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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 02:44 PM
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I bought a lt1 about a month ago, and it has Tan interior, its kinda wore out, and plus i'm not a fan of Tan on Black cars. I was thinkin of changing it to black.. How much am i lookin to spend..


Full blk or dark charcol panels/carpet?

Im alreayd getting racing seats so..


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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Moogotzskillz2
I bought a lt1 about a month ago, and it has Tan interior, its kinda wore out, and plus i'm not a fan of Tan on Black cars. I was thinkin of changing it to black.. How much am i lookin to spend..


Full blk or dark charcol panels/carpet?

Im alreayd getting racing seats so..


Thanks
Well you have options, are you looking to paint your current panels or want to swap them over to already black panels?
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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If its just the seats that are worn out I would replace the seats with a two tone setup. Black with tan centers and keep the rest of the interior tan. A member has done it before on this site and looked really good. Everything else should be able to be cleaned assuming its not stained.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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I really dont wanan paint them....

I dont liek the carpent because its a light color, with previous owners stains.....

I"m searchin and called a couple shops, and for Full dark charchol panels/blk carpet/ and blk door panels for about $300. and i got racing seats fullblack for $250..

so altogether around 550 for a full black interior...
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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I've done an interior swap to my 95. It's very expensive, especially going to an ebony interior. It seems like that is the most desirable color, so expect to pay more for all the pieces.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackBADaSS02
I've done an interior swap to my 95. It's very expensive, especially going to an ebony interior. It seems like that is the most desirable color, so expect to pay more for all the pieces.
Tan interior looks good on sedans, or luxury cars.. Not much for Muscle cars i'd say..

and plus Black on Black looks better, i think.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 03:10 PM
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I did a interior swap in my old accord from tan to grey. It was time consuming getting everything, but it was definitely worth it in the end. I do agree, tan in a black car doesn't look the best! If you have the time, and the money for everything, go for it.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 03:21 PM
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I mean for a full interior swap with new racing seats(blk) for 550-600. isn't that bad..


what u think?
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I think I paid $500 for front & rear leather seats, and every piece from a junkyard total. (this is a honda accord btw). Not a bad price.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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I would also love to get rid of the tan. It just doesnt look too good when my car is green and black. Maybe you can come across a totalled car and get the whole interior for 500-600?
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Pricing is pretty steep for ebony parts, but, it is worth it. I had the charcoal grey interior and still had to go black, the grey just looks like faded black. Here is a typical breakdown on USED parts found on ebay and on here. They can tend to be MUCH more expensive sometimes, but, you can get lucky and find them a lot cheaper if you snoop around some salvage yards

Center console w/ lid and top shifter area--$150-$200
Both a-pillars--$50
Floor trim by door, both sides--$50
B-pillars (panels on both sides of back seats)--$160-$200 for both
hatch speaker panels0--$150-$200 for both
Sunvisors--$50-$75 for both
Door panels-GET TRANS AM PANELS--totally not worth spending money on Camaro door panels-$400ish if leather, get cloth for $250ish and pay a shop to do it.
Carpet-get OEM replacement, not sure on price.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 11:28 PM
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If you could do a full interior swap for $600 to Ebony, that's not a bad price at all.

We sell a ebony (black) leather interior kit that you can wrap your stock plastic panels with. Check it out: http://store.specializedstainless.co...r+Interior+Kit

Let me know if you have any questions
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