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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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ok i know its tacky cut me some slack i did it when i was 18 im now 27 and really regret it, so let me hear your ideas as to what to do (i obviously am in agreeance with what ever terrible comment may come)









the last is my current guage cluster and the car is a manual know wiht a t handle shifter

i have an option to just drop it off a an upholstry shop and let them go crazy but would like to hear some ideas
my wife wanted me to get teh arm rests cut out of metal so they looked like brushed stainless. and i thought that was awesome idea but god knows what that would cost

anyway let me know what your thoughts are.
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 10:33 PM
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looks good. not a fan of the gauges though,but they still look good.
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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I think it all looks okay. I think if you just had all the panels and center console wrapped in leather it would look 100x better. The gauges could look better but that is personal preferences. other then that looks good.
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 07:36 AM
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when i did my guages i traded a guy my ta bezel for a camaro one, so i didnt have to cut that part out. i didnt know that the camaro one has these crazy humps on the bottom which i had to cut out thats why you can see the wires in that pic, i have been lazy and not fixed it (you dont see it setting in the car driving it)
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 09:34 AM
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Take the door panels back to stock, along with the speaker covers...

The gauge cluster, do the panel satin black, and do something with the indicator lights... either something totally different or VHT Nightshade them...

Other than that... I think it looks good.
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 11:07 AM
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+1 just switch the red stuff back to factory and not really diggin the gauge cluster. everything else looks pretty good
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 11:52 AM
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Not a fan of the gauges.
The arm rests and what not don't look... bad...
Is it painted or what?

Curious how you did that cover? Looks great!
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Not a fan of the gauges.
The arm rests and what not don't look... bad...
Is it painted or what?

Curious how you did that cover? Looks great!
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the arm rests are painted, that is why i said its tacky i dont want to go back stock i just want to someting way different but not look like a hot wheels car (if taht makes since)

the amp rack is mdf board wrapped in leather (no back seats) the trunk deck is just more of the same material laid over the carpet and the box is the milhouse box from sub thump, but i dont think they are even around any more.



my thoughts are to strip the paint of the speaker grills paint them flat black again, do the vent rings in gloss black. and i just dont know what i want to do with the rest of the door panel
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 01:52 PM
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I think if you repainted the armrests and what not in gloss black, and speaker covers back to flat black, it will look custom but still be a subtile touch. Thats what i'd do.
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Subthump is still kicking..They even have new stuff for the 2010 Camaro. Thought i recognized that box. Looks good from the front seats... back. Yeah just ditch the red and your set
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 07:17 PM
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it's not that bad, i would make the arm rest black and the leather behind it red
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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 08:38 PM
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keep the ideas coming guys

thanks
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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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am i the only one who thinks the gauges look good..i like them theyre different..but as for the door panels...back to black!
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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 11:28 PM
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i like the gauges too. just change the red and dump the stereo crap. weight kills.
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thanks guys, i know that the blinkers and hi beam markers look a little out of place but i couldnt find anything in the time frame i wanted. i really want to go back and make something a little more 3 deminsional out of abs instead of metal.

thanks guys
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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I would ditch the gauges.Leave the rest the way it is.Leaving everything black is very blaaaah!Looks good!
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 07:40 PM
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i dont like these gauges but others such as autometers are pretty cool. are there any writeups for installing these types of gauges i have an idea but not for sure.
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 09:30 PM
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Doesnt look bad. For the door panel i always wanted to do mine in ebony with a brushed aluminum for where the insert goes.
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 01:30 PM
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it will look gr8 if u had ur seats red and black too i had mine that way too on my previous camaro i also took it to the next level i had all my dash painted red and black IMO it looked really nice ...guages r not bad
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