Hi all, I have been racking my brain over how I can add some accents to my interior without blowing my budget, while also taking a "path less followed" approach to color combinations.
I have the Oak interior with obligatory black hard surfaces, with the exception of my body color-matched console. The Dark Bowling Green Metallic is often mistaken for black, so the color accent in the interior is more subtle than, say, a torch red in a black interior.
Black and tan are a tried and true color combo, but I just need a something a bit more unique-- how about a saddle brown to be a "go-between" for the ubiquitous black and tan? Hmmm... let's see--

Well, it certainly isn't your usual color combo, at least not since Trans Am used this match up in the late '70's! PS- notice the visor deletes? I don't miss them at all!

I rather like the extra splash of something not black, nor tan!

The door pulls really help tie it all together
--If the body color were anything other than green, I don't think this color combo would be as attractive or effective.
I have a spare piece of the brown leather, and am thinking of adding some leather oil to it to see if it gives a more "aged" appearance; the brand new brown is a bit likened to a freshly unwrapped Hershey bar! Let's see what patina we can achieve by breaking it in a bit!
The conclusion for me is, that I'm excited to see vendors still offering products for our twenty-odd year old Vettes that continue infuse a new interest and flair!
*Kudos to Mike at Redlinegoods.com for offering such high quality leather, form-fitted and sturdily built, and shipping these items to me so quickly!

 

I wish Redline did seat covers too. I'm getting ready to redo my interior and I'm going with a similar color. I want to order a package deal from a single place though.

 

Oh, I totally agree with this! Maybe we can convince them to try it?

 

I bought the shift boot and e brake boot in the same color, but I don't want to over do the saddle brown in the cockpit? Also, considering adding some SEM dye to the seats in accent pattern, since the seat covers are already on their way out in the next year...

 

Personally, I LOVE saddle brown. I think your car would look incredible with the entire light oak interior swapped over to saddle brown save for the carpet, in black.

I'm actually going to do a similar thing to my Nassau Blue car. Found out that copper/orange/browns go good with it via my calipers, so figure once it's tuned and running solid and I start the interior that'll be my unique factor.

 

Fastbird, I totally agree with your notion to re-do the interior in the saddle color!
Do you know which company you're going to use for your seat covers? Mine are are still in decent shape, so I'm thinking of using the SEM dye process until I can save up for some actual replacements.
Thank you for the vote of confidence, and best of luck with your own modding adventure! Sounds we're breaking the stranglehold on the black and tan interior options!

 

Chasboy,
That was me, went with green carpet, black and orange leather seat covers, black and orange shift boot and door pulls. Painted orange brake calibers, and a few other things. I'm currently shopping for wheels now.

 

Looks like the last post was meant for another thread. Besides, this thread is 18 months old.