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Old May 28, 2015 | 06:02 PM
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Thinking of getting some interior pieces to make my WS6's interior just a little bit better. Right now, I'm thinking about a new shift boot (and retainer ring), center armrest cover, and maybe e-brake boot and cover. Looking to order from Redline Goods, just not sure what colors to go with... My car is a SOM WS6, with a tan/charcoal color interior. Right now I am leaning towards sticking with two-tone pieces, with charcoal being the primary color and tan being the secondary. So it would look similar to this C5's interior...



Except Trans Am boots are 4-pieces, so it would be tan on the sides and charcoal on the front and back.

Then I was thinking about going with orange stitching, but not sure if that would look out of place or not...

Here are some pics of my current interior, for reference:

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As you can see, my armrest is pretty faded right now, so a cover should make that look better...

And here is a pic of my car color, which I don't think the orange stitching would match but it might come close enough...

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One last question, does anyone know how much shorter the shift boot should be for an MGW shifter? I e-mailed MGW and they said to get the stock length, but I would think it should be shorter.

Any input?
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Old May 28, 2015 | 06:15 PM
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I say just stick with stock colors.
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Old May 28, 2015 | 07:44 PM
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I got some stuff from redline goods. I also painted my AC vents, center console, gauge bezel and radio bezel gloss black to change up the look. Its much nicer in my opinion.
If you do decide to paint some interior pieces just do it gloss black or not at all, it looks absolutely terrible any other color

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Old May 29, 2015 | 09:45 PM
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I think orange stitching would look good. If I remember correctly they can color match, so instead of just putting orange down on your order I would contact them directly and explain the situation to them. I'm sure they can get the color to match. I think the idea of tan/black would work too.

Just my opinion here but I would go for nappa leather. I did that for the pieces I ordered from them and I love the look and texture of it.
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