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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 10:16 PM
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this is my current interior...




this is the interior color i want!!!!!!!


any opinions,suggestions?...
anyone want to swap interiors?...my interior is mint!(seats..front and rear...armrest and door armrests)
my seats have black stitching and are perforated.... tell me what you think guys, any opinions are appreciated.
i think this interior change will give it a much more classic and tasteful appearance.
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 11:00 PM
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i think the main reason the brown interiour looks sweet is the photography, and use of colour saturation...

If you have seen factory pics of your tan interiour, it looks just as good


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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 07:24 AM
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D, since u probably spent a grip to get those seats done, you should probably just keep those and do something custom to them like colored inserts, suede, piping, stiching or somethin like that.

I like that baseball glove leather, but the tanning would probably cost a fortune!!
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 08:38 AM
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ahh...i was duped!


when i saw the thread i thought you had done it next....haha

i am diggin the new leather idea though...... we need to get more people on it in the group buy sticky!

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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 08:47 AM
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your ONLY choice in this matter would be to find a salvaged 430.
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 10:22 AM
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and that won't be easy OR cheap.

I am almost done with my full black interior conversion. I am just awaiting the carbon fiber wood replacement panels from Emerald so I can put my dash back on
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 10:52 AM
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How much does a black interior conversion run?
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 12:39 PM
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I guess it could cost anywhere from $1000-whatever. You could buy all brand new OEM parts that would be outrageous though. I just bought a smashed salvaged 95 and took it all out and replaced the tan. It wasn't that hard at all..
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 01:02 PM
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Originally posted by TurboSC
I guess it could cost anywhere from $1000-whatever. You could buy all brand new OEM parts that would be outrageous though. I just bought a smashed salvaged 95 and took it all out and replaced the tan. It wasn't that hard at all..
did you take any pics of what it looks like so far?
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 03:20 PM
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i'm trying to do the same thing turbo sc did for his coupe(swapping for a black interior). i'm not trying to make my interior like the sc430-just trying to give it more of a custom color.. the tan is just too common and too hard to keep clean(though not a problem) i think the black makes it stand out more... the leather of the seats will be removed and replaced by the new saddle color which i have seen on the new sc430,optional on the gs430 sportline and is also a color available on the mercedes benz and audi/ bmw interiors...looks hot!
it will also go very nicely with my converted lighting scheme for the interior(white leds on all buttons)
white led map lights,door lights,courtesy, and illuminated door sills(white led's)
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 03:32 PM
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Yo nextlevel, if you redo your interior, I'll buy your old seats from you and you can have my old seats. I think it might save both of us some money. My car was the loud green one at the meet.
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 06:01 PM
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You've got some great new upholstery, nextlevel. Perhaps you could find a place to redye those seats in the cognac color. I agree, the saddle (Lexus), cinammon (BMW), brick (Infiniti), baseball optic (Audi), etc. is an great color, especially if you did a black interior conversion for the rest of the cabin.

None of the replacement leather companies I looked at had that color in stock (I have an ES with black interior, and wanted to go to cognac upholstery, too). So custom is probably your only option right now. Good luck
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Old Oct 17, 2003 | 05:18 PM
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thanx- custom it is!,but having trouble finding a black interior.
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Old Oct 17, 2003 | 05:46 PM
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Originally posted by nextlevelcoupe
thanx- custom it is!,but having trouble finding a black interior.
What is your price range?
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Old Oct 18, 2003 | 06:55 AM
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i'm open for suggestions... i don't know what price ranges i would be working with.
im trying to locate a junk car or exchange with someone to keep the expense to a minimum.
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