Redoing interior

[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

Alright guys... looking for ideas.

I want to eventually redo my interior, the leather is 10 years old and needs to go. With my wall getting done soon, we're asking ourselves... how to finish it?

I want to redo/restore the interior and get the door pods, wall and amp rack to match it.

The exterior is pretty much done besides probably blackening the tail lights...

Interior shots..

Here's the rear seats before I took them out for the wall build:

Trunk (which I also plan on redoing)

The door panel where we will be doing door pods for two 6.5" mids

And the dash (there's a piece missing in the pic)

I kind of like the wood grain (although I'd buy it new from the dealer, it would look a lot better) and I'm kind of digging the contrast between the black carpet I put in and light gray leather.

The car used to look like this:

I painted it black... and now the interior's gotta be redone. Give me ideas, suggestions, etc.

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[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

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[acold7dusta 10+ year member]

fiber glass door pods, and maybe black leather seats?

 

[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

I was thinking of black leather... but I have no idea of how nice black leather looks... any pics?

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

It looks okay... im not a fan of it. Theres this really neat vynil that looks like carbon fiber, and they use it in a lot of new cars. Maybe use a black/silver combo on the seats?

 

[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

It looks okay... im not a fan of it. Theres this really neat vynil that looks like carbon fiber, and they use it in a lot of new cars. Maybe use a black/silver combo on the seats?

I'm going real leather for sure... just not sure of the color(s). I can two tone it and have suede inserts...
I was kind of thinking of getting the same color as stock, just brand new...

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

I'm going real leather for sure... just not sure of the color(s). I can two tone it and have suede inserts...
I was kind of thinking of getting the same color as stock, just brand new...

Black leather with light grey suede inserts sounds like an idea

 

[60ndown 10+ year member]

id think about running some cooling in the seats if it can be done? florida gets hot.

 

[60ndown 10+ year member]

maybe just the drivers seat?

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

Black leather with light grey suede inserts sounds like an idea

id do light leather and dark suede

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

I was thinking of black leather... but I have no idea of how nice black leather looks... any pics?

exactly what i was thinking, that would be sick.

 

[9512ds 5,000+ posts]

katzkin leather

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

Definately nothing like the leather that comes in american cars... I find the leather used in american made cars to be rather bland, and definately not sturdy. Japanese cars have sturdier lether, and it is more appealing, but there's just not enough grain to it. I am particularly fond of the leather used in BMW's... very good quality, very pronounced grain, rich color. Do some research and try to find out what kind of leather that is...

And katzkin makes very good OEM fitment reupholsering kits.

 

[tdawg30 10+ year member]

make sure you take out your headliner and redo it in blacl or smoke color suede. I just did that to my malibu and it makes a world of difference.

 

[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

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