E-Shen's discription of "Craptacular") of wood on an E to make it look "woodie". Blows me away to think that the people that made it think that other people would like it.

Ger

Well, it still isn't something I'd do, but I do like the real wood paneling on that Sunkist orange E...

http://www3.telus.net/boneheadz/images%20for%20post/DSCF8808a.jpg

What is something I'd consider doing is the front facade and bumper trim on that E - looks like brushed aluminum or satin-finished chrome. Yeah, yeah!

Now THAT is absolutely BEEEECHIN'! That's the best looking woodE I've seen, so far.

Ger (learned to drive during the Beach Boy Era)

I completely agree. That's how the wood trim is supposed to look. Now put that on the galapagos or shoreline and we're talking. but again, painted panels seem to be a must.

BURL WOOD: checked out both links, the $400-$500 39 component kit sounds interesting but no picture of what you get! i'm going to ask any supplier i consider for a 'sample' so i can see the quality of the laminate... like one person said, they are all 'burl wood' kits but can be night and day different in thickness and quality.

i keep going back and forth on my E, i have all the honda 'gun metal' trim kits (center, guages, door arm rests) and like the tech look but think maybe some burl wood on just the center console (not in 39 different spots) might add a look of quality vs. quantity to an otherwise plain jane console.

I put yellow bungees on my seat backs and found some yellow seat belt shoulder 'pads' on eBay ($23 for 4) with embroidered H and 'power by Honda', not sure how they will look until i get them but at $23 worth the risk...

WOOD E: I did NOT like the wood e kit, just did not seem to work with the various angles, plastic, black paint, etc for my eye (i'm an architect/artist), looked like it was pushing it... i have noticed that you have to be careful with the E, there is a fine line between 'looks good' and 'looks like #$@!'. I have done nothing to my exterior but add H options with the exception, removed the ELEMENT badge and put on an IVTECH instead (i guess only i'll know the difference... but i liked how the ivtech is chrome like the H not matt silver like the ELEMENT). again, my architect eye with too many textures/colors going on on the outside of the E once you add a few things (side steps, air deflector, mud guards)...

All in all though a fun car/truck/SUV!

Found this on another site. Personally HATE IT!!! I think it looks like crap, but he did go with a theme and stuck with it. The surf board was a good touch.
http://www.carandmodel.com/albums/eautofest20040314-cars/aax.sized.jpg

ohhh It dont wanna work, heres a reall small one that you can get the idea of it.
http://www.carandmodel.com/albums/eautofest20040314-cars/aax.thumb.jpg

Oops. they lock the images out as shown in post #1. Damn these fools! Don't they know knowledge should be free!

http://www.elementownersclub.com/uploads/files/surferelement.jpg

:lol:Surf's Up Dude!
Hey where is BeatBox play us a tune!

:shock: Slug

Hideous. and I've been a surfer for 40 years.

Damn! :shock:

i loved the old woodies.. but well umm that just looks like a plastic version of a woody.. i would prefer the good ole E as it was created.. although for the most part that was not done terribly bad.. just looks kinda plastic which does not work for me!

I saw this car at SEMA...it's actually kinda nice. Over the top, but not bad at all.

Hey where is BeatBox play us a tune!
Hate to tell ya, but I like it! :)
HERE YA GO SLUG!
http://cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/magiccordoba-03.m3u

I think it is original and looks really good.

Its not for me, but then again the owners did not do it for me.
When folks annouce to me that they do not like the looks of the E, I simply tell them I did not buy it for them. :lol:

[quote]Hey where is BeatBox play us a tune!
Hate to tell ya, but I like it! :)
HERE YA GO SLUG!
http://cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/magiccordoba-03.m3u[/quote:f629949672]

Is that you stuff. It is great.

I also love the woody, I would love to do it in blue but not lowered.

bone

Is that you stuff. It is great.
Yup! That's my band Magic Cordoba!
Wanna hear more? Go to www.cdbaby.com/magiccordoba

Thanks! :)

8) Surf's Up Dudes!
Where did I place My Gordon & Smith Board, there's my Hansen Board.
Where is Dewey Weber when you need him.
Thanks BEATBOX that sound brings a tear to my eyes.

:cry: Slug

The ONLY car I have liked with the woodie theme has been the PT Cruiser. They have done wonders with that theme. As for the Element........well, no I don't think so.

Ger

Thanks BEATBOX that sound brings a tear to my eyes.
Hope that's a good thing! :lol:

:lol: No, its a great thing.
Just a old Surf Bum & Skateboader.

:shock: Slug

Hey Slug!
Where ya located???

8) 20-25 minutes from the Snoqualmie Pass if/when I'm home.


:shock: Slug

Which side of Snoqualamie?
I'll have to let ya know when our next show is! :P
Gonna be playing a lot this Summer!

:oops: OH, this side of course.
Snoqualmie Valley has everything. We even get one of them fancy Outlet Malls.

:shock: Slug

While getting a lube&oil at Lynnwood Honda (Washington) I browsed the showroom floor. They had a 'woody' edition of an Element. It was an SOP with painted plastic panels, and 'woody' trim on the doors and upper fender panels. It looked better than the picture on this thread, possibly because the trim had a multilayer, laminated look.

They also had a Fiji Blue with painted panels, which looked ok, but I think the woody looked better. Both treatments added $2-3000 to the cost.

paulj

While getting a lube&oil at Lynnwood Honda (Washington) I browsed the showroom floor. They had a 'woody' edition of an Element. It was an SOP with painted plastic panels, and 'woody' trim on the doors and upper fender panels. It looked better than the picture on this thread, possibly because the trim had a multilayer, laminated look.

WOW!!! Lynnwood on the cutting edge, huh? :lol: :lol:

Can anyone get pictures of the woody. (mind out of the gutter :!:

Bone

Ps
When you take my question and my user name shortened this sounds really rude.

http://www.elementownersclub.com/uploads/files/Woody1.jpg
After 9 Volkswagens, 4 Chevys, 1 Kia - I found the Woody to end it all. Best vehicle I've ever owned. Hauls us to the beach, the mountains and carries all my band gear to gigs all around SoCal.

:? Hmmm... I see Lancaster/Palmdale area. That area sure has built up. Fin/Feather Club still there? Can you still sit at the end of the Plant 42 Runway and watch planes do touch & go, land and take off? Or go North of Mojave at dusk and watch air vehicles fly into Edwards?

Welcome to the Club and Family. We sure to wax numerous times. Those high wind blowing sand can do some damage.

8) DasBear

Nice looking Element. Could you please tell me what kind of grille you have installed. I'm looking for one just like the one you have. Thanks for you help.

Funny you should mention woodies. Just yesterday, as I looked at Honda's photo of the '05 red E on the beach with the two surfboards on top, I recognized the similarities in shape, style, and overall appearance to the old woodies of the '60's--sans the "wood" siding of course. Anybody for doing a mod that transforms an E into a '60's replica???

You'll enjoy that Long ride to the beach from Lancaster in your new E..

No surfboard??

Grill from Ebay - company is http://www.mrgrille.com/ $85+shipping

The high desert is now a suburb of LA. Still no shortage of exotic aircraft - 2 stealth fighters doing touch-n-gos this afternoon - B-1Bs, B2s, C17s, P30s, U2s and so on...there's a nice park on the south side of the airfield next to the FAA at Ave P and 25th east that has 2 SR71 blackbirds and numerous other vintage jets on display for close inspection. Still a lot of blowing dirt too...

For a minute there, I thought (hoped?) this must have been a misplaced "Club X" post. Like, I'd have some other kind of response? Well, OK, one more -- nice E! :)

For a minute there, I thought (hoped?) this must have been a misplaced "Club X" post. Like, I'd have some other kind of response? Well, OK, one more -- nice E! :)

hehehe!! for some reason, this guy is gettin' a LOT of attention in here! ;)

http://www.elementownersclub.com/uploads/files/woody.jpg

I think she could use a shave. And a bit less Adam's apple. Perdy nails tho.

Looks like Martha after her stint up the river! :lol:

Woody Element! aaaaahhhh

http://www.vwwoody.com/Products/honda_element/exterior_products/he001w/he001w-1-400w.jpg

http://www.vwwoody.com/Products/honda_element/exterior_products/he001w/he001w-2-400w.jpg

If you want to read all about this and even buy it... it only costs.... $499.99! lol

http://www.carstuff4less.com/StuffbyVehicleHondaElement.html

Yeah, the fake Rolls Royce grill and landau top with the opera lights is uglier.

PS- Are you makin' fun of my '73 Ford Country Squire?

Not necessarily "OH! MY EYES!!!" ugly, but certainly in highly questionable taste. :?

i'm looking forward to see those on the road

:D :D :D

'73 Ford Country Squire is much more fitting of the fake wood side panels made of contact paper. :)

>'73 Ford Country Squire

My folks had a '71. That thing had an amazing 429 V8 with four-barrel carburetor. For something that required a harbormaster's certificate, it was alarmingly quick. I garnered a reputation at school for too-fast driving on account of it.

The fake wood (especially the plastic moulding around the shelf paper) started peeling and crazing after only a couple of years. This is still something to think about with these decal kits - they will fade, craze and peel, usually before you're done making payments, and then what do you do?

Saw an SOP on the freeway the other day with that exact 'woody' kit...yikes :shock:

jesse

it looks ok i think

Mike -- I gotta laugh, as usual! The County Squire in my family was a 1964! Actually, the camel tan with the fake woodgrain was less gag-nasty than a lot of the other combinations. Ours had whatever small block V-8 was standard equiment, but I seem to recall that thing could haul-ass! I tought countless "adults" how to back up boat trailers with that car. Heh, you (and others) think I'm obnoxious now -- you should have seen me at 14, at the wheel of that Ford! Yikes!! :twisted:

I'm trying to figure out why the horizontal lines are level at the top and crooked at the bottom.

Yuck.

>I'm trying to figure out why the horizontal lines are level at the top and crooked at the bottom.

Ha! 'Bout damn time someone else noticed that! It's because the E's "character lines" (the visual distinctions in the bodywork created by creases and panel joints) are not parallel! Whoever produced the decal failed to consider that and just drew parallel lines starting at the top... and then... oops!

If you took a couple of (very long) straightedges and lined them up along the top body crease (or the base of the windows) and then the bottom of the doors, you will discover that they converge into a wedge shape. The difference between the front and back of this "wedge" in the space of the doors is around 1", which, yes, is about how "crooked" the bottom stripes are on the decal.

Vehicle design everywhere is full of these subtleties.

Steve McQueen in The Thomas Crown Affair asked Erwin Weaver aka Jack Weston in the very first scene to go and buy a large station wagon, you know, one of those with wood panels on the side
....

that car (a ford?) was some cool looking sh*t, even after all these years...nothing close to what these freaks are offering, Yuk!

and how about a version in brown paint with gold lettering and a mailbox on the driver's side :twisted:

Yeah, the fake Rolls Royce grill and landau top with the opera lights is uglier.

PS- Are you makin' fun of my '73 Ford Country Squire?

the first car I got (free from a relative) was a '67 Country Squire ...... rusted in half :lol:

My question is.....if your going to take the time to make fake wood for an E....why not finish the job and at have the graphics cover the whole door?....Even dads old lime green pinto woody had a more finished look than this thing,,,,,,

That is just plain putrid...now if its a woody E someone wants, why not replace the plastic panels with handmade wooden ones?

My question is.....if your going to take the time to make fake wood for an E....why not finish the job and at have the graphics cover the whole door?

There's nothing worse than a bad idea, poorly executed.

I'm only amused that you've waited this long to make that astute observation, when there's been plenty of examples/evidence on.... (Just shut up and go to bed -- now, Colin!). :wink:

Ohh, come on, guys... your judging that Element's looks before it's even complete. After all, once they paint the body Olive Green, add a few more row of headlights and strap Imogene Coca to the Yakima roof rack, it will look great...driving to Wally World to pick up a set of cheap fog lights. :lol:

Oh Lord..Wait 'til the Aztek people get a hold of this! :roll: :oops:

I wonder if bad taste is a learned response or if people are born that way? :shock:

I don't know... it just doesn't FIT... ick...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7944294889&category=33705#ebayphotohosting

it looks good in aluminum :)

I put the carbon fiber version on my center console about a year ago. Still looks great.

Does anyone have a good pic oc the aluminun kit...i emailed a cpl of sellers on ebay with no reply back.

Why get the wood interior? To match, I guess...

http://www.vwwoody.com

Wow, that is really nasty!

I put the carbon fiber version on my center console about a year ago. Still looks great.


Pics?


And, IMO, the wood look is pretty nasty.

Pics?


And, IMO, the wood look is pretty nasty.

http://www.ptwoody.com/he_all_products.html

Yeah, its just the wood that I was like... uggg!!!!! I think the carbon fiber looks nice, I'd be interested in seeing the aluminum in there... is it worth the money though?

Yeah, its just the wood that I was like... uggg!!!!! I think the carbon fiber looks nice, I'd be interested in seeing the aluminum in there... is it worth the money though? I found the pieces on ebay for $20. It only covered what you see in the pic and the area around the radio (they were precut perfectly). Can't beat it for 20 bucks.

I have the orange black carbon fiber on my SOP and it looks good. I have pics but struggle with posting. shoot me pm with email and I will shoot you some pics. NYC dashes online will mail you a sample of any color before you buy. good stuff.

I have the orange black carbon fiber on my SOP and it looks good. I have pics but struggle with posting. shoot me pm with email and I will shoot you some pics. NYC dashes online will mail you a sample of any color before you buy. good stuff.

Tried sending you an PM but it wouldn't work- my email is the same as my board name here @yahoo- hit me up with some pics, and if you want I'll post them for you...

I found the pieces on ebay for $20. It only covered what you see in the pic and the area around the radio (they were precut perfectly). Can't beat it for 20 bucks.

wow yea, for $20 even if it ended up not looking/fitting right you're not out that much- great deal.

What material is the aluminum dash kit? is it actually aluminum pieces? does it feel like aluminum to the touch? Does it leave residue after removing and does it pull out the paint underneath?

I've been looking into the aluminum dash kits myself...but it seems that no one shows an actual picture of it installed in an Element...all the ads show every other vehicle under the sun for some reason. The DVD/CD/MP3 HU I just ordered has an aluminum look face, so the trim kit might look cool...but on the other hand, I don't want so much that it looks like the dash of my E just came out of a CNC macine. ( not to say that's an entirely bad thing )

Sorry... looks like the board software cut them off.

Try going to http://www.vwwoody.com/ and clicking through Honda Element.

man ive seen that 1 b4 and i cant help but saying.... U-G-L-Y

That woody just does NOT look right with the angle of the E. The panels dont line up with the bottom because of the angle on the vehicle. Im not really a woody fan either though so...

it looks like a giant decal...so cheap.

I think you could "possibly" get away with the wood trim kit if you either had it in a woody version of the E... like the SEMA Woody
Or
"possibly" if you made a 'luxury/Cadillac' Element... maybe an Element Limo; black with painted panels, all leather interior and all the doo-dads.

But then that would just be fudiculous

I think I would get my ass dragged out and beat for driving something like that.

:-o

Teal! Last bastion of a design scoundrel

Love those whitewalls -NOT!

lets hope they'll never make something like that.

Saw this one on line. Looks kind of cool. Was loaded with Speakers too

My gawd, it's the Element Country Squire! Ford is gonna be pissed.

HAA HAA I was thinking that something was seriously wrong with the back window and then I realized that it was up! Sorry, had a blonde moment!

This Woody is sitting at Diamond Bar Honda's showroom floor. It has a nice Stull billet grille with the smallest H in the center that looks really nice. This thing has major camber problems in the rear because it was lowered. They painted the inside almost all orange as well. The surfboard is a permanent fixture. It's really only used for car shows.

We just saw an E with wood panels on the outside. Like an old woody station wagon. Looked really cool and different. We live in NJ, close to the shore. Has anyone heard about this? If so, your thoughts? My concern is the weather. We deal with salt air with the ocean, and snow when we travel to Vermont to snowboard.

Thanks

Did it look something like this....

http://www.vwwoody.com/Products/honda_element/exterior_products/he001w/he001w-2-400w.jpg

If so, it's been mentioned on here before.
Most responses were not very favorable on the look of it.

It's not wood, it's vinyl so salt air shouldn't be a problem.
If it's something you're interested in, here's the link...
Link (http://www.vwwoody.com/Products/honda_element/exterior_products/he001w/he001w.htm)

Disclaimer: Ranger, his Element, and this forum cannot be directly or indirectly held liable for any teasing, razzing, or generally rude comments pertaining to "uglyness" about you, your Element, or anyone that is associated with the same, resulting from the application of these "wood looking" items to your vehicle. :grin:

That :lol: should be the vehicle of the new Lampoons vacation movie :-D

If the tape was cut to match the shape of the door and it was done on a diff colour E it may not look all that bad.......i would never do it to mine....but id be curious to see it done on a GGM.




Did it look something like this....

http://www.vwwoody.com/Products/honda_element/exterior_products/he001w/he001w-2-400w.jpg

If so, it's been mentioned on here before.
Most responses were not very favorable on the look of it.

It's not wood, it's vinyl so salt air shouldn't be a problem.
If it's something you're interested in, here's the link...
Link (http://www.vwwoody.com/Products/honda_element/exterior_products/he001w/he001w.htm)

Disclaimer: Ranger, his Element, and this forum cannot be directly or indirectly held liable for any teasing, razzing, or generally rude comments pertaining to "uglyness" about you, your Element, or anyone that is associated with the same, resulting from the application of these "wood looking" items to your vehicle. :grin:

Here is a green Woody ! :grin:

OK OK..............i was wrong.........man thats just so wrong......even my 73 pinto wagon in green with fake wood looked better than that.

Here is a green Woody ! :grin:
Looks like a wooden fold-down dining table extension. Just pop it up and put a stick under it and BAM! instand alfresco dining for 5!

This orange Element is the only good looking woody conversion I've seen...the rest just really look terrible.


The chrome rims arent to my taste.....but paint it GGM and i may be intrested.

ohhhh. That's pretty sweet. I don't care for shiny wheels either. I wonder if anyone still makes wooden wheels? I know they aren't very wide, but you can get them in like 30". Rollin rollin rollin...hahahaha.

Pardon the lack of photoshop skills, how do you guys think this looks?

http://webpages.charter.net/superfreaknine1/weirdie.jpg

original photo

http://webpages.charter.net/superfreaknine1/woodie.jpg

I really want to 'woody' up my E, and I found out the place that did this orange element is only 10 minutes away from me.

Hmmmm . . . reminds me of a few years ago when we were coming back from a Jtree outing and were getting gas in Yucca Valley (high desert, in the middle of freakin' nowhere). In pulls a caravan of PT Cruisers, some sort of club I guess, and about half of them have surfboards up on racks :confused: Yes, in the middle of the desert.

I strike up a conversation and the ring leader lets me in on a little PT Cruiser secret . . . the surfboards WERE BOLTED TO THE RACKS :shock: It was all about the " woody look " he told me. They buy the boards off the "used" racks at surf shops . . .

Well . . . not having forgotten this, I was at my brothers last weekend and just for laughs threw one of his boards up on my E. Instant Woody !! Most inexpensive woody mod you could make . . . I didn't have a camera so no pics, I may trip over there tomorrow and take a camera :)

Found this Woodie E pic done by Meshwerks in a write-up about using Maya and Photoshop here:

http://www.webreference.com/graphics/maya/5.html

Neat link !! :) The chop job on a basic E was pretty neat also . . .

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/box4rox/chop3.jpg

Wow, a choptop E would be pretty cool to see done.

man i would chop mine if i had the money..i think that looks dope!! :shock:

With a chopped roof, a person's head would be a little more centered up/down wise in the window instead of pushed over into the bottom corner...like when you open up a peanut and you get a tiny nut all the way in the corner of a large shell?

WTF? what made me think of that?...

I think my head hurts trying to figure out what you meant?!?

With a chopped roof, a person's head would be a little more centered up/down wise instead of pushed over into the bottom corner...like when you open up a peanut and you get a tiny nut all the way in the corner of a large shell?

WTF? what made me think of that?...

drugs are bad, mmkay?

drugs are bad, mmkay?

Well there is the irony...I currently do not and have never used drugs...:?

I was talking to a customer of mine who just bought his 1st Element, and he and I thought it would be a good marketing tool of Honda to offer the Element as a "Woody" version. Do the colored part of the E in Teal-Green paint and put wood paneling on the current plastic parts....make it look like the wood-paneled station-wagon. Chrysler did it on the PT Cruiser and it sold well.

Would there be any interest in that?
PAHD

Good ol' Irv.

A couple of earlier threads diss-cussed this Element woody... http://www.vwwoody.com/Products/honda_element/exterior_products/he001w/he001w.htm

Not very well done and almost universally panned.

The Woody is a tough look to pull off correctly since there never seems to be a middle ground...you either love it or hate it. If you just wood panel the composite parts, its going to look like a failed junior high school wood shop project.

Here's a picture of the only Element woody that is worthy of praise...the rest are sh!t...to be polite.

I agree with Bald Eagle and Genom. Not very well done and sh!t....That sticker one in Bald Eagles link really,really,really bites!!!!!!!!!!

I love the one Genom put up. Very Quality and looks Fantastic!:)

eeeek!

no thanks.

I like the real-wood woodies, but the sticker-woodies just look tacky.

I always thought the woody look would look good on a PT Cruiser, until I actually saw one. ick.

when the "wood" curves to follow impossible (for real wood) angles on fenders or roof, it starts SCREAMING "fake fake fake lame lame lame". I haven't seen an installation that was more realistic, it might look OK.

the E is perfect just as it is.

I am still having trouble accepting Honda's switch to offer painted panels. IMHO, it insults both those who have CHOSEN to paint their panels, and those who love the plastic. I can honestly say that had I known that PAINTED panels would be offered as an option and what too-silly colors the 2006's would have, I would have has serious second thoughts about getting an E in the first place. I know many people like painted panels and I have seen beautiful E's with owner-painted panels and I fully support their right to paint them, but I don't like the factory option. (painted DOOR handles? WTF were they thinking? keyless entry might help but they need remote-OPEN doors to avoid scratching the PAINTED door handles. smart thinkin', Honda.)

the optional-but-not-on-all-models-or colors painted panels dilute the E, I think. seems sacrilegious somehow. how many other things will they cave on? full carpeting for 2007? why not make real improvements like heated side mirrors or a passenger lock button (WTF?) or a front end that protects the AC condenser or some closed storage or my personal peeve - remote fuel filler door? (2006s have a TETHER on the gas cap now - oooooh. if you use the slot on the door like you're supposed to, you can't close the fuel door until you replace the cap. please pick a REAL problem to solve, Honda.)

I think Honda sold out a bit on those panels. just my 2 cents -

Yikes - I hope Honda doesn't continue down the sellout trail by offering their own woody model for 2007. now I'm doubting their good judgment on everything.

sorry, didn't mean to hijack. I vote NO on the woody. (for the E, anyway.)

The Woody is a tough look to pull off correctly since there never seems to be a middle ground...you either love it or hate it. If you just wood panel the composite parts, its going to look like a failed junior high school wood shop project.

Here's a picture of the only Element woody that is worthy of praise...the rest are sh!t...to be polite.


You got it Boss!! This one is nice.

Dont like the color, but the wood looks Good!

Well, the thread has only been up for a while, and I'm sensing some dislike for the woody idea... Well, it was, afterall, just a question and you never know until you ask, right?

As for your comments, Mizsydney, I don't know why Honda doesn't put lock buttons on the pass. door... Seems kinda silly to me too....

Honda chose to do the EX-P (painted panels) to appeal to a broader segment of the market.. Feedback from dealers and customers prompted them to go with the full paint. I've seen one in person and I think they look ok.. I prefer the gray plastic panels though...

Thanks for your input!
PAHD

The E would not be a good candidate for shelf liner "wood" on the sides... actually no vehicle looks good with shelf liner stuck to the sides.

If you were to have a true "Woodie" put together for an E it would cost more than the E itself and if done properly would look as good or better than the one in Genom's linked pic.

Leave well enough alone. It would not even come close to being a positive marketing thing for Honda... if anything more people would be laughing at the Element the way more people laugh at the PT when you see the shelf liner PT rolling down the street. lol :shock:

There's a woman in the Burlington, VT area with a "Wood-E" It's terribly done with vinyl stickers and they don't even match the door lines but she is considerably older and probably just likes the novelty of it.

A vinyl woody would remind me of the 1980's Chrysler mini-vans with the pressed metal woody side panels. They were a joke, too.

Personally, I'd love to see a panel truck treatment instead. It wouldn't be as good for carrying rear passengers as they'd feel closed in, but I think it would look good. I'd take mine with white painted hippie flowers on the side instead of the flames.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-1/940070/element_sketch.jpg

A vinyl woody would remind me of the 1980's Chrysler mini-vans with the pressed metal woody side panels. They were a joke, too.

Personally, I'd love to see a panel truck treatment instead. It wouldn't be as good for carrying rear passengers as they'd feel closed in, but I think it would look good. I'd take mine with white painted hippie flowers on the side instead of the flames.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-1/940070/element_sketch.jpg


Nice looking Job on the stero !!!!!! Thanks for the link !

Panel truck is a cool idea...I've always liked that look, and its good for advertising should the Element be used for business purposes.

when the "wood" curves to follow impossible (for real wood)...

Hmmmm...I wonder why all my (real) wood drums are round. I guess our headboard's fake too, as it's wood and curved. :roll:

I've always thought a wood-E was a cool idea but only, only if it's done right. Otherwise, as others have said, it would look too much like a PT Cruiser or minivan. If the one in Genom's picture weren't Bengals orange and lowered, it would look fantastic!

Hmmmm...I wonder why all my (real) wood drums are round. I guess our headboard's fake too, as it's wood and curved. :roll:


I know wood can CURVE, but your headboard and your drums probably aren't out in the weather much. wood wants to return to its normal state (straight) when it gets wet, sun will make it buckle, it's hard to keep a finish on wood mounted on a car that will prevent warping.

I meant only that real wood would have a hard time remaining on those narrow panels that wrap around the rear of Bald Eagle's "woody" and so that look makes it hard to suspend your disbelief. plus it looks like wood-grain shelf liner/contact paper!

Genom's woody looks great, tho I don't care for the color either.

say, Funktional - I'm kinda wondering what "considerably older" means to you...

Less we forget, the Classic 1977 Ford Pinto had this Woody thing going for it. Mrs. IRV had one when I met her, the memory of that car sorta turned me off to the SOP when I bought the E.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-1/940070/pintowoody.JPG

A 1971 non-Woody Pinto got me through college.

I know wood can CURVE, but your headboard and your drums probably aren't out in the weather much. wood wants to return to its normal state (straight) when it gets wet, sun will make it buckle, it's hard to keep a finish on wood mounted on a car that will prevent warping.

I meant only that real wood would have a hard time remaining on those narrow panels that wrap around the rear of Bald Eagle's "woody" and so that look makes it hard to suspend your disbelief. plus it looks like wood-grain shelf liner/contact paper!

Genom's woody looks great, tho I don't care for the color either.

say, Funktional - I'm kinda wondering what "considerably older" means to you...

A real Woodie done correctly using the right type of wood and sealing the wood against the elements and then taking proper care will have a Woodie that can easily last as long as the car itself.

Curving wood is an artform and it won't curve back to its natural shape.

A real Woodie done correctly using the right type of wood and sealing the wood against the elements and then taking proper care will have a Woodie that can easily last as long as the car itself.

Curving wood is an artform and it won't curve back to its natural shape.
Right you are! Wooden Boats have been around for centuries, are obviously curved and last a long time given proper care.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-1/940070/pintowoody.JPG

A 1971 non-Woody Pinto got me through college.
:) Non-woody is right! Pinto was famous for their exploding gas tanks, lol:twisted:

:D Now those are white wall tires,lol:grin:

Shen, Like the Photoshop....Kissya likes the whitewalls(true 50s style:cool: ) but, Those whitewalls would never help a woody Pinto. Man the hubcaps on the pinto even suck bad. Who would have picked a Pinto over a VW bug back in the 70s? Other than Mrs. IRV.....Wait a minuite. Mad Max. Didn't he drive a really bad ass Orange Pinto station wagon that drug that hand behind it or was that a Vega wagon??????????????:?

SOP Rules Irv!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

I like the wood look (if it's done right). That SEMA woody was a big factor in my chosing to buy an Element. I would not like to see the fake wood treatment, though. As you can see, I would like it in green (maybe yellow) rather than orange.

By the way, Shen, what kind of meds were you on when you Photo Shopped that 'Woody' Element? Or were you watching "Vacation" when you did that? :twisted:

if it was real wood, then I would be all for it... (yeah- white wall tires & roobin egg blue! nice touch with the white trim!)
but I still wouldn't buy one... those days are gone, we should just accept it and leave that stuff to the classic cars- they seem to pull it off best. ;)

By the way, Shen, what kind of meds were you on when you Photo Shopped that 'Woody' Element? Or were you watching "Vacation" when you did that? :twisted:



Bahahahahahahaha...wait a minute maybe he was off he meds, when he had this 'Picasso' moment.:twisted: j/k Shen


As far as Woody Element goes, where is the barfing smiley at? :-o :shock:

I've got a woody, now how about a hummer:shock:
OMG, that was in bad taste!

I've got a woody, now how about a hummer:shock:
OMG, that was in bad taste!
:shock: I forgot what I was going to say......:shock:

You know, when I was 16, I had a Woody!!!! And all the guys are thinking "at 16, what guy didn't have a Woody?!?!??!":grin: But what I mean is..my first car was a 1984 GMC Jimmy with the Woody package on it...and they actually used the real wood around the fake shelf paper wood grain on the side of the car....it turned out to be a flop for GMC, and I think they only produced it for one year...my Dad bought it new in 1984, and when I turned 16 in '89, he handed it over to me...I kept it until '92 when I bought my first Honda (a '92 Accord LX), and by that time, the wood was rotting, the polyurethane was non-existent, and it was just a mess...I still see one from time to time when I go back to visit St. Louis each year...I can't help but think it's mine:D Hey, Some guy has my Woody!!!!!!!:twisted: :-D

...this thread was doomed from the start though:D

Woody for the Element though? No, let the PT Cruiser folks keep that stuff for Chrysler.

Why couldn't you do something like this?


http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11754&stc=1&d=1137163416

Why couldn't you do something like this? That looks really nice but, not nice enough for me to do that to mine. Good idea though.:)

Kinda reminds me of the station wagons from the 70s with that woodgrain.:|

OK then, how about camoflage? I see a lot of hunter types covering their trucks in, what i guess is, camo vinyl. I think they buy at at Cabela's. I've even seen a guy do it to his new H2.

Ok...I found these pics...whats the deal? Is there such a thing as a Woody Styling Kit?:shock:

Certain cars do the "wood" thing well. Old school cooper minis, for example, I like with the wood on em.

I like retro, but wood on an E would not be my thing.

You want wood...you got wood !

Has anyone had wood panels installed on thier E? I have seen pictures but am not sure where to go. I am not looking for the wood like sticker but ture wood panels like the old woody wagons from the past. We live by the shore and do a lot of surfing and I think it would look cool to have the panels.

There have been pictures of Elements with some really bad and ugly "woody" wallpaper put onto them... they all looked HORRIBLE! Don't do that type, they never look good and always fade.

There is a very nicely done Woody Element in the above thread that is out of real wood and looks pretty nice, but other than that one the rest look horrible.

Wood belongs in the building materials department at Home Depot, not on the E.:D

Funny, I was going to say wood belongs in bed, not on an E, but then I'm cruder than James. :twisted:

A woodie-E ? No way....it "wood" look awful. :rolleyes: Difficult to keep the comment G rated.:D

There is one up here in Anchorage like that. I think the owner thought I was crazy when I had to stop and look at her E.

are you sure you didn't mean to purchase a PT cruiser???