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Old Jun 6, 2021 | 06:58 PM
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Just came over from the C5 forum. Just got delivery of my Sebring Orange C8. Damn what a car. I guess that’s what 20 years of technology does for you.

My my question is does any suppliers make interior parts like arm rest pads and console pads? Can’t find anything so far. Looks for orange to match color of car

thanks in advance for info
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Old Jun 6, 2021 | 07:05 PM
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Just came over from the C5 forum. Just got delivery of my Sebring Orange C8. Damn what a car. I guess that’s what 20 years of technology does for you.

My my question is does any suppliers make interior parts like arm rest pads and console pads? Can’t find anything so far. Looks for orange to match color of car

thanks in advance for info
orange fabric pen for the stitching, lots of carbon from apsis. It needs way less than the C5. Congrats
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Old Jun 6, 2021 | 07:09 PM
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orange fabric pen for the stitching, lots of carbon from apsis. It needs way less than the C5. Congrats
Pen not needed if 2LT or 3LT
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Old Jun 6, 2021 | 10:06 PM
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Pen not needed if 2LT or 3LT
If, as he said, he wants orange to match the car one is necessary.
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Old Jun 6, 2021 | 10:17 PM
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He asked about arm rest pads, I am also interested. Have them in all my corvettes. Aftermarket are you listening?
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Old Jun 6, 2021 | 11:19 PM
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I believe Lloyds mats offer mats with orange stitching and/or borders.
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Old Jun 7, 2021 | 06:22 AM
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He asked about arm rest pads, I am also interested. Have them in all my corvettes. Aftermarket are you listening?
YES! Some kind of pad that can be placed over the bottom of the "wall of switches" to allow the passenger to rest their arm there without messing with the buttons/controls.
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Old Jun 7, 2021 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by DSOMrulz
If, as he said, he wants orange to match the car one is necessary.
So I guess I am just imagining my interior or did it while sleep walking.

It is very obvious on the black interior colored portions. Of course it becomes "invisible" on the natural interior color. I should probably modify my original post as there is probably very little "black" on a 3LT, but the perfect balance on a 2LT. Using black thread on the natural colors would have been the bomb, but I am not going to use a $0.39 marker on upper 5 figure vehicle.


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Old Jun 7, 2021 | 10:55 AM
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C8J, he was talking about orange stitching to match the exterior of his car. The only way to get that is with a fabric pen.
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So far the only orange inside my car is my Lloyd Mats and my cell phone cable. I'm still contemplating dying the stitching orange. Its a big job and I'm not a small man so I don't bend very well.



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Old Jun 7, 2021 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by progtp
C8J, he was talking about orange stitching to match the exterior of his car. The only way to get that is with a fabric pen.
I realize that. IMO, with SO (Sebring Orange), the "only correct" interiors are Black and the Tan. Again with the 2LT, the stitching is the Tan for contrast with the Tan interior - stand corrected it is not SO. It goes so well that I mistakenly took it for SO.

BTW, I di not go with SO for the engine cover. I went red to match the valve covers. Not everything should be SO. It is the best exterior choice though - IMO.


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Orange Dye Pen...
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Old Jun 7, 2021 | 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by gwalsh88

Orange Dye Pen...
The way GM should have made it. Beautiful.
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Originally Posted by WalterSobchak
The way GM should have made it. Beautiful.
would have LOVED if GM offered orange stitching to match the belts, as well as orange calipers

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Old Jun 7, 2021 | 01:02 PM
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Here's another interior mod to think about:

Corvette Seat Belt Cover Shoulder Pad Corvette Seat Belt Cover Shoulder Pad

Shop around, a number of manufacturers make variations of these.

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Originally Posted by C8J
Pen not needed if 2LT or 3LT
As far as I know red or yellow stitching is only available in 3LT. I am getting 2LT and considered black with red stitching for interior, but it's not worth it to pay for 3LT for just the red stitching.
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Originally Posted by c_r_h
As far as I know red or yellow stitching is only available in 3LT. I am getting 2LT and considered black with red stitching for interior, but it's not worth it to pay for 3LT for just the red stitching.
partially true! You can get red stitching with 2LT (not 1LT) only if you get a 2 tone red interior. (Or yellow for yellow stitching)

if you want it like my spec, all black and only red stitching (no 2 tone) then yea, have to go with 3LT for that
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Originally Posted by gwalsh88

Orange Dye Pen...
wow! How long did it take to do that?
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I've done it before on my Challenger. It takes hours of a steady hand and good eyes...neither of which I have any more.
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Originally Posted by THX_ZORA
wow! How long did it take to do that?
It took a weekend (3 or 4 hours each day) to do the whole thing. It is pretty easy and the results are great.
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