Has anyone repalced thier interior and went with a 2-Tone look ike you see on newer Vette's?

I have a 74 Vert with an all red gut. I was thinking of replacing the dash pad with a black one, and changing out the wind shield paded trim with black and going with a black carpet. So basically, all vertical pieces will be red, and the horizontal pieces will be black.

Pics? Thoughts?

 

That wouldn't appeal to me...but it's your car. Changing out the dash pad is no small task. It just depends on how much trouble & expense you want to accept to get that look.

P.S. Most of that modern "black dash" scheme is to save money for the manufacturers and for visual 'safety' of having a matte black dash to look over (less reflections).

 

Well, the interior is about half torn out just to get to the dang tach cable. And even then, I needed smaller hands.. It was just a thought.

Then I saw what its going to cost just to get a different color.. Holy cow..

 

I have a '76 with an all red (firethorn) interior. The carpet was original and the lower seat belt regulators were rusted beyond repair, the red carpet on the lower half of the door panels were faded to orange and the seats could use a refresh. Today I finished replacing the floor pans, installing black seat belts, installing all black carpet and new kick panel speakers.

It's a driver, so I'm not concerned with NCRS resto, etc.

I took the wood tone off the center console and painted the pot metal black after taping off all the chrome. I took the wood tone off the door panels and replaced with black carbon fiber tape and plan on putting black carpet on the lower half of the door panels. (now it's red vinyl as I took the orange carpet off).

I decided not to replace the dash pad or change the center console, etc. I left the trim for the rear cargo door red to set it off and installed single retractor seat belts from a '97 Firebird. Not sure about the trim on the rear cargo doors - may change to black and dye the t-top straps black. Opinions on that welcome.

The after pictures look orange - it's as red as the others, it's just the iPhone camera and not the Canon camera.

Next step is to buy new foams and covers for the seats - debating whether to go with all black, all red, or two-tone black and red.

I wanted to break up the red interior too and figured as I had quite a bit to do I would jump in.


BEFORE (wood tone is off the center console plate and door panels in this photo)


AFTER (Now with black carpet)


BEFORE (with wood tone)


AFTER (with black carbon fiber vinyl tape)


BEFORE (with wood tone)

 

Very nice! Some 2-Tone black/red seats would really bring that all together....

 

UGA colors always look good. Your car will be a bit sticky when the top is down though.