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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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I've done a search and could not find anything on this....
Has anyone replaced their vinyl(or whatever it is) door panels with matching leather?
I need to replace mine and was thinking that replacing the vinyl in the door panels, trim, and console with leather. I'm thinking it should look sweet and not-so-cheap looking!
If you have could you post some pix. Thanks
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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Might want to have the dash done in leather then as well, to complete the look. Have never seen that, but could look really nice. Only down side will be the cost to do so...I doubt you would be able to recover that cost, if you ever decide to sell the car.
My $ 0.02
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 05:21 PM
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I replaced one of my panels with a panel from Willcox. It's much nicer than the OEM. I've bought the second panel and just need to put it in.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 05:55 PM
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Keep searching - somewhere here there's a thread (from last year, I believe), a long chronicle of a fantastic custom leather interior re-do with lots of pics - dash, door panels, etc.
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I think it's GIJoe that did that. The dash work was amazing. I think he used leather-like vinyl on the dash.
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Originally Posted by pianoguy
Keep searching - somewhere here there's a thread (from last year, I believe), a long chronicle of a fantastic custom leather interior re-do with lots of pics - dash, door panels, etc.
That was a great custom interior, it came out really nice.
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The member is: ToniH

And a link to his interior work: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1408445
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Originally Posted by RollaMo-LT4
The member is: ToniH

And a link to his interior work: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1408445
Yep, that's the one - one of the best threads I've seen here.
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Originally Posted by pianoguy
Yep, that's the one - one of the best threads I've seen here.
Since the OP is 87beast, I figured GIJoe's project would be more applicable. The ToniH one is awesome, but his is very nice too:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...=gijoe+leather
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Originally Posted by RollaMo-LT4
The member is: ToniH

And a link to his interior work: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1408445
All I can say is... WOW! This is what Corvettes should come with!
Since I've had my car for 12 years and never plan on selling her, I think it would be worth to have a little more leather inside. Thanks for the info guys...also what is OP?
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Thanks for the info guys...also what is OP?
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