Sentences with phrase «plastic trim pieces»

The interior is full of the kinds of hard plastic trim pieces automotive journalists love to complain about, and that have been banished from the cabins of most other production cars over the past decade.

However, on the lower plastic trim pieces on the side of the center stack there is simulated stitching molded in, which I think is a little tacky.

The interior is full of the kinds of hard plastic trim pieces automotive journalists love to complain about.

Many black plastic trim pieces were also painted to match the body color, and the hood scoop was removed.

The plastic trim pieces were fitted with glaringly inconsistent panel gaps in the dash and centre facia — particularly around the glovebox lids (upper and lower), but also under the vents and steering column on the driver's side.

Everything feels well screwed together, and the quality of the leather and plastic trim pieces feel noticeably higher than what we've seen in other executive cars of this caliber.

Some minor switchgear and a few plastic trim pieces do not match the best European rivals but then the difference is small and the price gap is huge.

If the truck has a regular cab, the upper tether anchors are located under plastic trim pieces labeled with a symbol resembling a car seat that is secured into a vehicle seat with a boat anchor and are on the back panel (behind the seat).

The old model's three - bar chrome front grille has been swapped out for a single chrome bar that fits between two black plastic trim pieces.

The inside of the 2016 Buick Envision is typical Buick fare, with grained plastic trim pieces, wood inserts, a fully - digital instrument cluster behind a three - spoke steering wheel, and a large touchscreen infotainment system atop the center stack.

Inside, the car was simply cleaned and detailed, necessitating only a few replacement plastic trim pieces.

In particular, the huge, silver - painted plastic trim piece on the interior door panel is awful.

Next to the swivel on your visor there should be a small plastic trim piece.

While the overall look of the CX - 5's cabin is unpretentious, there are impressive touches here and there that we find unique, including a ridged, hard plastic trim piece surrounding the window controls on the front doors.

The overall look of Mazda CX - 5's cabin is sparse, but there are impressive touches, including a ridged, hard - plastic trim piece surrounding the window controls on the front doors.

To access the receiver hitch for towing or using bike racks you've got to remove a small plastic trim piece that's easily lost or damaged.

Not exact matches

The fit and finish is quite good, if not of luxury - car quality, and the dash is definitely not one - tone, with two complementary shades of plastic and a pretty nicely finished brushed metal trim piece separating the two.

The asymmetrical design looks strange in photos; as is the case with the grille, the presentation may work better in the leather and plastic, but it doesn't appear that Benz updated the design of the trim piece under the screen that houses the center vents to match.

The plastic switches and metallic trim pieces don't feel as premium as the price point (or as those of the competition), the rear - view mirror doesn't rotate enough to be useful for shorter drivers, and the sun visors are small and feel hollow.

The dashboard makes use of mostly hard rather than soft - touch surfaces, but the plastic has nice graining and isn't excessively shiny, and the trim pieces meet snugly together.

You're aware you're in an entry - level car, but nothing looks really cheap — with the exception of the plastic trim in L models in place of the higher trims» soft - touch pieces.

Most VW parts, even little pieces of plastic trim, typically have part numbers stamped or cast into them.

Finely grained plastics and metal trim pieces, along with supple leather seats, produce a genuine sense of luxury.

When the taillights aren't lit up, the treatment makes the plastic lenses look metallic, like big pieces of exterior trim.

The faux carbon - fiber trim pieces made out of a stamped plastic material, however, sadly cheapen the effect.

A leather Momo steering wheel is fitted with a custom embossed horn button, while a Rennshift sport - shifter and pedal boards, leather luggage straps, radio delete, sun visors, new plastic controls, and various new trim pieces were also installed.

The Soul EV is made of organic ingredients; this includes the interior plastic, the paint on the trim pieces and carpeting, door panels and the headliner.

Taller drivers will want to test the seating position, though, as their knees may rub on a piece of hard plastic trim.

Next problem I had was a plastic dash trim piece that sticks up above the dash pad on the passenger side and is highly visible when driving.

Most of the materials you'll find are of a good quality for a car of this price, and some of the more questionable quality trim pieces have been masked slightly be their implantation in the cabin (the large, motorcycle fuel tank - inspired plastic mound that forms the lower center console is the most obvious example of this).

As with nigh - on all Toyotas, everything feels well assembled, and the plentiful - by - segment - standards use of soft - touch plastics and contrasting - color trim pieces is very much appreciated.

Only here, however, the car doesn't fare as well: yes, it's a much nicer place to spend longer journeys in when compared with older Infinitis, and we especially love the dual - screen multimedia interface on the center console, but there are a few too many cheap plastics and trim pieces taken from lowly Nissan models for our liking.

Adding insult to injury, BMW also attached a few heavily textured pieces, ostensibly real wood but with a very plastic feel, around the cabin as trim pieces.

Though we admittedly don't have too many complaints regarding the overall fit and finish, the quality of the hard, scratchy plastics does betray the Mitsubishi Lancer's age — and especially when you compare these materials with the soft touch trim pieces on similarly - priced vehicles like the Chevrolet Cruze, Hyundai Elantra and Mazda3 sedan.

Some of the interior pieces, such as the plastic center console and trim around the windshield frame (the A-pillars), struck me as chintzy - looking for a $ 22,000 car.

Except for a few loose pieces of plastic trim on the dash and on the seats, the car seems to be assembled reasonably well.

Rubbermaid must have worked out a deal with Ford for trim pieces; I'm sure the hard plastic that covers the dash, the doors and even the center of the steering wheel are easy to clean, but they contrasts unfavorably with the softer, more upmarket materials and faux - woods used elsewhere.

Some of the interior trim pieces, while put together properly, are still hard plastics that don't feel at home in a car this expensive.

With every Suzuki vehicle I have ever driven, some piece of plastic trim, a button or a switch has broken or fallen off.

Further alterations were made in 2001, including removal of all trim on the plastic bumper pieces and a new honeycomb - style grille, replacing the slat - style grille as is found on previous standard Crown Victorias and CVPIs.

PET, which costs about $ 1.50 per pound instead of the $ 5 to $ 10 per pound of other plastics, could mean cost savings on interior trim pieces as it creates new styling possibilities, says Smith.

The light grey plastic was hard, but the overall feel of the cabin, with mid-grey carpeting and black cloth for the rear seat, was prestigious, thanks also to the bright - finish decorative trim pieces.

Silly little things would break or become inoperable... for example, the gas door release cable gave up after a short amount of time and plastic interior trim piece would break with even the gentlest of use.

A piece of plastic trim on the driver seat pushed against a service release button for the safety belt, which then detached from its anchor during the test.

The trim pieces may look nice at first glance, but look closer and you can easily tell they are plastic.

Cheap plastics, faux trim pieces, and general cheapness don't inspire the levels of class the visual appearance does.

High quality leather and plastics dominate the cabin (with options of metals and even carbon fiber trim pieces), and build quality is nigh - on faultless.

Also another to watch for is the plastic trim on the floor we had a piece snap in half

If you were asked to describe what a «smartphone» looked like, you'd come to the conclusion of this device — a big glass slab on the front simply accented with a logo, front - facing camera and speaker grille, surrounded by a faux - metal plastic trim around the sides and a lightly textured black plastic piece on the backside.

Instead of having a metal body with rubber trim or plastic pieces to house the antenna, there are no obvious spots that point out exactly where the antennas are stored.