where do i purchase a compleate interrior
Burning Brakes
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From: staten island new york
St. Jude Donor '10
i just ordered my complete interior from vipcorvette.com saved about 770.00$$$$$ u.s.a for my 79 going from red to doeskin order now before chistmas good deals on interior package
Team Owner
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From: Redondo Beach, California
There are many sellers of C3 Corvette interior repro parts, but so far I'm only aware of a few companies that actually make what they sell.
Al Knoch makes door panels, carpets, seat covers, etc. His products have an execellent reputation for quality, appearance and FIT.
Corvette America: I believe they manufacturer most/many of the repro interior parts they sell. Quality and appearance is excellent. Fit is good.
Mid America: They also manufacture some of their interior parts. Quality and apperance is good. The fit of their interior storage area frames and doors is excellent. I have bought their carpets and they too are great (but were they made by Knoch?) I don't have data on their panels.
Everything Corvette Products (EC Products). Also make parts. They apparently sell their parts through the other Corvette parts houses.
When you buy parts from a Corvette parts house, ask who the original manufacturer was. Also after you buy a repro part, try a preliminary installation soon. If you first discoverthe part doesn't fit to your liking, it'll be hard to return it if 6 months have elapsed from the time you bought it.
Ebay?? My opinion is that buying from Ebay is risky. I bought a lot of interior parts from Ebay before I came to a conclusion I was wasting my money. Blemishes and flaws don't show up well on the part photos. This was mostly a problem with private sellers. I ended up with a lot of useless stuff. In fairness I did make a few good purchases. I only use Ebay as a last resort or for the occassional NOS part (that's in an original box).
Al Knoch makes door panels, carpets, seat covers, etc. His products have an execellent reputation for quality, appearance and FIT.
Corvette America: I believe they manufacturer most/many of the repro interior parts they sell. Quality and appearance is excellent. Fit is good.
Mid America: They also manufacture some of their interior parts. Quality and apperance is good. The fit of their interior storage area frames and doors is excellent. I have bought their carpets and they too are great (but were they made by Knoch?) I don't have data on their panels.
Everything Corvette Products (EC Products). Also make parts. They apparently sell their parts through the other Corvette parts houses.
When you buy parts from a Corvette parts house, ask who the original manufacturer was. Also after you buy a repro part, try a preliminary installation soon. If you first discoverthe part doesn't fit to your liking, it'll be hard to return it if 6 months have elapsed from the time you bought it.
Ebay?? My opinion is that buying from Ebay is risky. I bought a lot of interior parts from Ebay before I came to a conclusion I was wasting my money. Blemishes and flaws don't show up well on the part photos. This was mostly a problem with private sellers. I ended up with a lot of useless stuff. In fairness I did make a few good purchases. I only use Ebay as a last resort or for the occassional NOS part (that's in an original box).
