EasyRider300C said:
I won't be ordering for about a year, but I kind of like the tortoise shell accents better than the walnut. It seems to have more depth and stands out better. The only drawback is that presently there is no aftermarket wood trim kit offered in the tortoise shell design. It may be a difficult material to match. I believe you can get a kit in the walnut however which would be one plus for ordering the C with the walnut trim.
Unfortunately, there is no factory match for the walnut trim pieces either. But both joshuatree and exoticwooddash each have woods and synthetics which match closely.
But think about it, the factory wood option is a burl which by its very nature is unique to its own piece of wood. Best you probably can do to match is to try for the predominate color and burl design.
IMO, it would be just as easy to come close to the tortoise shell also. I would, if I had the capability, take a digital picture of the existing trim and send it along to either firm to get them to match it as closely as possible and save a lot of heartburn..
I am going to install one or the other kits -- my problem is not the match (for it is far enough away from the factory stuff not to matter that much) -- but that both firm's kits have some design errors in them. I have reported them and have been told it will be several months before corrections can be made. Just stufy the overlay shadows available from each site.