Old, faded burlwood is not a bad thing. It's like a patina. Some are really badly flaking though. It's not so good laying your arm on a flaky console.
That's my primary issue at this point. The door is rough enough to chaff elbows and is flaking badly. I just got it all apart this morning so I'm now deciding what I want to do with it. My car will never be anything close to a pristine original machine so I'm thinking of alternate idea besides the burl. IMHO, fake wood trim is kind of tacky anyhow.
Been tossing around the idea of either anodizing the metal portion, or chroming it.
Say hello to my leetle friend..Presenting the "FIRETOAD"
