People that have sat in the 05...

[SVTJayC]

Is the "Aluminum Trim" actually made of aluminum? Or is it just painted Plaz-Tek. Also, are those the same seats from the Mazda 6? I guess that would make sense. The leather looks very similar.

 

[spectravp]

It's aluminum to the very best of my knowledge. Definitely wasn't just painted plastic.

 

[SVTdriver]

There is an article in the new mustang enthusiast magazine. And the engineer says it is real aluminum. That they refused to downgrade to painted plastic.

 

[SVTJayC]

That is gonna be interesting in the summer though, the SVT Focus has a real aluminum shift knob and people have complained about burning themselves on it in the summer.

 

[SVTdriver]

Yea the aluminum pieces Ihave in my stang right now get pretty hot. But if I tolerate it long enough to turn the airconditioning on. They get to be a little more tolerable. It's also why I am building a shift knob out of leather and carbon fiber.

 

[Z28Marcus]

That is gonna be interesting in the summer though, the SVT Focus has a real aluminum shift knob and people have complained about burning themselves on it in the summer.

One word... CoolShade . Will also make your interior last longer.

 

[texaco]

i have the "plas-Tek" version of the aluminum trim in my 02 . I looks great to others, but to me I know its fake and it bugs me.....


real aluminum trim would be mega hottttt, I'd get it for shhure!!!

 

[SVTJayC]

Well i know when i first saw the interior of the Mazda 6 i was loving all the aluminum, and then i sat in it and realized it was all fake. It was very dissapointing. My friend's GTI has real aluminum in it and it is quite tight.

 

[SVTdriver]

Yeah aluminum does look pretty good. I wonder what kind of aluminum it is?