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Old Jan 21, 2022 | 11:23 AM
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89 GTA Interior Resoration/Cleanup

When I got my car it had some nasty wood grain interior kit, it sounds like this was a dealer option potentially and it might be quite rare, but Pontiacs don't strike me as luxury cars or any attempt at one.. so I removed it lol

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Some before and after photos:







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Old Jan 21, 2022 | 11:54 AM
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Re: 89 GTA Interior Resoration/Cleanup

Well done! I can't stand those tacky aftermarket woodgrain kits. They ruin the whole interior IMO. May have been installed by a dealer, but I don't think there was ever a GM-produced kit for it for dealers. Most likely aftermarket.
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Old Jan 21, 2022 | 11:57 AM
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Re: 89 GTA Interior Resoration/Cleanup

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Well done! I can't stand those tacky aftermarket woodgrain kits. They ruin the whole interior IMO. May have been installed by a dealer, but I don't think there was ever a GM-produced kit for it for dealers. Most likely aftermarket.
That's what I found as well, likely a dealer, likely pretty rare that it was done and likely rare for good reason lol

Everything I found was that there were no factory options for this.
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Old Jan 21, 2022 | 12:03 PM
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Re: 89 GTA Interior Resoration/Cleanup

Except for the glue residue you had to clean off, it looks like the wood grain appliqué preserved the stock plastic very well.

I remember when the early C4 guys were doing this along with the breadbox delete. I never liked it. I thought it looked tacky like a Euro import and the protruding bread box never bothered me. I actually liked it.
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Old Jan 21, 2022 | 01:38 PM
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Re: 89 GTA Interior Resoration/Cleanup

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Except for the glue residue you had to clean off, it looks like the wood grain appliqué preserved the stock plastic very well.

I remember when the early C4 guys were doing this along with the breadbox delete. I never liked it. I thought it looked tacky like a Euro import and the protruding bread box never bothered me. I actually liked it.
It was a bit of a pain to be honest, steam made it better. But yes, the plastics underneath are nearly mint, they needed a little cleanup, but not much.
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Old Jan 21, 2022 | 07:24 PM
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Re: 89 GTA Interior Resoration/Cleanup

I actually kind of like the wood grain. Maybe something darker, like ebony.
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