it was a little too red. So anyway i removed all the timber this weekend and sanded the clear down, then i used some wattle "black" timber stain to darken the timber pieces. After this i gave it a nice thick clear coat with a little bit of metallic to make it sparkle!!
here are the results, and a couple of comparison pics with the factory wood trim colour!
also have this new little toy! hks EVC version 6 very kool little boost controller!