Remember the E36 at bfest with faux wood valve cover and other panels?

[DEV0 E30]

Well, autoblog has a 2 examples of taking it too far. Good writing:

Civic owner goes out on a limb with hickory Honda

They're just coming out of the woodwork now. Just the other day we nailed it with the log-wheeled Skoda, and now comes news of a faux-wood Civic. Don't the owners know that fake anything goes against the grain of what the Civic is all about? Sure it's good to see the import crowd branching out, but really, woodgrain contact paper? They didn't even bother to carve around the car's logos.

Maybe some rogue splinter group of import customizers thought this hickory Honda could be spruced up with a few rolls of peel-n-stick, but they could have at least used paper that resembled Japanese maple.

Regardless, we'd love to get this Civic and the Skoda together. They'd make a beautiful pear, wouldn't they?

So, what's next? A Forester with fir seats? A boarded-up Aspen? This trend has just got to stop soon or we'll be totally stumped for puns.

Check out Axis of Oversteer for more, larger photos.

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/c...hickory-honda/


Wood you drive this Skoda? Knot us.

The owner of this car must have been barking mad when fitting this Skoda with, um, alternative, eco-friendly tires. We have a few questions, though. Do you decide when to replace them by counting the remaining rings instead of looking at wear indicators? Is the ride on these things as wooden as it looks? Does it handle well, or just sort of lumber through the corners? Are they made by Firewood, Woodyear or Oakohama? Is the spare full-size or just a sapling? Does the owner need a lumberjack when changing one, or will conventional equipment work as well? It's hard to tell what kind of tree these wheels were hewn from, but is it possible they're from a rubber tree? Do they do well in the rain or just get waterlogged?

Root around over at Hemmings and see several other shots of this against-the-grain car.

Feel free to add your own. Chop chop!

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/06/w...skoda-knot-us/

[e34john]

I would have removed the emblems first.

When I got my cell phone skin, I was actually thinking about getting the maple, I decided on carbon fiber instead.

[Bill 84 318i]

Well, autoblog has a 2 examples of taking it too far. Good writing:

Civic owner goes out on a limb with hickory Honda

Unless two of these things exist, I've seen it in the VA/MD/DC area numerous times.

[Dibo718]

I would never get it but i think its really unique in a funky kind of way.

[sticksdaman]

a drop and some tan maybe red wheels would set that shit off.. o and cut around the damn emblems!!!!

[Jand3rson]

Someone start the new trend in car modding - wood grain hoods.

[VROOMCP]

I would only do that on a hybrid. lol

[fwappy]

Interesting concept.... poor execution. Shame.

[Tom@POLIZEI]

They just laid the vinyl right on top of the rear trunk badges? Yuck!

[KangamangusDriver]

Its like that stuff you use to line the bottom of flatware drawers...

[Jscotty]

This definately isn't the family Country Squire station wagon.

[Ender.]

I was actually thinking of doing this to my e30 after seeing it on some VWs... Its cheap stuff and just peels right off if I dont like it.

*Edit* Not the whole car, but the side panels. The whole car is just TOO much.

[gearheadE30]

the japanese ricer has just morphed into the ultimate american woody :) I gotta get one of my friends to do this ;)

[SnowFiend]

it's a shame they did an ass job with the emblems.

[1991 318is]

Well it fits.

I would only do that on a hybrid. lol

It would be really big with the tree huggers. Although it's ultimately ridiculous, it is some very good work. Can't imagine getting all that stuff to lay flat on those compound curves.