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There have been some posts on the forum about using a dye to color the door/dash panels a different color. Hopefully a search will turn up something.
For the carpeting, you might try and see if one of the used parts vendors on the forum has a set in black.
For the carpeting, you might try and see if one of the used parts vendors on the forum has a set in black.
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Never did this to a Vette, but I dyed my carpet and headliner in my 79 Malibu. I used a spray bottle that I got at Lowes for a few bucks but it had a good spray pattern so the dye went down evenly. I let it dry overnight and reinstalled it. It had not faded out when I sold it two years ago, and I did it about two years before I sold it. The interior was an original burgundy color and I went back with a dark red due to the dash and door panels being red also. May be able to try this method under a seat to see how it looks and if it will actually hold the color.
I also had the carpet out and on the garage floor when I did this.
I also had the carpet out and on the garage floor when I did this.
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I changed out my interior in a similar fashion. my Z06 had an all-black interior but I wanted the black/tan combo. I found a guy here on the forum (rcs128, good guy!) who had just swapped from black/tan to all black, so I purchased all his old interior stuff, carpet included. Installed it all, and then sold off all my removed black parts for within $5 of what I paid for the new stuff. Very affordable way to swap an interior!
Only thing I paid extra for was seats, since I converted to sport seats and went with custom skins, instead of stock stuff.
Only thing I paid extra for was seats, since I converted to sport seats and went with custom skins, instead of stock stuff.
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I changed out my interior in a similar fashion. my Z06 had an all-black interior but I wanted the black/tan combo. I found a guy here on the forum (rcs128, good guy!) who had just swapped from black/tan to all black, so I purchased all his old interior stuff, carpet included. Installed it all, and then sold off all my removed black parts for within $5 of what I paid for the new stuff. Very affordable way to swap an interior!
Only thing I paid extra for was seats, since I converted to sport seats and went with custom skins, instead of stock stuff.
Only thing I paid extra for was seats, since I converted to sport seats and went with custom skins, instead of stock stuff.
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That sounds like the way to go, I assume all the light oak parts come out, no paint for my carpet though, I will just get new or close to it, I should go ahead and do that insulation sound deadner in her at the same time I have it all ripped apart, there was some vender on here selling some sweet new seat covers.
If you go through with this, post up some before / after pics! We like pictures.
