How much to redo interior and exterior?

[*Ace* 10+ year member]

I bought a 1990 Cadillac Eldorado for $400. The outside and interior needs some work. I was wondering how much it would cost to completely redo the interior and also how much it would cost to redo the exterior. The exterior has some dents,not too many and there not to bad. The front bumber and rear bumper will need to be replaced as well as the front grill. The interior is completely torn up so I'm going to replace everything. The back seat is going to be removed for a wall so only the front of the interior will have to be done. But I'm talking about dash,seats,carpet, center console,etc. The exterior I just want to be plain black. I have about $2,800 available. Do you think this will be enough to do everything I want?

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[Montypup 10+ year member]

It all depends on what you want to do with the interior. Clother vs leather, redoing back to stock or going with something custom, ect. Your best bet is to go to several local auto trim places and several body shops and get estimates from each and compare.

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

No, $2800 won't cover it.

Dash can be redone by http://www.justdashes.com .. excellent work, figure $500

Carpet you can do yourself but plan on $250 materials

Seat recovering probably 800, more if it's leather

Headliner if you need one $150

Paint and body work can vary from $400 Maaco job to 10 grand depending on the quality you want. I assume there's stainless trim on that boat? Believe me, there's rust holes under it. There always is.

Bumper rechroming $300 each. The grille may or may not be still available new from GM.. check a dealer and bring a fat wallet.

 

[MetalMaxima 10+ year member]

I know you can DIY, I am in the process of doing a COMPLETE interior conversion of my Maxima right now.

I think $1,500 will cover the cost of the interior work and body repair, assuming you DIY, but the paint job will likley cost you around $2k for a candy paint job.