2/15/11 Fiat 500 email.

[Gavin]

sjmst wrote

I am betting on body colored dashboard, and graphite around the guages.

me too...but as a person getting the Grigio model, well either is fine with me :)

Gavin

[MrJones]

sjmst wrote

I am betting on body colored dashboard, and graphite around the guages.

We should start a poll.

I vote for body-colored dash with graphite around the gauges. Why would Fiat mess with their iconic interior? Especially for the Primas?

But on the other hand, why would they even bother mentioning that it will have a graphite instrument panel bezel, if that's standard on all the cars anyway? For that reason it wouldn't surprise me if the whole thing is graphite (which, along with the black top and decal stripe, would be a deal-killer for me).

So far, three votes for body-colored dash?

[sketch]

I would bet good money that the dash is body-colored.  "Bezel" almost always means "surround", the iPhone app uses "instrument panel" to refer to the gauge cluster, and the matching dash is the interior's centerpiece.

The normal Sport has a black instrument panel bezel; ours will be graphite.  Perhaps it will have sort of a metallic-ish finish?

[sjmst]

I vote body colored dash...




...and at the same time hope if it's not I can swap it out.

[Mike S]

Mine's going to be custom. I will paint the graphite bezel blue.

[Doodles]

I may be dumb, but whats a bezel ?

[sketch]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[sam500]

Sketch, this is actually exactly what I'm thinking! Not sure how many votes so far, but here's another one for the body colored dash. Depending on how they play it, the graphite instrument panel could be pretty cool!

Here's to hoping!

[sam500]

Doodles, the FIAT 500 bezel is mythical object that may or may not be surrounding (or in the general vicinity of) the so-called "instrument panel" (some would call it a speedometer?) that could be painted graphite, or I guess, a number of other colors. Like blue. It may also be what some people here call the "dash" (or "that piece of body colored plastic in front of you"), although most (myself included) are hoping it is not. However, no one really seems to know for sure, so I personally believe that it could be any number of things, including but not limited to the windshield, the seats, the bumper, the pedals, the mirrors, or the glove compartment (all those are my best guesses, and should be taken with a grain of salt).

Hope this helps!

[Fiat500USA]

???????????????????  I think the dashpanel is graphite.  I'll try Fiat USA again;)

[sam500]

Then according to this picture we're also getting a white speedo, even though the PE is a Sport :)

Also, where is my numbered badge on the Instrument Panel, or floor mats with the PE logo (per their email)?

Even though this might be more accurate than I'd like to give it credit, I'd rather think of a nice interpretation of what a (grey) PE will look like

Or is this an official FIAT release?

[sketch]

I refuse to believe that it isn't body-color!  Let it be put on the record!

[prima 109]

I vote for body colored.  The "bezel" should be the trim around the speedo.  IMHO.

\craig

[MrJones]

After seeing Chris's post with the photo, I change my vote to all graphite. Like I said before, why would they even bother to mention a graphite instrument panel bezel in the features list if it wasn't something "special" with this edition?
I hope I'm wrong! If it's all graphite inside, then I'm going to pass on the PE.

[Gavin]

ohhh, about the white speedo...

pop and lounge, white
sport, black

wouldn't it be cool if on the prima the speedo was the graphite part...would make it hella unique.


probably not though.

Gavin

[sjmst]

Ok, look. I posted this somewhere else, I don't recall where.
I go with those who said this illustration represents a grigio car.

1) Note the color of the door sills matches the dash exactly.


2) The light colored ring around the speedo is a bezel and looks "graphite."

3) Further, what would a graphite dash match? If anything, maybe the inserts on the seats. In this illustration, the dash does NOT match the seats. Again, it DOES match the car's body color.


4) The Fiat rep saying that the dash is not body color I give maybe a 10% confidence rating to. lol

I know this is really reading the tea leaves, but what the heck..

[Mike S]

Good job.

Nice of them not to even give us one picture of the Prima dash on a red or white car.

[Gavin]

Mike S wrote

Good job.

Nice of them not to even give us one picture of the Prima dash on a red or white car.

Hey at least you get to see real versions of the White and Red Primas from the outside...anybody have a Grigio Prima image of the whole car?? 2/3rds of a car? Heck half the car? None that I've seen...

I feel like the ugly stepchild with my Grigio Prima :)  

Gavin

[sjmst]

Don't worry, Gavin, the grigio Prima will be very classy.

[sjmst]

And by the way, while I think the dashboard will be body colored, I think they not that expensive to replace:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fiat-500-Dash-Board-Panel-Trim-2010-/400195982322?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5d2d8a13f2