Two tone interiors?
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St. Jude Donor '09
Two tone interiors?
Thinking about moving on to my interior. Saw a beautiful silver-gray Boxter w/a red and black interior a couple years ago. Ever since then I've been planning on doing mine in red and black. I already have red Al Knock door panels and was going to get the carpeting from him too. My seats will be the C5's and remain black. I was thinking of doing the carpeting in '70 red to match the door panels. Door panels and carpeting will be red everything else will be black.
Opinions?
Anyone have red & black interior?
Opinions?
Anyone have red & black interior?
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St. Jude Donor '09
Originally Posted by joe73vette
Sounds like a good combination. You might want to dye/paint the dash red, too, to complete the wraparound look from the doors. Keep the console and seats black for contrast. Joe
How well does that paint hold up?
I think that would reduce some of the glare I get too.
You shoulda heard these guys on another forum, bad mouthing the Red & Silver combo from the factory on 1gen Camaro's.
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I did exactly the oposite. Put in red carpet and seats and went with everything else black. It came out really good.
Liked the look from an artical I read on carpet replacement.
Read Artical here
Liked the look from an artical I read on carpet replacement.
Read Artical here
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St. Jude Donor '09
Originally Posted by Man from Eagle
I did exactly the oposite. Put in red carpet and seats and went with everything else black. It came out really good.
Liked the look from an artical I read on carpet replacement.
Read Artical here
Liked the look from an artical I read on carpet replacement.
Read Artical here
Thanks for that link. It'll help when I do the carpet.
I like the combo, not sure I'd do it on a yellow car though.
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St. Jude Donor '09
Originally Posted by danboback
I really like the look of the two tone, I have maroon and silver, heres a pic!
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You're asking my opinion !!!??? 
Len, "I think", because your paint job is 2-tone (and looks great), a 2-tone interior would be 2-much . Again, "I think" the color of your interior would look good the same color as the darker part of your paint. The only 2-tone interior in a Corvette that I have seen and liked is in the Z06 (black with red inserts). And I have seen a C4 black interior with red (factory) that looked good.
Len, "I think", because your paint job is 2-tone (and looks great), a 2-tone interior would be 2-much . Again, "I think" the color of your interior would look good the same color as the darker part of your paint. The only 2-tone interior in a Corvette that I have seen and liked is in the Z06 (black with red inserts). And I have seen a C4 black interior with red (factory) that looked good.
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Originally Posted by Love My 72 and 77
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Silver car black interior
I have a 1973 rag top big block I am restoring (mostly a original restoration, with only bolt on changes) I am considering using red carpets and seats, (to the disapointment of my NCRS buuddies) The car is silver, (original color) how do you guys think that would look like.
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That would look better if the console was all black, yellow inserts instead of the "wood" on the door, get rid of that yellow on the passenger-side dash, all black carpet and NO FLOOR MATS. Hopefully that is a black car and not yellow.
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St. Jude Donor '09
Originally Posted by cal camara
I have a 1973 rag top big block I am restoring (mostly a original restoration, with only bolt on changes) I am considering using red carpets and seats, (to the disapointment of my NCRS buuddies) The car is silver, (original color) how do you guys think that would look like.
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Great!
I think I'm going to change from red to oxblood after seeing Carl's post about his interior pieces. Oxblood is more of the color I saw in that Porsche I liked. Red is a little too bright and I think oxblood will fit better with black and won't contrast as much as the red.
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Originally Posted by Jughead
Great!
I think I'm going to change from red to oxblood after seeing Carl's post about his interior pieces. Oxblood is more of the color I saw in that Porsche I liked. Red is a little too bright and I think oxblood will fit better with black and won't contrast as much as the red.
I think I'm going to change from red to oxblood after seeing Carl's post about his interior pieces. Oxblood is more of the color I saw in that Porsche I liked. Red is a little too bright and I think oxblood will fit better with black and won't contrast as much as the red.
Len, Looking at your avatar and seeing where you live, it must be hunting season and ox blood is more readily available.
Should look good
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I'm thinking about going with gray carpets in my dark blue interiour... might make it easier to see into the corners at night! Also thinking about some lighter colored seats. Navy is as bad as black! 
Medium blue is whats going on for paint... or something similar!
Medium blue is whats going on for paint... or something similar!
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Originally Posted by LOTAHP
That would look better if the console was all black, yellow inserts instead of the "wood" on the door, get rid of that yellow on the passenger-side dash, all black carpet and NO FLOOR MATS. Hopefully that is a black car and not yellow.