Winter Project! Interior Swap in Progress!
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Safety Car
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From: Anchorage Alaska
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
Winter Project! Interior Swap in Progress!
EDIT!! December 8, 208: Post 75: Added pictures from my curb rash repair.
EDIT!! December 7, 2008: Post 65!! Drivers seat finished, interior complete! (Almost)
EDIT!! November 13, 2008: Post 56, update: no pics, just a summary of a seat problem caused by previous owner.
EDIT!! October 30, 2008: Post 52, update: pics of passenger seat, converted to sport and re-skinned, mostly complete, installed.
EDIT!! October 26, 2008: Post 38, update: Encountered some difficulties.
EDIT!! October 23, 2008: Added pics of the drivers side swap. Post #29 or so!
After saving parts all summer, I started working on the first of several winter projects: Replacing my black interior with a black/oak one. I like that color combo, and since my Vette is a Z06, which never came with this option, I'll have something a bit unusual when I'm done!
October 17, 2008:
Removed most passenger-side components and got some of the new oak-colored products put in.
Before:
A picture of my pile of parts: (Some are stored elsewhere)
Some pics of my interior, minutes before getting removed:
"In Progress" Photos:
First, I removed the passenger seat and started pulling out the carpeting on that side.
Next, I took off the door sill trim pieces.
Next, the floorboard carpeting came out:
After that, I took out the center console and radio bezel, along with the two boots:
And then the door panel came off...
...and by that point I had sufficiently filled the other half of my garage with parts!
At last, I started putting some of the new interior pieces in:
And that's where I left off... I'll update again when I get back at it!
P.S. If anybody knows that that little black **** of carpet is, under the glove box, on that last picture... let me know. I want to get whatever piece that is, in oak.
Last edited by Alaskanpilot; Dec 8, 2008 at 05:18 PM. Reason: ADDED MORE PICS! POST 29 OR SO!
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Safety Car
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
Thanks for the compliments!
Shadeshift, I got my oak/tan parts from another CF member, rcs128. They arrived in excellent shape, and at a fair price. rcs128 is very easy to deal with and is a stand-up gentleman!
THe only difficulty, which appeared late last night, was the glove box. I didn't realize that my Z06 has a passenger airbag switch; whereas the new tan glove box came from a car that does not. I have no place to affix that module now, so I'm hunting for another glove box (from a newer model vette) and will sell off this one after I find it.
I also had an issue removing the seat. My seat was stuck, and would not move foward to allow access to the rear two bolts. With a little patience, a flashlight and a screwdriver, I snuck under the seat from the front and found the release tabs and got it moved. It took about 30 minutes.
I encountered another delay halfway through when my camera finally gave up the ghost, so I took a couple hours to shop for and buy a new one.
Shadeshift, I got my oak/tan parts from another CF member, rcs128. They arrived in excellent shape, and at a fair price. rcs128 is very easy to deal with and is a stand-up gentleman!
THe only difficulty, which appeared late last night, was the glove box. I didn't realize that my Z06 has a passenger airbag switch; whereas the new tan glove box came from a car that does not. I have no place to affix that module now, so I'm hunting for another glove box (from a newer model vette) and will sell off this one after I find it.
I also had an issue removing the seat. My seat was stuck, and would not move foward to allow access to the rear two bolts. With a little patience, a flashlight and a screwdriver, I snuck under the seat from the front and found the release tabs and got it moved. It took about 30 minutes.
I encountered another delay halfway through when my camera finally gave up the ghost, so I took a couple hours to shop for and buy a new one.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
when the floorboard carpeting came out... was when i would have had my first stroke. 
that looks really awesome. i love the 2-tone look. yours looks really great so far
that looks really awesome. i love the 2-tone look. yours looks really great so far
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Looks good. Thought maybe you were going to put dynamat or some kind of sound deadener/insulation before the reinstall. Great color combo. keep us updated. 
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
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St. Jude Donor '08
After saving parts all summer, I started working on the first of several winter projects: Replacing my black interior with a black/oak one. I like that color combo, and since my Vette is a Z06, which never came with this option, I'll have something a bit unusual when I'm done!
October 17, 2008:
Removed most passenger-side components and got some of the new oak-colored products put in.
Before:
A picture of my pile of parts: (Some are stored elsewhere)
Some pics of my interior, minutes before getting removed:
"In Progress" Photos:
First, I removed the passenger seat and started pulling out the carpeting on that side.
Next, I took off the door sill trim pieces.
Next, the floorboard carpeting came out:
After that, I took out the center console and radio bezel, along with the two boots:
And then the door panel came off...
...and by that point I had sufficiently filled the other half of my garage with parts!
At last, I started putting some of the new interior pieces in:
And that's where I left off... I'll update again when I get back at it!
P.S. If anybody knows that that little black **** of carpet is, under the glove box, on that last picture... let me know. I want to get whatever piece that is, in oak.
October 17, 2008:
Removed most passenger-side components and got some of the new oak-colored products put in.
Before:
A picture of my pile of parts: (Some are stored elsewhere)
Some pics of my interior, minutes before getting removed:
"In Progress" Photos:
First, I removed the passenger seat and started pulling out the carpeting on that side.
Next, I took off the door sill trim pieces.
Next, the floorboard carpeting came out:
After that, I took out the center console and radio bezel, along with the two boots:
And then the door panel came off...
...and by that point I had sufficiently filled the other half of my garage with parts!
At last, I started putting some of the new interior pieces in:
And that's where I left off... I'll update again when I get back at it!
P.S. If anybody knows that that little black **** of carpet is, under the glove box, on that last picture... let me know. I want to get whatever piece that is, in oak.
$40 bucks shipped to you, if you want it. Let me know and I'll get you some pictures.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
The project looks good. I'm about to change the front carpeting in my Z. Good Winter-time projects.
Be sure and post the finished interior.
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St. Jude Donor '08
I don't know what the piece is called, but I've seen it in Mid America catalog for sale with carpeting. Don't know if you can buy it separately but yu might call.
The project looks good. I'm about to change the front carpeting in my Z. Good Winter-time projects.
Be sure and post the finished interior.
The project looks good. I'm about to change the front carpeting in my Z. Good Winter-time projects.
Be sure and post the finished interior.
