Hello All,

I thought that I'd share my recent makeover of the interior of my '98.
I started with what I ~thought~ was a black interior; I knew that the "mod red" wasn't stock, but I thought that the black seats ~were.
In fact, the seats started out life as grey leather, but somewhere down the line someone did a shiite job of "re-coloring" them. What I thought were cracks in the black, allowing the leather to show through was actually cracks in the black, allowing grey to show through!
When I got my car, I knew that the interior was "tired," but I didn't realize until I was finished with the makeover exactly how tired it was!

Here's some "before" pictures:









I gutted the interior for the application of a layer of "Refectix" and a layer of "Frost King."







After I got the insulation in place, I wired in a new head unit, set of amps, Polk Audio component speakers in the doors, a set of Polk Audio speakers in the rear, and a 12" Rockford Fosgate sub woofer in the spare tire well. I installed the door speakers and tweeters where the old door speakers used to be, and the crossovers are mounted on the same adapter plate, only they are on the other side of the tweeter (actually inside of the door.)



I needed to ensure that they would fit behind the enclosure:



Here's a few views of the box that houses the amps; it's really cool (pun intended) because I built a controller for the two case fans that are installed to cool the amps. The controller is completely programmable for "turn-on" temperature, "turn-off" temperature, dwell time etc. It works in conjunction w/ another relay that is triggered by the "remote on" wire that turns on the amps. The fans flow 110CFM each, and I recall that they are rated at 32dB each. When their running, they really aren't noticeable over the stereo.
This is the controller, before I installed the other relay.


Each of the amps is something like 800W RMS....which, I can tell you, can wake the neighbors up! That 12" sub hits so deep and hard that it will move the hairs on yor arms! The Polk Audio's are strong and clear! It's a very, very nice sounding setup. The Kenwood head unit has CD, DVD, two camera inputs, video output, bluetooth, USB, it's a touch screen, blah blah blah!

Here's a few of the box, in-progress:








I ordered new seat foam, new lumbar bladders, new seat covers, shift boot, console cover, and brake boot. I also got matching steering wheel and shift **** covers. I ordered the correct color paints from SEM, and recolored all of the red parts. I also installed heaters in the seats.

Here's the steering wheel after we stitched on the new cover from Redline Goods!



The shift **** is also from Redline.

I also did my own center console mod for the double DIN head unit, while deleting the cup holder. The double din mod is the part of the makeover that I'm least proud of ....a new one from DD Mods is definitely in my future. I guess there's a reason that folks pay professionals!
I installed the controls for the heated seats, as well as a USB power plug. (the USB for the head unit was routed to the glove box.)








Anyway, here's the completed project:










Since I took all these pictures, I also replaced some mundane things like the hoop weatherstrip, I did the plasti-dip mod to the back bumper, new chrome letters at the back, I replaced the hood and rear hatch emblems....the list goes on!

I hope y'all enjoy looking at the pictures....before you point it out, I KNOW my floor mat was dirty!


Cheers,
KoreaJon

 

Looks good!
One odd thing: gray leather seats normally come with gray carpet rather than black. Did the previous owner replace/dye that also?

 

Definitely a major improvement to your car's interior. Congrats on a job well done.

 

Nice work.

 

Jon Killer Job on the Makeover you did a GREAT JOB looks fresh and new

 

Great job!

 

Thanks!

I dunno about the carpets...they are in very good condition, and while I had them out, I saw no evidence of them ever having been dyed.

Regards,
KoreaJon

 

Thanks for the kudos!

Truly, I just ~love~ it! It feels like a new car to me! There are so many absolutely beautigorgeous C5's on the forum that are a constant inspiration!


Best,
KoreaJon

 

Looks good. Nice job.

 

Very nice! Well done!!

 

Where did you get the seat covers?

 

Great job.

 

great job congrats.

 

Great job on the makeover and mods!

Looks awesome!

 

Nice job!

 

Looks really good. You should be proud of your work.

 

Great job! Impressed with your double din modification skills as well! I bet it feels like an entirely new/different car.

I suggest installing some Lloyds floor/cargo mats. Not only for looks but they also help to further muffle road noise in addition to the soundproof material.

 

Nice job!

 

Good job!

 

wow amazing work bud!!