Interior Upgrades
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Interior Upgrades
Back in October, I posted a question about a source for redoing my seats. One of the responses steered me to Vette Essentials here in Rochester Hills, MI. I took my seats to them and I have to say they did a beautiful job refoaming and recovering the seats. Really nice people, quick turnaround time, competitively priced. I also decided to have my console lid redone, along with the steering wheel and shift ****. This spring I will have it back on the road with a classed-up interior. Thanks for directing me to Vette Essentials.
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A quality outfit that makes quality products! Their installation directions are legendary on this board. 
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I've had Vette Essentials do my interior in my last two C5s. Quality and value for the dollar is what keeps bringing me back to them.
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Back in October, I posted a question about a source for redoing my seats. One of the responses steered me to Vette Essentials here in Rochester Hills, MI. I took my seats to them and I have to say they did a beautiful job refoaming and recovering the seats. Really nice people, quick turnaround time, competitively priced. I also decided to have my console lid redone, along with the steering wheel and shift ****. This spring I will have it back on the road with a classed-up interior. Thanks for directing me to Vette Essentials.
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Most of their prices are on their web site (that is what I paid) - as I recall just over $5,000 for everything (until we ran out of material).
Some of the items like the matching cup holder cover, ash tray cover, door bezels and lower door panels, I did myself with matching CF Leather.
Some of the items like the matching cup holder cover, ash tray cover, door bezels and lower door panels, I did myself with matching CF Leather.
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Most of their prices are on their web site (that is what I paid) - as I recall just over $5,000 for everything (until we ran out of material).
Some of the items like the matching cup holder cover, ash tray cover, door bezels and lower door panels, I did myself with matching CF Leather.
Some of the items like the matching cup holder cover, ash tray cover, door bezels and lower door panels, I did myself with matching CF Leather.
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Got the cam in and brake and suspension mods this past weekend thanks to a long list off NCCO buddies. Interior is next,,,then,,,,,,
The interior mods here are just awesome!
The interior mods here are just awesome!
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the VE stuff is okay... If you really want to step up the interior you have to go custom. APSIS or CarSkinz does some of the best work around.
Here is my carskinz center console.
Flawless Gloss black paint, Double Din mod (done by Double D Mods), and soft black leather, with alcantera.
Silver stitching on EVERYTHING.
After I do my suspension, I'm going to have Carskinz do my seat covers.
My thought is to make it look the way GM should have done it... Not some aftermarket after-thought.
Here is my carskinz center console.
Flawless Gloss black paint, Double Din mod (done by Double D Mods), and soft black leather, with alcantera.
Silver stitching on EVERYTHING.
After I do my suspension, I'm going to have Carskinz do my seat covers.
My thought is to make it look the way GM should have done it... Not some aftermarket after-thought.
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the VE stuff is okay... If you really want to step up the interior you have to go custom. APSIS or CarSkinz does some of the best work around.
Here is my carskinz center console.
Flawless Gloss black paint, Double Din mod (done by Double D Mods), and soft black leather, with alcantera.
Silver stitching on EVERYTHING.
After I do my suspension, I'm going to have Carskinz do my seat covers.
My thought is to make it look the way GM should have done it... Not some aftermarket after-thought.
Here is my carskinz center console.
Flawless Gloss black paint, Double Din mod (done by Double D Mods), and soft black leather, with alcantera.
Silver stitching on EVERYTHING.
After I do my suspension, I'm going to have Carskinz do my seat covers.
My thought is to make it look the way GM should have done it... Not some aftermarket after-thought.
I like Apsis and Carskinz, however I think VE set the original standards for the C5.