Finally done!
Racer
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From: Chambersburg PA
Main thing is you like it☺, as for me not so much, I personally don't care for cf look, but what I do see on the door and console is cross stiched leather, cf, and factory plastic all coming together. Maybe if the other factory plastic pieces were cf (or left orginal) it wouldn't look so busy. But it looks the like the quality of work is great.
Drifting
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From: Portland OR
Seems a bit busy for me, but as long as you are happy with it.
There was a ZR1 with custom interior and had some very subtle diamond tuck that I thought went very well in that car.
The awful OE seats are the only real change I want to make to my interior. While the C5 interior is a bit dated, it is a C5 so I don't mind.
There was a ZR1 with custom interior and had some very subtle diamond tuck that I thought went very well in that car.
The awful OE seats are the only real change I want to make to my interior. While the C5 interior is a bit dated, it is a C5 so I don't mind.
Melting Slicks
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From: jefferson texas
Looks like good workmanship on your part from another Morristown guy! By the way, had friends that grew up in the big white victorian mansion that sits in the island in the middle of the road, right across from the Governor Morris Hotel. Heather, my friend who grew up there, is now president of the historical society based in Acorn Hall. Best wishes to you and once again, nice job!
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Le Mans Master
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From: Morristown New Jersey
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Looks like good workmanship on your part from another Morristown guy! By the way, had friends that grew up in the big white victorian mansion that sits in the island in the middle of the road, right across from the Governor Morris Hotel. Heather, my friend who grew up there, is now president of the historical society based in Acorn Hall. Best wishes to you and once again, nice job!
Thanks all for the input. The leather is from Redline all installed by me. I did the CF as well. It's "ARLON" a similar product to 3m 1080. That's the second application, since I learned the hard way that dinoc is not the right product for that application. (It's twice as thick, has little stretch and a much stronger memory). I like British/Italian interiors that lean towards overdone.
I don't understand the loose reference since every leather surface is glued to substrate with 3M high strength 90. Perhaps the fact that the leather is also padded, which I wanted to increase the textured look, gives that impression.
I agree about the seats, and I'm not sure what I want to do with them. I was going to go with plain perforated leather with maybe diamond stitch seating, but now I know that is too much. No one's going to like seeing this, but I don't like leather seating, and may get a set of Wet Okole covers like I had on my Z, because the comfort is amazing.
Someone mentioned taking a pic of the whole interior, not sure what angle to do that from.
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Melting Slicks
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From: jefferson texas
Thanks, I'd love to know more about that house!
Thanks all for the input. The leather is from Redline all installed by me. I did the CF as well. It's "ARLON" a similar product to 3m 1080. That's the second application, since I learned the hard way that dinoc is not the right product for that application. (It's twice as thick, has little stretch and a much stronger memory). I like British/Italian interiors that lean towards overdone.
I don't understand the loose reference since every leather surface is glued to substrate with 3M high strength 90. Perhaps the fact that the leather is also padded, which I wanted to increase the textured look, gives that impression.
I agree about the seats, and I'm not sure what I want to do with them. I was going to go with plain perforated leather with maybe diamond stitch seating, but now I know that is too much. No one's going to like seeing this, but I don't like leather seating, and may get a set of Wet Okole covers like I had on my Z, because the comfort is amazing.
Someone mentioned taking a pic of the whole interior, not sure what angle to do that from.
Thanks all for the input. The leather is from Redline all installed by me. I did the CF as well. It's "ARLON" a similar product to 3m 1080. That's the second application, since I learned the hard way that dinoc is not the right product for that application. (It's twice as thick, has little stretch and a much stronger memory). I like British/Italian interiors that lean towards overdone.
I don't understand the loose reference since every leather surface is glued to substrate with 3M high strength 90. Perhaps the fact that the leather is also padded, which I wanted to increase the textured look, gives that impression.
I agree about the seats, and I'm not sure what I want to do with them. I was going to go with plain perforated leather with maybe diamond stitch seating, but now I know that is too much. No one's going to like seeing this, but I don't like leather seating, and may get a set of Wet Okole covers like I had on my Z, because the comfort is amazing.
Someone mentioned taking a pic of the whole interior, not sure what angle to do that from.
Instructor
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From: Houston Texas
Look really too busy for me. I can see that in a Lexus LS400, but in a Corvette more like the CF stuff will look better.
As everyone has mention. It is your car, do what you feel is right. ����
As everyone has mention. It is your car, do what you feel is right. ����
goin on in there
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Le Mans Master
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From: Morristown New Jersey
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I agree with the seat references, I saved them for last for a reason. Redline does not do seats, so I cannot match the leather.
I'm open to any reasonable suggestions.
I'm open to any reasonable suggestions.
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From: Puyallup WA
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2013
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From: Toronto Ontario
In terms of options for th seats you have no options other then going with a criss cross pattern to match the rest of the car
Otherwise it will really look like a frankenstien interior that was thrown together with different parts
Don't worry man its looking good, just find aleather company that offers a similar cross pattern (there are many), and just get it as close as you can
if its a little different no one will notice
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Le Mans Master
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From: Morristown New Jersey
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Interior Innovations and leatherseats.com seem to offer what would work. I.I. has a diamond stitch pattern seat surface option which can be in any color stitching combined with perf. leather. That might work, or leatherseats can do contrasting top stitching or piping.
I'm afraid I don't understand the flow references, I know full well there's a lot going on, but the 'flow" I was creating was the lower section in the diamond stitch, center and accents in CF, and the original plain black filling out the rest. I would have continued the leather up the radio bezel, but again the product was not available.
I'm afraid I don't understand the flow references, I know full well there's a lot going on, but the 'flow" I was creating was the lower section in the diamond stitch, center and accents in CF, and the original plain black filling out the rest. I would have continued the leather up the radio bezel, but again the product was not available.
Melting Slicks
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From: Toronto Ontario
Interior Innovations and leatherseats.com seem to offer what would work. I.I. has a diamond stitch pattern seat surface option which can be in any color stitching combined with perf. leather. That might work, or leatherseats can do contrasting top stitching or piping.
I'm afraid I don't understand the flow references, I know full well there's a lot going on, but the 'flow" I was creating was the lower section in the diamond stitch, center and accents in CF, and the original plain black filling out the rest. I would have continued the leather up the radio bezel, but again the product was not available.
I'm afraid I don't understand the flow references, I know full well there's a lot going on, but the 'flow" I was creating was the lower section in the diamond stitch, center and accents in CF, and the original plain black filling out the rest. I would have continued the leather up the radio bezel, but again the product was not available.
The "flow" issue is that you now have the stock plastic pieces, carbon fibre, criss cross leather with red stitching and the stock leather seats....so its 4 contrasting themes all in one
But once you get the seats done it will really bring a lot of it together in my opinion