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Old Jul 17, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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So..would it be possible to have a blue interior like the old 69 lemans blue on blue??
if so....how?..without spending a complete fortune.

anyone know?

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I don't know for sure but I would assume Ken at Vette Essentials would do one for enough money.
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what kind of paint?? vinyl paint?

what about the carpets?? how would i make those blue?

my interior is currently BLACK
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Old Jul 17, 2005 | 12:59 AM
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Yep, check with one of our supporting vendors here: Vette Essentials. They can tell you what they can and can't do. Good luck.
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Originally Posted by theinvid
So..would it be possible to have a blue interior like the old 69 lemans blue on blue??
if so....how?..without spending a complete fortune.

anyone know?

you could get away with a color like that on a classic like the 69... do that now, and I think it would look cheesy! Interior would have to be completely redone...
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Old Jul 17, 2005 | 08:29 AM
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gut feeling says "complete fortune" might be the case. good luck. bub
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Just a guesstimate, I'd say 12-15K for starters....

You figure, you could get a custom interior on a hotrod done for 5-8K... by the time you dye the dash, carpet, etc, etc... I would think easy 15K

I could think of a whole lot better places to dump that kind of money than to make the inside of my car look like a smurf sat in it.

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Originally Posted by eddie44
I don't know for sure but I would assume Ken at Vette Essentials would do one for enough money.
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Old Jul 17, 2005 | 10:44 AM
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A little too blue, huh? ......



(sorry, the red got mixed in there, too)
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Biggest thing is getting the blue to match.

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Vette Essentials would get my vote too. I love my blue car but that's too much for my tastes and $, but it's your car.
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Originally Posted by MyBlueC5
Just a guesstimate, I'd say 12-15K for starters....

You figure, you could get a custom interior on a hotrod done for 5-8K... by the time you dye the dash, carpet, etc, etc... I would think easy 15K

I could think of a whole lot better places to dump that kind of money than to make the inside of my car look like a smurf sat in it.

Mark

We had the blue leather made for the car shown above. We made a few of the parts but another shop did most of the work.

Your Vette can be converted to blue for a lot less then you think. I'm going to throw out a swag of about $4,500 - $5,000 for a leather interior and painted trim. With this guess I'm assuming it's for a C5 that you want this for. If it's all leather (Dash, doors, ect) $10,000 - $12,000 is a fair guess.
The right color? no problem.

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Originally Posted by EscapePod
A little too blue, huh? ......



(sorry, the red got mixed in there, too)
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Not going to be easy without spending a lot of cash.
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