I think it will look good no matter how you chose 
Interior Color Combo
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Interior Color Combo
My 78 Vette's interior was red..... I mean really red!
I really never cared for a completely red interior and am in the process of converting it to black. I have black leather seat covers for my 82 style seats:
I was going to dye the dash and all the trim in black, but had an idea. What if I left the dash and some trim in red, but went with black carpet and paint the steering column black and had the steering wheel re-leathered in black.
Which trim should I leave red and what should I dye black. There is the t-top piece, the windshield pieces and the big piece that goes from side to side just behind the driver/passenger overhead.
What do you think?
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I really never cared for a completely red interior and am in the process of converting it to black. I have black leather seat covers for my 82 style seats:
I was going to dye the dash and all the trim in black, but had an idea. What if I left the dash and some trim in red, but went with black carpet and paint the steering column black and had the steering wheel re-leathered in black.
Which trim should I leave red and what should I dye black. There is the t-top piece, the windshield pieces and the big piece that goes from side to side just behind the driver/passenger overhead.
What do you think?
www.bigdogvettes.com
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i'm still debating that myself with black and creme white...... all my fiberglass molded parts would be creme ...the carpet/seats (for now), rear compartment/interior trim is black....... i'm just afraid that if i do all black and in the cali sun, i will get toasted
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I agree paint those seat backs first thing. Then change one piece at a time and look at it drive it and then change something else. Two tone is cool but I think in small amounts. My interior is black I added silver (brushed aluminum) on the dash and console & it looks great.
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Originally Posted by Jims79
I agree paint those seat backs first thing. Then change one piece at a time and look at it drive it and then change something else. Two tone is cool but I think in small amounts. My interior is black I added silver (brushed aluminum) on the dash and console & it looks great.
I like your idea of changing the colors one piece at a time to see what it would look like
Someone else mentioned that I should use red only as an accent. Like get the black door panels, but use the red armrests. In my mind, I think that might look cool, but in reality..... well, I am not so sure.
I guess the main thing to me is should I leave the dash red and everything else black. I may try that and I can always dye the dash later if it just does not look good.
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Originally Posted by matchframe
I was planning to paint the seatbacks. I took this pic the day I bought the leather seat covers, and they are just sitting in the buckets to see what the new covers looked like.
I like your idea of changing the colors one piece at a time to see what it would look like
Someone else mentioned that I should use red only as an accent. Like get the black door panels, but use the red armrests. In my mind, I think that might look cool, but in reality..... well, I am not so sure.
I guess the main thing to me is should I leave the dash red and everything else black. I may try that and I can always dye the dash later if it just does not look good.
www.bigdogvettes.com
I like your idea of changing the colors one piece at a time to see what it would look like
Someone else mentioned that I should use red only as an accent. Like get the black door panels, but use the red armrests. In my mind, I think that might look cool, but in reality..... well, I am not so sure.
I guess the main thing to me is should I leave the dash red and everything else black. I may try that and I can always dye the dash later if it just does not look good.
www.bigdogvettes.com
http://www.pontiac.com/gto/colors.jsp ... click on red leather
One consideration for interiors in old cars is: which will I be able to get replacements for easier
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Originally Posted by 73LS4
I love 2 tone intereriors as well. My favorite new GTO has a red/black interior they call "RED HOT". It's basically black with red seats, red carpet, and red suede on the bottom of the dash and inserts in the door panels.
http://www.pontiac.com/gto/colors.jsp ... click on red leather
One consideration for interiors in old cars is: which will I be able to get replacements for easier
http://www.pontiac.com/gto/colors.jsp ... click on red leather
One consideration for interiors in old cars is: which will I be able to get replacements for easier
That red leather looks pretty sweet!
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I have a red interior also, and I am going to go two-tone as well. Thinking black carpet, black upper trim pieces, and two-tone seats, rest staying red.
All red is just too much.
All red is just too much.
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I changed my interior to black from Oyster by painting the dash black and all the inside top pieces covered in black vinyl, seats and door panels in Leather. I tried the black paint
On the arm rests and center strip between the t-tops but the paint kept coming off so I changed the arm rests to new black and covered all the other parts to vinyl covered.
The only parts left painted are the seat frames and dash.
On the arm rests and center strip between the t-tops but the paint kept coming off so I changed the arm rests to new black and covered all the other parts to vinyl covered.
The only parts left painted are the seat frames and dash.
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Here's how the factory did it: Firethorn dash, carpet, t-top panels, and all trim pieces with white door panels & seats.
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c3/greatwhite/
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c3/greatwhite/
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What I decided to do is to dye the dash black, get black door panels and see what red door pulls/armrests would look like.
The trim around the windshield, T-Top bar and behind, I may leave red for a while, but will probably paint them later. The steering column will be painted black as well as re-wrapping the steering wheel in black leather.
I plan to get black carpet and also paint the seat buckets black. I want to use red only as an accent, but may eventually finish out the entire interior in black before I am finished.
www.bigdogvettes.com
The trim around the windshield, T-Top bar and behind, I may leave red for a while, but will probably paint them later. The steering column will be painted black as well as re-wrapping the steering wheel in black leather.
I plan to get black carpet and also paint the seat buckets black. I want to use red only as an accent, but may eventually finish out the entire interior in black before I am finished.
www.bigdogvettes.com