Interior Replacement/upgrade
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Interior Replacement/upgrade
Hello All,
I've a 2000 ES300 with 200xxx miles on it and was going to go after a GS but then thought lets have some type of fun. The car is mostly stock, runs well and no payments. I've a GX 470 that I can drive (family hauler) if needed. Has anyone really done an interior swap? The current is tan leather or the ever popular "old man tan". I'm pushing to go all black on the inside as that would give me more color options to paint the exterior. I'm looking into a few local upholstery shops, but that would only cover the seats. Still have to look at the headliner, carpeting, moldings etc as well.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
I've a 2000 ES300 with 200xxx miles on it and was going to go after a GS but then thought lets have some type of fun. The car is mostly stock, runs well and no payments. I've a GX 470 that I can drive (family hauler) if needed. Has anyone really done an interior swap? The current is tan leather or the ever popular "old man tan". I'm pushing to go all black on the inside as that would give me more color options to paint the exterior. I'm looking into a few local upholstery shops, but that would only cover the seats. Still have to look at the headliner, carpeting, moldings etc as well.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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I always loved the black 97-01 ES300 interior. It would be much easier to find a doner car from the junkyard or a parts car and rip out the interior, especially for the door panels and console.
On my ES330, I didn't like the brown color dash board, and I got it vinyl wrapped with a leather like vinyl:
On my Solara, I didn't like the gray plastic pillars and headliner, so I wrapped it in suede cloth:
You can also experiment with vinyl wrapping your wood trims. I went with a metallic blue:
I also rebuilt my armrest with real leather from the seats:
You can also swap in a black leather shifter and restitch it using contrasting stitching, like I've done here:
On my ES330, I didn't like the brown color dash board, and I got it vinyl wrapped with a leather like vinyl:
On my Solara, I didn't like the gray plastic pillars and headliner, so I wrapped it in suede cloth:
You can also experiment with vinyl wrapping your wood trims. I went with a metallic blue:
I also rebuilt my armrest with real leather from the seats:
You can also swap in a black leather shifter and restitch it using contrasting stitching, like I've done here:
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I would love to upgrade the look of my interior, aside from installing my new radio that has been waiting since Christmas of last year. Where I live, we went from Winter to HOT and didn't really get a cool spring to work with. I want to replace the faux-wood interior with aluminum accents, either painted or with a 3M cover. For the center stack area, though, I'd like to blend that in with a carbon fiber look and feel (if possible). This would be the stereo kit, the HVAC controls and down to around the shift ****.
I've read and seen your recommendations, speedkar9, to use genuine 3M vinyl cover. How hard would it be for me (or with another pair of hands) to do what I mentioned?
I've read and seen your recommendations, speedkar9, to use genuine 3M vinyl cover. How hard would it be for me (or with another pair of hands) to do what I mentioned?
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