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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 02:31 AM
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well now i finished the swap from ecru to blk and only things left are te door panels and the headliner, only rason i didnt change them yet are because they are still undegoing surgery at the upholstery shop for a leathr to blk suede transplant. anyways here is some pics of the car so far. but i promise once it finishes i will put detiled images of interior










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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 03:24 AM
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Stunning! I imagine that your black beauty turns a lot of heads.
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 06:02 AM
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sleeeeek.. must be hard to keep the black clean...
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 06:19 AM
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I've never liked the yellow birds eye maple wood in these cars but, I think it looks good with the black interior. It is very different and has a nice contrast.
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 08:43 AM
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What method did you use to black out the headlights, or did you buy them that way? I love that look on a black car... the stock headlights are too chrome looking against black. I won't pay $1600+++ for Clearcorner's lights and I'm not about to bake my lights in my oven and burn down my house....Your car looks killer !!
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 01:36 PM
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wow, nice!
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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Lookin' good!
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 04:25 PM
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nice.. very slick
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 02:36 AM
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Originally Posted by carbuff
Stunning! I imagine that your black beauty turns a lot of heads.
YES IT DOES BUT TOO BAD THE COPS WERE ALSO INCLUDED IN BETWEEN ALL THOSE HEADS.
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 02:39 AM
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Originally Posted by intdiamond
What method did you use to black out the headlights, or did you buy them that way? I love that look on a black car... the stock headlights are too chrome looking against black. I won't pay $1600+++ for Clearcorner's lights and I'm not about to bake my lights in my oven and burn down my house....Your car looks killer !!
WHAT I DID TO BLACK THEM OUT WAS BY USING A THIN LAYER OF PAINT, CLEAR COAT, SANDPAPER, AND ALSO SOME THINER. OOPS AND DONT FORGET ABOUT THE SPRAY GUN
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by KiPod
I've never liked the yellow birds eye maple wood in these cars but, I think it looks good with the black interior. It is very different and has a nice contrast.
WELL I HAD BLACK WOOD IN MIND USED FROM THE RED INTERIOR SC' BUT WHEN I FINISHED IT LOOKED MUCH BETTER WITH BLACK INT AND MY POCKETS ALSO AGREED
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 02:46 AM
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Originally Posted by IcEnPinKi
sleeeeek.. must be hard to keep the black clean...
VERY VERY TRUE AND DISAPPOINTING BUT THANK GOD THE FAMILY BUSINESS TURNED OUT TO BE A CAR WASH..
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Old Jun 15, 2008 | 07:09 AM
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Default seatbelts dye'd black???? process?

just wanted to know, How did you dye your seat belts black? what process? was it hard? I too have Ecru interior and the seatbelts are filthy black/brown dirty.......... I want to dye my seatbelts black like yours.

.....your blacked out car is amazing......
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 03:59 AM
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Originally Posted by rclab1
just wanted to know, How did you dye your seat belts black? what process? was it hard? I too have Ecru interior and the seatbelts are filthy black/brown dirty.......... I want to dye my seatbelts black like yours.

.....your blacked out car is amazing......
very easily and cheap, you go to a lexus or toyota junkyard and buy it for very very cheap. i would tell you a price but i cant remember at all
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 4onenight
very easily and cheap, you go to a lexus or toyota junkyard and buy it for very very cheap. i would tell you a price but i cant remember at all
You know of a good lexus or toyota junk-yard... Also, did you get black seat belts specifically made for the sc430 or will other toyota and lexus belts work?
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