GPS Silver Trim Upgrade

One of the problems with being an early adopter of technology (etc.) is that you often times don’t get the perfect final product. Being the second person in the US to get the trim kit (the first outside of JHP) meant that the parts that I received were what was available at the time… a black center trim piece. While I’ve never disliked the way it looked, the silver trim piece that has been made available more recently looks better.

I finally decided to order the silver trim piece from Crazy Paul’s (there is just something hard to stomach about spending a total of $65 on a little piece of plastic). I popped-off the black piece and put the silver one in place, but quickly found that the ‘stock’ piece needed some modification to fit flush with the rest of the trim. I tried using tape to hold things in place, but decided that the best method (and the same one that JHP used) was to heat and bend the plastic a little. After some delicate work with a torch the new trim piece fit perfectly!

I also took the opportunity to change out the inserts on the vent nobs to the silver ones that came with the stock G8. While it’s just a little piece of trim, I think the silver upgrade really makes things look like they would have come from the factory.