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Old Apr 18, 2025 | 04:07 PM
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My aftermarket Kenwood deck finally died so I pulled out the entire interior for some updates. Picked up a cheap Chinese head unit that had a 6.9” screen and did CarPlay. Modeled / 3D printed a custom mount and went to town with DSvettes interior pieces. End product turned out incredible and it’s the interior the C5 should have come with from the factory.






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Old Apr 18, 2025 | 05:04 PM
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Looks good
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Old Apr 18, 2025 | 05:12 PM
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Looks really good man. Love the stitch. Steering wheel looks good and not out of place .

6 speed car- is this a Z?
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Old Apr 18, 2025 | 07:14 PM
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6 speed car- is this a Z?
Unless he changed the gauges, doesn't appear to be a Z06.

Nice upgrades.
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Old Apr 18, 2025 | 07:22 PM
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Unless he changed the gauges, doesn't appear to be a Z06.

Nice upgrades.
Correct, not a Z. 99 FRC.
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Old Apr 18, 2025 | 07:56 PM
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Looks nice!

Where did you get the leaher covered dash bezel?
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Old Apr 18, 2025 | 08:11 PM
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Definitely looks better. Nice job. 😎👍
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Originally Posted by ABN C5
Looks nice!

Where did you get the leaher covered dash bezel?
I purchased all the leather wrapped dash plastics are from RPI Designs but made by DSVettes.

Stereo head unit and steering wheel are from Amazon.
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Very nice. Door panel plans? Have yet to find a truly good answer for the armrest delaminations. The leather covers I’ve seen have had crooked stitching on the display pieces.
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Very nice. Door panel plans? Have yet to find a truly good answer for the armrest delaminations. The leather covers I’ve seen have had crooked stitching on the display pieces.
I was thinking about the leather wraps on eBay honestly. I have a new in box set of panels to deal with the panel lift. I may reach out to DSVettes to see if they do special order requests for a wrapped dash and door panels.

One thing I didn’t realize is how much thicker the leather makes all the parts. The lock and latch parts of the arm wrest don’t really set well with the extra leather.
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Originally Posted by torchredfrc
I was thinking about the leather wraps on eBay honestly. I have a new in box set of panels to deal with the panel lift. I may reach out to DSVettes to see if they do special order requests for a wrapped dash and door panels.

One thing I didn’t realize is how much thicker the leather makes all the parts. The lock and latch parts of the arm wrest don’t really set well with the extra leather.
try apsis, they're a little expensive but high quality.
doing it yourself.. I tried, it's.. unpleasant. I can post pics of their stuff if you want.
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Looks really nice.
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Nice mods

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Stunning looking.
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Nice upgrades 👍

Are those C6 seats?
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Nice upgrades 👍

Are those C6 seats?
They are C6 Z06 seats, sorry for the delayed reply!
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