DMoon26

Have a 75 bright blue w/ silver. All original 41k miles. Interior is getting a little worn, and have been thinking about installing new door panels, dash, kick plates, etc. what should I be concerned with? Significant loss in re-sale? Poor quality replacement parts? Way too big of a job to handle on my own?

Would love any feedback or input. Thanks in advance.

KingRat

Depends: What is 'a little worn'? Does it match the condition of the rest of the car? Is the paint ' a little worn' too? I see a lot of nice original cars where someone restores one part of the car without restoring anything else and it does not look right. At 41k miles seems like it would be a nice survivor car. I'd personally leave it alone. My .02.

minitech

Post some pictures to help with an opinion.

Silver is a great interior color. It reminds me of space craft of the 60's. Very nice to see one.

tpfarm

Just know going in that a lot of the soft interior parts you will purchase will drive you crazy with fitting issues and also some hard parts as well . You can do it yourself and save a lot of money. I just did mine last year and after a lot of frustration I'm extremely satisfied with the results. I replaced everything except the upper and lower two dash pads, glad I didn't have to.

croaker

Will probably be a slight color match problem with the items you don't replace.

The13Bats

I understand people wanting pristine show car looking but I like a little wear gives it character to me, history,

I have seen so many people post on here that replacement aftermarket door panels suck, scary because one of mine does have a hole rear top larger than I like,

is yours too gone to just freshen up really nicely?

Easy Mike

I agree. Define "a little worn." At 41K, I'm guessing it isn't much.

DMoon26

Thanks everyone. Agree the little worn isn't really all that bad. Some shapes and discoloration in most cases, but the door panels have a small (nickel size) gouge along with a few cracks.

CA-Legal-Vette

Gouges and cracks are tough to deal with. You pretty much need to ignore or replace.

Discoloration is another animal though. On most of the parts other than carpet, you can get satisfactory results by applying dye. Most of the parts vendors offer spray cans of it and the color match is pretty good. You only have to watch the temperature when you apply it as it affects the sheen noticeably.

D_Williams

I remembered another forum member repairing many interior panels that had gouges using body filler, primer and paint (or dye).

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1583157130

Doing this you won't have to worry about issues with the fit