Excessively glossy interior surfaces(piano black)

[Amedaius]

I recently purchased an Edge ST and there are several pieces of interior trim in high gloss piano black that are posing a bit of a problem. They are around the center console shifter, and happen to reflect the sun directly into my eyes quite often. I searched around and there are no simple or ready-made fixes, at least that I could find, I was hoping for a finishing product or film that I could apply to protect and dull the surface, as the sun being reflected is a nuisance and possibly a safety concern. Does anyone know of a solution or have solved the issue of excessively reflective interior surfaces? Maybe a satin or matte wrap product? Any solutions would be welcome, thanks.

[dabangsta]

I have found some "shift panel covers" on Amazon. Matte and carbon fiber look. I normally wrap these but haven't so far, but it is annoying, especially if you have the pano roof and either the cover open, or the roof open.

[Amedaius]

Interesting, I'll check it out. When you wrap them, do you remove the panel to wrap or no?

 

Thanks again.

[1004ron]

I'd like to see what you guys go with and where to get it - it was a major distraction when I first bought the car, the reflections of trees and buildings in the piano black.

[Amedaius]

It's a shame the auto start/stop, park assist, etc button cluster is permanently affixed to the panel, because its fairly easy to buy and replace the panel itself with a different trim level that has a patterned or satin finish. That panel is also pretty cheap. I did find some replacement panels/covers around but although they were nice looking, they all seem to be glossy and likely to be almost as big of a problem.

 

I will probably find a satin finish wrap or even plastidip. Both are completely reversible and the panel is easy to remove. If I am proud of the result I'll post it here (lol).  I am also tossing about an idea of getting a satin/flat print removable decal and trimming it to fit the panel to add some individuality to the interior.

 

EDIT: to clarify, the biggest problem surface that I am worried about is the panel around the shifter knob, the other little trim pieces are small enough/angled enough so that I don't have too much of a problem with the sun reflecting.

Edited yesterday at 12:33 AM by Amedaius

[1004ron]

The only part I'd like to change is the one around the cup holders.

 

A good decal would work from me.

 

 

[Amedaius]

I found a piece of textured carbon fiber wrap left over from a previous project I am going to apply in the next couple days. I am wondering if forged carbon would be better to hide scratches and blemishes better.