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Originally Posted by superflyjmysnk
If you could quantify this plastic quality you speak of, that would help.
I'm just trying to figure out what your idea of quality is when it comes to plastic, ie what makes it lackluster compared to other plastic trims?
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How can I possibly do that without a common point of reference? You've yet to notice any difference between the quality of interior parts, seeming concentrating on their respective styling and gadgetry, so where can we go from here?
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If in your opinion the plastic appears "cheaper" than other plastics than thats fine, I work evenings at a local speed shop and have seen about every performance type car there is to offer, and the fact of it is the only difference between the plastics in 99% of the cars is what type of finish they form the outside(viewable), such as the pebbled look, matte, shiny, painted, etc. When you pull these pieces off for installs or for access the non viewable backside is the same, they are all about 1/8th of a inch thick and are a semi-pliable material with some type of skeleton ridge reinforcement.
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What would you like me say? I can once again point out that you cannot tell the difference in quality regardless of materials, but what good would that do? My impressions were based on a comparative reference and yours are a result of a belief in almost complete and total parity. There's nowhere to go from here.
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I could understand it being considered cheaper compared to cars that have mostly metal alloy (aluminum for example), suede, and other more expensive textiles used for trim, but it appears to me you don't like the particular finish mitsu chose.
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To me, the word "finish" means external appearance. That's not what I'm talking about, at least not entirely. You expect me to somehow reach through the keyboard and modify an impression that hasn't wavered though thorough exposure to other products. What else is there to say?
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I'm not really trying to argue with you, your opinion is your opinion. I'm just coming from a engineering background and from what I've seen there is no "premium" auto plastic, the only difference is the finish or application of a fancy plastic paint, such is the case of the evo trim parts, which if you ever scratch you can see the layers of metallic paint.
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If you can't see and/or feel the difference in plastics, then there's no point to discussion, as I've maintained all along.
